Can someone remind me how much the gratuities are?

[FionaMG]

I'm having a senior moment and can't find the email I know I received about the gratuities going up (again). I think it was from the beginning of November? Can anyone remind me what the current rate is and how much it went up by? Standard cabin, not a suite. I'm just trying to decide if it's worth pre-paying them for our next one or not.

Many thanks!

[ChessE4]

Our non-suite room in 2026 is 18 per day.

[rjac]

17 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

I'm having a senior moment and can't find the email I know I received about the gratuities going up (again). I think it was from the beginning of November? Can anyone remind me what the current rate is and how much it went up by? Standard cabin, not a suite. I'm just trying to decide if it's worth pre-paying them for our next one or not.

Many thanks!

Always a god idea to prepay the gratuities. One less thing to have to deal with on disembarkation day. 

[Lovetocruise2002]

Suites is $21pp/day now...old rate was $20.50

[Pattycruise]

5 hours ago, FionaMG said:

I'm having a senior moment and can't find the email I know I received about the gratuities going up (again). I think it was from the beginning of November? Can anyone remind me what the current rate is and how much it went up by? Standard cabin, not a suite. I'm just trying to decide if it's worth pre-paying them for our next one or not.

Many thanks!

It went up from $18 to $18.50 per day

[Biaggio]

Always prepay. You lock in the rate as they keep going up. 

[MdFormula350]

yeah use to do after cruise for first 2 cruises now last 3 prepaid, so much easier and not having to worry about that charge at end. plus been getting travel insurance as well.

 

[smokeybandit]

2 hours ago, Biaggio said:

Always prepay. You lock in the rate as they keep going up. 

You can always decide to prepay after a rate increase is announced. 

[PL8SWPR]

I don't prepay gratuities or just about anything in life.  They get the money when it's due, not before.  Not worried about an increase that might cost me max $14 for 2 people if they raise it by $1 a day.  If I'm booking a year in advance, you about get that much in interest on the $250 in a high yield account anyway.  Hits the card at the end of the cruise, no big deal.

[FOB]

1 hour ago, PL8SWPR said:

I don't prepay gratuities or just about anything in life.  They get the money when it's due, not before.  Not worried about an increase that might cost me max $14 for 2 people if they raise it by $1 a day.  If I'm booking a year in advance, you about get that much in interest on the $250 in a high yield account anyway.  Hits the card at the end of the cruise, no big deal.

Ah - but prepay doesnt mean "pay it when you book" it means "pay it when you make the final payment" so you are paying 90 days in advance (possibly 120 for a long cruise) and you are highly unlikely to make $14 over 90 days in a high yield account 

[Pattycruise]

I won’t prepay because Royal is notoriously slow refunding money.  If I had to cancel my cruise it’s one less payment to wait for.