Tipping up front for Royal Caribbean Cruise?

Question

It says 39.00 per person for a 4 night say on the cruise. If we do this what all does it cover? Who will we tip and will get the tip out of the 39.00? Is it better just to tip as we go ar to do the 39.00 per person?

Is it 39.00 per day or for the 4 days? Is the 39.00 for the ones that handle your luggage or is that seperate? If its seperate how much do you tip them?

So that you can thank those who have made your cruise vacation better than you could have imagined, we've developed these gratuity guidelines:
Suite attendant: $5.75 USD a day per guest
Stateroom attendant: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Dining Room Waiter: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Assistant Waiter: $2.00 USD a day per guest
Headwaiter: $.75 USD a day per guest
Note: These gratuities apply to guests of all ages.
Gratuities for other service personnel are at your discretion. A 15% gratuity will automatically be added to your bar bill or wine check when you are served.

Envelopes for gratuities will be provided in your stateroom on the last night of the cruise. Gratuities may be paid in the following ways:
Pre paid by having them added to your reservation by your reservation agent.
Added to your onboard SeaPass account.
Paid in cash at the end of the cruise


If I do the end of the cruise than do I still need to tip each waiter or does this tip everyone?

Answer 1

I have been on many Royal Caribbean cruises and they do not request or require you to tip "up front". First, there are four occasions for tipping.

(1) when you get to the pier you should tip the porter who takes your baggage at least $1.00 or $2.00 per bag, more if you like.

(2) Each time you buy a drink, or soft drink, on ship there is a gratuity of 15%-17% added to your check automatically. So if your drink is $5.50, then $.93 cents will be added and your total will be $6.43.

(3) If you order the free cabin room service on ship you should tip the person who brings your order at least $2.00 in cash. That is the only time you will need cash on ship except for in the casino.

(4) At the end of your cruise the ship will add the total of all gratuities for the wait staff and cabin steward to your on board tab. The total of your gratuities/tips for a cruise will be about $10.00 per day per person. If you use the guidelines that you have in your question you will see that the room steward, waiter, assistant waiter and MatreD are tipped and that total comes to just under $10 a day. RC will provide you vouchers for what has been added and envelopes on the last evening of the cruise so that you can present the gratuity to each person. You can add more if you want through the voucher, or in cash if you want. OR, if you do not want the gratuities on your tab you can go to the purser's desk and arrange to pay the gratuities in cash. And, you can pay your tab in cash instead of having it charged to your credit card.

That is how it has happened on all of the RC and other cruise lines I have been on and that is what you should expect on your cruise.

Answer 2

Food and beverages are always included in the cabin price. Alcohol and soda aren't. Other than the casino, they don't operate on a cash basis. You get a ships card, and when you buy booze, smokes, stuff in the shops, etc, you use the card. You get bill midway through on a 7 day cruise just to let you know what's going on, then you sign to may the second to last day. There often have high end restaurants where you pay more, like $40 per person. I did one of those on Carnival and it was great, worth every penny. Seasickness is variable. Ships that go out into the Atlantic are more impacted by the weather and currents, so they cna be rough. East and West Caribbean waters aren't that bad. I take dramamine with me but never need it. I've done one Royal, two Celebrity, a Carnival and a Norwegian. I'm doing Celebrity in Nov. If you don't drink a lot of booze, and you don't gamble, its actually a very economical way to go on vacation. Which is why I'm about to go on my 6th. I told my wife I plan to do one every year until I retire.

Answer 3

Typically at the end of the cruise you receive envelopes to tip your head waiter, waiter, assistant waiter & cabin attendant. How much you tip each one is totally up to you, the info they give ($39.00) is just a guideline. You'll see your head waiter once or twice, we generally tip him/her very little if at all. The Cabin attendant picks up after u all week so we usually tip him/her the most. See how you're served & then tip @ the end.

Answer 4

The $39 is for your room steward, waiters. Tip the luggage people $2.00 per bag when you get off the bus.
They will give you envelopes at the end of the cruise to place your tips in - so you can hand them out. OR - you can put them on your "sea pass" at the end of the cruise, and the ship will disperse them. Make sure you tip! Those people work hard!!!

Answer 5

if it were me, I would pre-tip. the 39.00 is for your room steward and waiter. You can tip the person who takes your bags (when you are embarking and disembarking). If someone does something special for you, You can tip them with those envelopes they provide. What ever makes YOU comfortable. have a great time.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I would do the $39 per person- it makes it a whole lot simpler than going around handing out cash each day. It also makes sure that the people you dont see behind the scenes are also taken care of.

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