there once was a Airline commercial stating "it's the only way to fly"....will not book a Princess cruise without "club class"....and we do tip besides crew incentive for the great service....my understanding is if you have prepaid crew incentive your servers are allowed to keep the tip they receive....to "Tip or Not" is nobody's business but your own....
Pub lunch offered last sea day on the Ruby was terrible in the MDR (fish sticks).....they did offer “fish & chips” one night for dinner that was really good.....look for the Guinness pie in the International Cafe on a Port day (excellent).....
Also....I remember when Traditional Dining without pre-paid gratuities was the cruising norm.....the dinning rooms would almost be completely empty because the last night dining would be when you would give your servers their tip for the cruise......so wrong!.......Lady Arwen is right!
The patches (scopolamine) work wonders.....1/2 patch morning before embarkation for 2 1/2 days...replace 1/2 patch every 2 1/2 days...can always go stronger if needed (whole patch)....waves rocked me to sleep at night.....read the label!
Can’t compare Princess with Celebrity because have never cruised Celebrity....but Cruised Grand Princess in a window suite before the pandemic with Club Class & was the best Cruise experience ever...food, staff, xtra dish were outstanding.....