Tip Question

[latebuyer]

If i am going on a 7 night cruise am i charged for 7 or 8 days of tips. Is there tax on tips? I wish they’d just say the total amount on the cruise invoice.

[Kiki and The Noush]

If your cruise is 7 nights - you pay the rate x 7.  There are no taxes or fees calculated on the gratuities.  You can prepay them by contacting your travel agent or RC, if you booked directly.  We always prepay them so they are just added into the cruise invoice and I don't have worry about it.

 

[latebuyer]

Thank you

[DaKahuna]

 If you do not pre-pay daily gratuities then you will see a daily charge on your on board account for the gratuities.  One the 6th day you will show two charges vice one and will not see one on the 7th day.  

 

[latebuyer]

Tips worked out as people said. I was a little freaked out by amount but if you’ve paid your cruise in canadian dollars they charge tips in canadian dollars.

[latebuyer]

Just as an aside for canadians reading, royal caribbean charged me 134.99 cdn, but when i worked it out with an exchange rate estimator it worked out to 136.25. So i think the theory that royal caribbean is gauging people with the exchange rate is wrong.