5 Shocking Cruise Tipping Secrets
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Number five, when you pay automatic gratuitities to the cruise line, they do not go directly to your cabinet attendant, your weight staff, or anybody else who specifically served you.
Number four, most cruise staff prefer cash tips, but they can't talk about it due to contractual obligations.
Number three, some cruise lines pull all tips from all ships during a period of time, which means that anybody who worked on your specific cruise is not directly benefiting at all from the gratuitities you paid through the cruise line.
Number one, cruise gratuitities are inherently voluntary, and you have the right to go to guest services and ask them to be removed so that you can give cash tips to those service personnel who directly benefited you.
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