Passengers Feel Blackmailed For Cruise Ship Tips | NCL Will Be More Expensive In 2023
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The creator discusses growing passenger frustration regarding automatic gratuities on cruise ships, noting that some travelers feel blackmailed into paying tips without explicit consent. The video explores different perspectives on tipping, including the argument that companies use service charges to offset low employee wages and the option for passengers to opt out of auto-gratuities at guest services. The discussion transitions to specific updates regarding Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) for 2023. The creator reports that NCL plans to reduce room cleaning frequency from twice daily to once daily for most cabin categories, except for Haven Suites, citing environmental sustainability as the reason. This change is expected to impact staffing by eliminating the junior room steward role. Additionally, the creator highlights that NCL will increase daily auto-gratuity charges in 2023. While acknowledging NCL as a great cruise line, the creator expresses concerns regarding the company's tendency to nickel and dime passengers through various fees and price increases.
Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.
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they are fired up as they feel as if they are being blackmailed by the cruise lines in terms of gratuity
NCL has announced that in 2023 they will also be increasing their Auto gratuities for your cruise
I do believe that overall NCL is a great Cruise Line they could be on my list anyway maybe for all of you one of the greats if they had simply just stopped as according to many nickel and diming as much as they do
I will sell with NCL again I do want to go on another one of their Breakaway class ships
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