familycruzinnewbie Posted June 11, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I didn’t see extra gratuities show up, but I’ve hear that on other cruise lines you are charged gratuities on your free drink package. The rate is not a lot more to book, but if we are $60x2peoplex8daysx18% it could add up to a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultrafighter Posted June 11, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Yes, grats are included in the free drink package. Hubs and I sailed with one back in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familycruzinnewbie Posted June 11, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted June 11, 2022 By included, do you mean you weren’t charged the extra 18% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultrafighter Posted June 11, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Yes, that's what I meant. Reading it now I see my reply was clear as mud. 😆 Sorry!! I did tip an actual dollar per drink extra because I knew times had been tough for the crew while the industry was on pause, but that was totally my choice and not expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted June 11, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) I booked wife in an upper/lower solo 12/26 on a Cheers To You fare because the third pax fare was $1000+. I'm almost positive each drink had an 18% gratuity added and I also tipped a $1 extra on each slip. Edited June 11, 2022 by mondello Correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted June 11, 2022 #6 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, mondello said: I booked wife in an upper/lower solo 12/26 on a Cheers To You fare because the third pax fare was $1000+. I'm almost positive each drink had an 18% gratuity added and I also tipped a $1 extra on each slip. Nothing is added for a gratuities with the CHEERS TO YOU when you order a drink. The receipt does have a place for a written tip. The servers do not receive 18% of the value for your order per drink like if you pay per drink so that $1 makes a big difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted June 11, 2022 #7 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I always add a dollar a drink. Must have been confused about the auto-gratuity because my slips were not under Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familycruzinnewbie Posted June 12, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Thanks. I don’t mind tipping for drinks we have, but we don’t drink a lot so didn’t want a big gratuity based on $120 drinks per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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