tips & gratuities Archives - EECC Travels https://eecctravels.com/tag/tips-gratuities/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:38:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 135456257 Cruise Tips: Gratuities & Tipping https://eecctravels.com/cruise-tips-gratuities-tipping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cruise-tips-gratuities-tipping https://eecctravels.com/cruise-tips-gratuities-tipping/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:17:43 +0000 https://eecctravels.com/?p=1546 Gratuities and tipping can be a confusing part of cruising.  What are gratuities and who are they for?  Do I have to pay them?  Who should I tip? When is a tip included and when do I need to add one?  These are just a few of the questions a new cruiser may have.  I…
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]]> Gratuities and tipping can be a confusing part of cruising.  What are gratuities and who are they for?  Do I have to pay them?  Who should I tip? When is a tip included and when do I need to add one?  These are just a few of the questions a new cruiser may have.  I hope I am able to answer these questions…

Cruise Line Gratuities

Gratuities per person, per day will be added to your account unless they were prepaid. (Some cruise lines add this charge each day and some add all on  the second to last day of the cruise) This goes to your room steward, MDR wait staff and other behind the scenes personnel.

  • Carnival current rate is $12.95 pp/pd (13.95 for suites)
  • Royal Caribbean current rate is $14.50 pp/pd (17.50 for suites)
  • Norwegian current rate is $14.50 pp/pd (17.50 for suites)
  • These can be removed if you choose to tip in cash on some cruise lines
  • Sometimes first time cruisers are not expecting this charge

Tip the bartender???

Gratuity is added to every drink you buy at the bar or every drink package. No need to tip above unless your bartender is awesome.

Cruise Tips: Dining & Drinks

Yes, you can give extra

You can tip above and beyond the gratuities charged for great service

Small cash is king!

Bring small bills ($1s and $5s) to tip on the ship and especially in port. You may need or want to tip a porter for handling your bag, a performer or a special photo op or for a ride (examples: bicycle carts that bring you from the ship into port)

Cruise Tips: Shopping While in Port & On the Ship

Specialize your tip

We like to bring a gift bag for our steward/attendant – (tide pods & dryer sheets are nice to add) – this is the one crew member you will have the most interaction with on board, make them feel special!

Room service

Room service is free or comes with a small fee but it is customary to tip the person who brings it to you.

BE NICE!!!

BE FRIENDLY to the crew! They will go out of their way to help you, be kind in return!

I hope you find these tips helpful!  Be sure to check out our other posts for: what to do before your cruise; extras to pack; what to do after boarding; food & drinks; ports & excursions; shopping onboard & in port and activities not to miss on a Carnival cruise.

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Thanks,

Alisa

EECC Travels

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