Tips going Up

Just got a email from my TA notifying me tips go up $1.00 pp/per day starting 1/2/2018. If I prepaid them I will be grandfathered in.

Anyone else here this.

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I saw this posted on the Celebrity boards a couple days ago so it's not surprising that Royal is raising theirs as well.

A whole $7 a week.....most folks tip additionally anyway. Guess they are trying to limit the extra tipping.

A whole $7 a week.....most folks tip additionally anyway. Guess they are trying to limit the extra tipping.

To be correct it would be 14 dollars a week, Times the 5 cruises I have next year or $70.00

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So I wonder if fares in countries where they bundle it all in the price will go up $1 a day

Just got a email from my TA notifying me tips go up $1.00 pp/per day starting 1/2/2018. If I prepaid them I will be grandfathered in.

 

Anyone else here this.

 

 

 

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Guess I'd better start eating Ramen Noodles once a week to offset the increase.

Hmm, are they trying to silently sneak the increase in this time? When they last changed it in May 2016, I received notification a little over a month ahead of time at the end of March 2016. They were offering people the chance to pre-pay and lock in at the lower rate.

So I wonder if fares in countries where they bundle it all in the price will go up $1 a day

If you already paid, you will most likely be grandfathered.

If you already paid, you will most likely be grandfathered.

Nothing to do with already paid. In some parts of the world there are no auto grats, what I’m asking is will those fares increase $1 a day after the gratuities rise?

Hmm, are they trying to silently sneak the increase in this time? When they last changed it in May 2016, I received notification a little over a month ahead of time at the end of March 2016. They were offering people the chance to pre-pay and lock in at the lower rate.

Yes, when they went up in May 2016 I had an Oct cruise and they asked if I prepaid by May it would be at lower rate...

The workers who are paid by tips are getting a raise then. See this example:

Hi,

 

Had to chime in here. On our last cruises in October/November on Jewel, our cabin steward was looking after 19 cabins. Not sure if this is the new standard.

 

NJ

Thanks for chiming in, that’s very interesting. $6.90/cabin/day x 19 cabins/day x 7 days/week = $917.70/week on gratuities alone? [emoji848]

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=54727023

So on my next cruise I wil pay $406 I dont think so

Just got a email from my TA notifying me tips go up $1.00 pp/per day starting 1/2/2018. If I prepaid them I will be grandfathered in.

 

Anyone else here this.

 

 

 

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They are not mandatory and you can adjust them at guest services.

The workers who are paid by tips are getting a raise then. See this example:

 

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Had to chime in here. On our last cruises in October/November on Jewel, our cabin steward was looking after 19 cabins. Not sure if this is the new standard.<br />

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NJ

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Crew does NOT get all the money, the cruise lines takes out an administration fee and also takes out things for employess of the month and incentives.

Thanks for chiming in, that’s very interesting. $6.90/cabin/day x 19 cabins/day x 7 days/week = $917.70/week on gratuities alone? [emoji848]<br />

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Crew does NOT get all the money, the cruise lines takes out an administration fee and also takes out things for employess of the month and incentives

So I wonder if fares in countries where they bundle it all in the price will go up $1 a day

Doubt it, fares are based on the competition.

Crew does NOT get all the money, the cruise lines takes out an administration fee and also takes out things for employess of the month and incentives

Citation needed...

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To be correct it would be 14 dollars a week, Times the 5 cruises I have next year or $70.00

 

 

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Yes an extra $70 for the crew on cruises that conservatively you paid over $7500 for.

The workers who are paid by tips are getting a raise then. See this example:

 

Hi,

 

Had to chime in here. On our last cruises in October/November on Jewel, our cabin steward was looking after 19 cabins. Not sure if this is the new standard.

 

NJ

 

 

Thanks for chiming in, that’s very interesting. $6.90/cabin/day x 19 cabins/day x 7 days/week = $917.70/week on gratuities alone? [emoji848]

 

 

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=54727023

 

Wow that's less than 15 minutes per cabin each time working non stop for 12 hours.

A couple hundred passengers removing tips.. the rest of us will pay the shortfall.

Nothing to do with already paid. In some parts of the world there are no auto grats, what I’m asking is will those fares increase $1 a day after the gratuities rise?

Yeah, I can see what you mean. That would be a deal breaker. :rolleyes:

Just got a email from my TA notifying me tips go up $1.00 pp/per day starting 1/2/2018. If I prepaid them I will be grandfathered in.

 

Anyone else here this.

 

 

 

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Can you pre-pay them now for 2019 cruises? Or are you automatically set at the tip rate when you booked the cruise?

Can you pre-pay them now for 2019 cruises? Or are you automatically set at the tip rate when you booked the cruise?

You need to add prepaid tips to your booking now, but you don't have to pay until cruise final payment date.

Will be pre-paying ours tomorrow for all 6 2018 cruises. So glad our TA gave us the heads up.

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Regardless of all the different reactions, thanks to the OP for posting the information :)