Major Cruise Line Hikes Daily Gratuities in November. Will Cruisers Pushback?
Key Moments
Editorial Summary
Doug Parker reports on several developments within the cruise industry for early November. Royal Caribbean has announced a 12 percent increase in daily gratuities, which takes effect on November 11. This marks the second increase for the company in 14 months, raising the daily rate for standard staterooms from 16 dollars to 18 dollars per person. Parker notes that since 2013, the total increase in gratuities has reached 55 percent. In other news, the Carnival Jubilee successfully completed its transit from a German shipyard to the Netherlands. This vessel is notable for being the first Carnival ship built in Germany and is scheduled for sea trials on November 5. Meanwhile, a resident in Sitka is attempting to limit cruise traffic through a second ballot initiative. This proposal seeks to establish a tourism section in the local code and implement fines for vessels that exceed visitor limits. Finally, the report covers recent stock performance for major cruise lines, noting mixed results for Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Line.
Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.
How This Review Compares
This review is more critical than the all-time creator consensus.
Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.
Creator's Key Takeaways
Royal Caribbean has announced a 12% increase in their daily gratuities effective on November 11th
this is the second hike for the cruise line in 14 months raising the charge from $16 to $18 per person per day for a standard State room
the carnival Jubilee set to launch from Texas next month recently achieved a milestone by becoming the very first Carnival vessel to navigate the river m in Northwest Germany
a Sitka resident is making another attempt to limit Cruise traffic in the city of Sitka through a ballot initiative
Questions This Creator Answers
Topics Covered
Port Highlights
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyVideo content sourced from the creator's original upload. Watch on YouTube