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Removing Automatic Gratuities Onboard Royal Caribbean's Cruises To Save Money

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👁️ 1K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 3:54
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Creator's Key Takeaways

you can actually wave the gratuita fee it's um kind of expensive I think ranging from roughly I think at $18 to $22 per person per day that you're on the ship

I decided to go ahead and try to wave at this this uh cruise and um pay the the people service servicing me directly

the service that you generally provide provide is exceptional um the staff and the hosts and whatnot go out of their way to make sure that you have a wonderful positive experience

Creator's Tips & Advice

Manually tip your servers, waiters, and room attendants directly instead of paying the automatic daily gratuity.
Go to Guest Services in person to request removal of the daily gratuity fee.
Tip staff directly when you disembark, especially your assigned servers and housekeeping.

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow to remove automatic gratuities on Royal Caribbean cruises to save money.
QShould you still tip staff if you remove the automatic gratuity?

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If you're going to do this. I DO recommend manually tipping your servers, waiters and room attendants. They work extremely hard to ensure you have an enjoyable trip and feel like royalty.