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Royal Caribbean Gratuities Explained: What You Need to Know Before You Sail

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You can also go to guest services on the first day of the cruise and change your daily gratuitity to a different amount, including removing the gratuitities completely.

Some people do this because they prefer to pay the staff personally with cash. However, this can mean that some of the backroom staff that you don't see miss out on a gratuitity, which we feel is a little bit unfair.

If any of you guys have any further questions, just put them down in the comments below and we'll try our best to get back to you as soon as we can.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Adjust or remove gratuities at guest services on the first day if preferred.
✓Tip extra staff with cash in any currency if you want to give additional thanks.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Understanding how gratuities are calculated and distributed. — Gratuities are $18.50 per person per day for standard staterooms and $21 for suites, distributed to crew members like dining and stateroom staff.
Whether to prepay gratuities or adjust them later. — Prepay to lock in the price, or adjust at guest services on the first day, including removing them completely if paying staff in cash.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow much do Royal Caribbean gratuities cost?
QWho receives the gratuities on board?
QCan you adjust or prepay gratuities?

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In this video, we break down everything you need to know about gratuities — how much they cost, who they go to, and whether you can adjust or prepay them.