Humoristix Posted April 27, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Hi everyone, I’m getting confused about the gratuities being part of All Included. Couple of web sites indicate they are the daily gratuities to employees ($15.50), others see it as 18% gratuities from drinks package. It got my hopes up, thinking it might involve both. Do you know exactly what it covers? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted April 27, 2021 #2 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Welcome to CC. The gratuities for the AI CBP are already included. If you want a drink not covered under the CBP you pay the difference plus 20% (not 18%) gratuity. The $15.50 or $16.00 or $19.00 per person, per day depending on your stateroom type is for the different dining venue(s) wait staff and your stateroom attendant which is covered under the AI gratuities. Edited April 27, 2021 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted April 27, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Short version, yes, under AI, both daily gratuities and CBP beverage tips are included. Of course you can always tip more if you want to. We often tip extra to bartenders we use frequently. And we always tip our MDR servers and cabin steward extra at the end of the cruise. Note that tips for room service are not included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 27, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Also not included are tips for spa services, hairdressers, manicurists, babysitters, & fitness center staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humoristix Posted April 27, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Thank tou very much to the both of you. MomSays, I usually leave a couple bucks on the bed each day for the maids when on vacation. Would that be ok on the cruise or am I just tipping for no reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humoristix Posted April 27, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Thank you cruisestitch. Euh... fitness staff? Why exactly would I tip them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted April 27, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Humoristix said: Thank you cruisestitch. Euh... fitness staff? Why exactly would I tip them? Tipping or tipping above the recommended amount is personal preference. If you feel someone deserves a tip for a service provided (no matter what they are providing) the amount is all on you. If you are going to tip someone extra I suggest you hand it to them and not just leave it. Edited April 27, 2021 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieC,Aston Posted April 27, 2021 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2021 We booked a cruise for this August when AI first came out. At the time I don’t think they had finessed the web pages and you still had to tick the box for pre-paid Grats,,which was unusual as it was AI. Well today I looked at my CP to check FP date (I will probably cancel) and noticed a figure of £282 to cover Pre paid Grats,,,there was the option to remove so I did. It wasn’t a false entry as the FP amount came down by £282. Just a heads up,,,it might also apply to you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humoristix Posted April 27, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted April 27, 2021 DaveKathy, thank you, I will hand it to her/him directly. Jeanie, I will check and see if there is a check box for prepaid gratuities. Hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humoristix Posted April 27, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) So the discount for AI is $560 CAD. Below Open Dining Seating Time, it says: Gratuities $288.60 CAD. And my trip total did not change. So I'm guessing prepaid gratuities were simply added to the regular rate? Because $560 does not cover drinks package, tips, wifi and daily gratuities. Just to be clear: the rate they offered to begin with is the same I ended up with, minus the $560 AI discount. Another edit to add that I didn't get the option to check a prepaid gratuities box. Edited April 27, 2021 by Humoristix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 27, 2021 #11 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Regarding fitness staff gratuities. I have never done this but I understand that if you hire a personal trainer, a gratuity is added to the price of the service. Regarding purchases made on board to which gratuities will be added outside of the always included” package, I should have listed mini bar purchases and bottles of wine. They are not part of the “always included” gratuities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted April 27, 2021 #12 Share Posted April 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Humoristix said: Thank you cruisestitch. Euh... fitness staff? Why exactly would I tip them? If you take a class, book a personal training session come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cachouonacruise Posted April 27, 2021 #13 Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 hours ago, mom says said: And we always tip our MDR servers and cabin steward extra at the end of the cruise. Note that tips for room service are not included. We also tip a bit extra to our MDR servers. Even in Blue, when we did not always have the same staff every night ( From memory, there was a process where you could leave the extra tip to the relatively small staff team. My question concern MDR select dining. How do people handle the extra tipping in Select Dining, if the staff serving them is different every night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humoristix Posted April 27, 2021 Author #14 Share Posted April 27, 2021 3 hours ago, cruisestitch said: Regarding fitness staff gratuities. I have never done this but I understand that if you hire a personal trainer, a gratuity is added to the price of the service. Regarding purchases made on board to which gratuities will be added outside of the always included” package, I should have listed mini bar purchases and bottles of wine. They are not part of the “always included” gratuities 1 hour ago, jelayne said: If you take a class, book a personal training session come to mind. Got it. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted April 27, 2021 #15 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, cachouonacruise said: My question concern MDR select dining. How do people handle the extra tipping in Select Dining, if the staff serving them is different every night We do Select Dining, but reserve our dining time in advance. And ask for the same table each night. So we have the same servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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