flamingos Posted August 5, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2022 So, when the kerfuffle started last week, I checked my next two cruises that I have e-docs for. The August 21 cruise had the $14.50/day, and the August 28 cruise was $16/day. After a head's up from another group site for the same itinerary, I just checked again, and lo and behold, my August 28 cruise is now Gratuities A $14.50 per guest, per day gratuity will be automatically added to each guest’s SeaPass® account on a daily basis to be shared among dining, bar & culinary services staff, stateroom attendants and other hotel services teams So it was either a clerical error, or the blowback was so extreme that they reversed course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish65 Posted August 5, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2022 14 hours ago, flamingos said: So it was either a clerical error, or the blowback was so extreme that they reversed course. Maybe someone at Royal did it for their own entertainment to see the reaction 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 5, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 5, 2022 My guess is that it's coming soon but accidentally got put into the eDocs too soon 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rudeney Posted August 5, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, goldfish65 said: Maybe someone at Royal did it for their own entertainment to see the reaction 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfguyxxx Posted August 5, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 5, 2022 34 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: My guess is that it's coming soon but accidentally got put into the eDocs too soon Yep; I think so too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted August 5, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 5, 2022 It was a premature evacuation… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 5, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Just got my eDocs for Anthem out if Southampton- it still mentions $14.50/17.50 but it also mentions about the 18% tip being added to beverages (incorrect as this does not apply to Southampton sailings) - so who knows! 🤷♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted August 5, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 5, 2022 3 hours ago, smokeybandit said: My guess is that it's coming soon but accidentally got put into the eDocs too soon Sounds about right. Ever hear of Emerald C&A category? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltarEgo Posted August 5, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I just checked my eDocs for a 8/28/22 and the gratuities are still $16.00 a day. But I'll be paying the $14.50 that was the quoted rate when I booked the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Just checked mine for 8/28 and they are now back down to 14.50..... My 9/4 sailing is also 14.50..... in the docs received today. 😵 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted August 6, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I had called C&A and was told the edocs were wrong and they would note my reservation but I still wanted something writing. So I wrote to mbayley@rcci.com and got a response today confirming the lower gratuities. Said no increase. They reiterated no increase since 2018. They will issue new docs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 6, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) How about this for a conspiracy theory: RCI needs the money so bad, they scared a bunch of folks into pre-paying the grats - folks with OBC, which normally would have gone to grats, will now spend that on other things on board. Edited August 6, 2022 by Biker19 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltarEgo Posted August 6, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Biker19 said: How about this for a conspiracy theory: RCI needs the money so bad, they scared a bunch of folks into pre-paying the grats - folks with OBC, which normally would have gone to grats, will now spend that on other things on board. As far as conspiracy theories go, this one is much too believable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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