Gratuities & Travel insurance??

[RCCLNYMETS41]

Gratuities:

I know gratuities have changed since my last cruise so...

-What are the recommended gratuities per person per night? (I can't find it on RCCL website?)

-I know gratuities are now auto charged, but if we are doing traditional seating for dinner, do we prepay gratuities before the cruise, or are they just auto charged each day on our SeaPass while on the ship?

 

Travel Insurance:

Does travel insurance cover cancelations due to a situation where it turns out that someone could not get time off work so they can not take the cruise?

The scenario is that DW is a teacher and can not request off now for a week during the next school year, which is when we want to take a cruise. We want to book the cruise as soon as possible for best cabin selection and for a good price.

Thank you in advance for any help.

[Clarea]

Gratuities:

I know gratuities have changed since my last cruise so...

-What are the recommended gratuities per person per night? (I can't find it on RCCL website?)

-I know gratuities are now auto charged, but if we are doing traditional seating for dinner, do we prepay gratuities before the cruise, or are they just auto charged each day on our SeaPass while on the ship?

 

Travel Insurance:

Does travel insurance cover cancelations due to a situation where it turns out that someone could not get time off work so they can not take the cruise?

The scenario is that DW is a teacher and can not request off now for a week during the next school year, which is when we want to take a cruise. We want to book the cruise as soon as possible for best cabin selection and for a good price.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Gratuities in staterooms up through JS are $12 per person per day.

 

If you are doing traditional dining, it is your choice to prepay or let the automatic gratuities be charged daily.

 

Regarding the insurance, you would have to check the specific policy for covered cancellation reasons.

Edited February 26, 2014 by clarea

[RCCLNYMETS41]

Thank you so much clarea

[riclop]

$84pp for the 7 nights.

[Gayle V]

Gratuities:

I know gratuities have changed since my last cruise so...

-What are the recommended gratuities per person per night? (I can't find it on RCCL website?)

-I know gratuities are now auto charged, but if we are doing traditional seating for dinner, do we prepay gratuities before the cruise, or are they just auto charged each day on our SeaPass while on the ship?

 

Travel Insurance:

Does travel insurance cover cancelations due to a situation where it turns out that someone could not get time off work so they can not take the cruise?

The scenario is that DW is a teacher and can not request off now for a week during the next school year, which is when we want to take a cruise. We want to book the cruise as soon as possible for best cabin selection and for a good price.

Thank you in advance for any help.

 

If you choose traditional dining, the gratuities will be charged to your account o nboard the ship. You may, if you wish, pay for them in advance, but it is not required for those in traditional dining.

 

Insurance will cover that IF you choose a policy that covers "Cancel for work reasons" or if you choose "Cancel for any reason". Those will cost more, and the cancel for any reason policies usually only refund 75% of the money. (Sorry I do not know what Royal Caribbean own insurance covers. We always buy through a separate company, like InSureMyTrip.