Can prepaid gratuities be removed once you're on the ship?

[cruiseguy1016]

I won't go into all the details but one of my family members wants to remove his gratuities for our upcoming family cruise. We have all prepaid our gratuities. Can prepaid gratuities be removed on the ship? Can he remove just his and leave his cabin mate's in place?

[smokeybandit]

Call and cancel prepaid gratuities before the cruise.

[HicksRA]

Yes, just go to guest services and ask them to remove it. It’ll be credited to obc. 

[firefly333]

23 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

I won't go into all the details but one of my family members wants to remove his gratuities for our upcoming family cruise. We have all prepaid our gratuities. Can prepaid gratuities be removed on the ship? Can he remove just his and leave his cabin mate's in place?

I would ask my TA or someone working for royal. Not sure this is where is take a for sure answer from, unless it was my own ta.

[c-leg5]

33 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Call and cancel prepaid gratuities before the cruise.

 

+1

 

 

22 minutes ago, HicksRA said:

Yes, just go to guest services and ask them to remove it. It’ll be credited to obc. 

I thought you could only remove gratuities added on board not if they were pre-paid.

 

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/remove-prepaid-cruise-gratuities/

[gmerick]

I also read that pre-paid gratuities cannot be removed once on board.  When I booked, I used OBC to pay for Gratuities.  Prior to sailing I removed same.  Once on board, I asked for gratuities to not be added to my account.  I visited the Casino, and cashed out the OBC refund from cancelling prepaid gratuities.  I took the cash back to Guest Services, and exchanged the large bills for small.  I then handed out those same gratuities plus to crew members that provided service to me.

[sheezsmith]

So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 

[not-enough-cruising]

Just now, sheezsmith said:

So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 

They get a paycheck 

[sheezsmith]

1 minute ago, not-enough-cruising said:

They get a paycheck 

As your name says, “NOT ENOUGH”. 

[cruiseguy1016]

5 minutes ago, sheezsmith said:

As your name says, “NOT ENOUGH”. 

 

You're their accountant? You know how much they make?

[Saab4444]

22 minutes ago, sheezsmith said:

So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 

18 USD per person per day is no longer a small amount.

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

Can prepaid gratuities be removed on the ship?

Very unlikely.

[not-enough-cruising]

30 minutes ago, sheezsmith said:

As your name says, “NOT ENOUGH”. 

I agree; nearly 900 nights at sea among multiple lines, certainly not enough. 

[not-enough-cruising]

25 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

You're their accountant? You know how much they make?

Exactly, thank you. We all know what the minimum pay scale is, the “behind the scenes staff” is doing just fine 

[crazyank]

37 minutes ago, sheezsmith said:

So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing

Same as every hotel we stay in.

37 minutes ago, sheezsmith said:

if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 

This is your opinion, nothing more

[time4u2go]

45 minutes ago, sheezsmith said:

So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 

And so it begins.

[travelberlin]

As far as I understand you can get them removed once onboard. You will have to tell them the reason.

[Biker19]

20 minutes ago, travelberlin said:

As far as I understand you can get them removed once onboard.

Not prepaid ones.

[spunks]

1 hour ago, not-enough-cruising said:

Exactly, thank you. We all know what the minimum pay scale is, the “behind the scenes staff” is doing just fine 

I will not get into the tip -vs-not tip debate, but I am curious how anyone would know the minimum pay scale???

[time4u2go]

2 minutes ago, spunks said:

I will not get into the tip -vs-not tip debate, but I am curious how anyone would know the minimum pay scale???

https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/your-rights/wages

[not-enough-cruising]

1 minute ago, spunks said:

I will not get into the tip -vs-not tip debate, but I am curious how anyone would know the minimum pay scale???

Because it is set by the International Labour Organization and is published every year. 

[spunks]

10 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said:

Because it is set by the International Labour Organization and is published every year. 

yeah...I read that link with some amusement. It said...recommended wages....It also said recommended working hours of 48 hours a week. It also said recommended off times of at least 10 hours a day. Have you seen even ONE worker on a cruise ship get such generous treatment?48 hours for someone working 7 days a week seems strange to me.

[Stick93]

Yay for the tip threads!

[Stick93]

I think all the people who feel the staff is not paid enough should stop cruising in protest until the wages are increased.

 

This thread is always fun as people have the right to remove tips….so if its is allowed it will be done. Doesn’t matter what the goodnicks say - nobody pays more taxes if they don’t have to and some people believe the tips (which is what they are called) are optional and as per the rules can be removed. 

[not-enough-cruising]

34 minutes ago, spunks said:

yeah...I read that link with some amusement. It said...recommended wages....It also said recommended working hours of 48 hours a week. It also said recommended off times of at least 10 hours a day. Have you seen even ONE worker on a cruise ship get such generous treatment?48 hours for someone working 7 days a week seems strange to me.

Nowhere does it say “recommended” wages, it is a mandated minimum guarantee. As well as maximum hours allowed to be worked in a 7 day period as well as minimum hours off duty in any given 36 hour period. 

 

regardless, folks take the jobs knowing terms, and they keep signing up. 
 

https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_845493/lang--en/index.htm