No more Simply More

[njhorseman]

1 hour ago, Thought2go said:

According to “Tips for Travelers” UTube- the gratuities are part of crew pay. So when people elect to not pay them-affects the contract between the crew and the cruise line.

Correct. A substantial percentage of the daily gratuity charge funds crew wages. Some of the money goes to crew welfare and entertainment funds. Under international maritime law there are minimum wages crew must be paid, and the cruise lines are obligated to satisfy the wage contracts they have with crew if they call for wages higher than the legal minimum. But the actual compensation can be higher than mandated by law or contract if the gratuity pool has sufficient funds. If the gratuity fund is short due to passengers not paying the standard gratuity crew will be paid less than if the fund is fuller. Of course cash gratuities above standard that are paid directly by passengers to crew supplement crew wages.

By eliminating the daily gratuity Oceania has eliminated the possibility of the crew wage pool being short funds, which should stabilize crew paychecks.

[SophieM]

On our last few cruises, rather than spend unused non-refundable ship board credit on things we really don’t want or need, we have designated it for crew gratuities. This, of course, doesn’t apply for unused excursion credits. 

[pinotlover]

I thought we were talking Oceania. Not generic cruise lines.

2 hours ago, Thought2go said:

According to “Tips for Travelers” UTube- the gratuities are part of crew pay. So when people elect to not pay them-affects the contract between the crew and the cruise line. @5:22 about gratuities 

 

Do you believe 4-6,000 passenger ships are ran like 650-1200 ones?