Gratuities for Persian Garden Pass

[JackAms]

We just booked a Persian Garden pass for our 14-day TA this year on Reflection. The price is $ 319.00. To my surprise they've added 18% gratuity, being $ 57.42 per person. This seems very strange to me. I buy entrance to the spa, not a service. The only contact I have with the staff is when they give me the key to open it, which should be included in the entrance fee anyway in my opinion. Also I feel a gratuity should be optional, not mandatory. Besides, I also can't remember having paid gratuity when buying the pass on board. Does anyone have experience  with this?.

[DCPIV]

It was added when I bought one back in October 2021.  It's been there at least that long.

 

Someone is taking care of that spa.  It's like how you pay 18% on a drink whether it's a specialty martini made with flair or a beer out of the cooler.

[dcbiker97]

It’s been a part of buying something at the spa since way back so unfortunately nothing new at all 

Edited March 14, 2023 by dcbiker97

[roberttasch]

Is the 18% tip applied to the one day in port free visit to the Persian Garden for Elite members?

[ajconova]

33 minutes ago, roberttasch said:

Is the 18% tip applied to the one day in port free visit to the Persian Garden for Elite members?

No gratuities for the visit. They put a sticker on the back of your seapass card to show that you used one free visit. 

[hcat]

all expenditures at the PG or thermal suite areas....salon, spa etc incur the extra gratuity..I stopped buying anything there..it's a huge extra cost.

 

If you need something like hair gel or  mousse,  the Perfume shop may be better..no grat added!