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Cruise Costs: Gratuities and Tipping!

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👁️ 6K views📅 6 years ago⏱️ 5:02
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Creator's Key Takeaways

why do you tip and you tip very much for the same reasons you do in North America a lot of this service industry relies on tips

the cruise industry has done is they've basically said we will give you a portion you know fourteen fifteen dollars per person per day

these service charges or gratuities are not part of your cruise price you do pay for them either prepaid where you pay for them before your cruise

the service gratuity is pretty well standard across most cruise lines there are some luxury cruise lines or some bespoke cruise lines where you don't have to tip at all

Creator's Tips & Advice

Prepay service charges before your cruise via the cruise website pop-up
Adjust tip amount at the service desk if desired
Tip separately for excursions, bus drivers, and non-affiliated restaurants
Leave extra cash for staff who go above and beyond

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Confusion about mandatory vs. optional tippingService charges are standard but you can adjust them at the service desk or tip manually
Budgeting for additional costs not included in cruise priceRemember gratuities are separate from cruise fare and should be planned for

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow do you tip on a cruise?
QHow much should you tip?
QWhy do you tip on cruises?
QHow does tipping work on cruise ships?

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How do you tip on a cruise? How much should you tip? We'll answer these question and more about costs on your next cruise! On our new series we're going to explore what costs are involved in cruising and how to find the best deals. To start us off one of the hidden costs, cruise gratuities and tips. Perhaps one of the more controversial topics on cruising is surprisingly tipping! How does tipping work, should you tip? Why do you tip? These tips apply for the most common cruise companies like Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Princess, Norwegian Cruise Lines, holland America, etc... There are just some of the questions you get when it comes to the confusing topic of who, how and when do you tip! So we decided to make a whole video that explains it for you. We hope you enjoy this video and if you do please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel. Thanks & Happy Travels! #travel #cruiseing #cruiseship #tipping #cruisetipping #princess #carnival #ncl