Robert Gray Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 I just received my e-doc’s for my upcoming sailing in August and it looks like gratuities are increasing. It states: Gratuities A $16.00 per guest, per day gratuity will automatically be added to each guest’s SeaPass® account for our dining, bar & culinary services staff, stateroom attendants and other hotel services teams who work behind the scenes to give you the best possible cruise experience. Suite guests will see a $18.50 daily gratuity. Guests who prepaid gratuities prior to boarding their cruise will not see a daily charge onboard. An 18% gratuity is also automatically added to beverages, room service, and the mini bar. Beverage gratuities are pooled and shared by various dining and beverage service staff. An 18% gratuity is also automatically added to spa and salon purchases. Gratuities for other service personnel are at your discretion. *Guests who booked prior to July 15, 2022 can pre-pay gratuities before their sailing at the previous rates, which are $14.50 for standard staterooms and $17.50 for suites. I know of several people on my sailing who have called RC reservations, Crown and Anchor or club royale and have been told that they have no knowledge of an increase in gratuities and they will leave a note on your reservation that you called. Another good reason to have a good travel agent. I don’t have an issue with the increase, except maybe the higher increase on regular rooms in comparison to suites, my issue is the way RC communicated the increase. I would think that a separate email should have been sent out to all existing reservations of the increase. Also, as it appears that no one working the phones at RC know about this, I’d think that it might have been better to inform them first of the change. Especially since they’re giving you the option of prepaying at the booking rate. Still looking forward to cruising no matter the rate. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasatre Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 I also read this and asked that gratuities be prepaid. It was strange to not see any official word about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 I booked a cruise yesterday for 2024 and the gratuities are $14.50 and $17.50 so the July 15th thing seems incorrect. Who knows....maybe the intern is at it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveling Mike Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 I did not want to worry about what I am paying so I pre-paid all my gratuities for the next 2 years. I know it is only $1.50 a day but I keep track of everything I spend on a cruise, and I do not like it when my numbers are not correct. I also like having the daily gratuities cluttering my onboard account. WAAAYTOOO, The Fox and Sweety 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoCruiser Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 We are boarding Wonder Of The Seas exactly two weeks from today, and this is the first notice I've seen of an increase, nothing has shown up in my email inbox. If true, looks like I have a choice, either I flush $21 down the toilet when we arrive, or I prepay my gratuities online tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoCruiser Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 On the website now and not only is there no announcement visible about the increase, there also does not appear to be any possible way to prepay the gratuities from the website, other than selecting to do so when you first booked the cruise. God knows I can't find it, looks like I'm stuck waiting until they start answering the phones tomorrow morning to do it the old fashioned way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruz Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 I booked Wonder of the Seas for January this past Thursday and it says $14.50 per day for regular guests. That was after the 7/15 date mentioned. No where does it say that it will be increasing before my sail date. I guess I can contact my travel agent to see if this is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 If you are already booked, you should be fine as your invoice has the older grats included. I am sure that when or if they increase an actual notice will go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatymcboatface Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 I noticed the same increase on my eDocs and elected to prepay gratuities over the phone just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffpieman Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 The crew deserves every penny they get USCG Teacher and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atseau Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Q What is Royal Caribbean's service gratuities (tips) price and policy? A The automatic service gratuity is $14.50 USD per person, per day for guests in Junior Suites and below, or $17.50 USD per person, per day for guests in Grand Suites and above, applied to each guest’s SeaPass account on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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