prepay gratuities

[felder01]

this is the first time i have done the prepay gratuities. Do they wait until the last night and give you come kind of coupon ???????

 

or do i have to request it ?????

[TPKeller]

They leave you a sheet of coupons that are perforated. You tear them apart, and put them in the envelopes that they also leave you. Very much like charging them on your sea pass card, except they have your money all that time earning interest! :)

 

Theron

[felder01]

Thank you :-)

[Littlenygs]

How much are gratuities on RCI? Is it a per person per day kind of a thing? Are they automatically charged to your bill and if so are you able to change it so that you can give people cash at the end of the vacation. Also, who do they do they go to(waiter...)? And finally, is it automatically added to your bill when you purchase alcoholic drinks? I know that there are a lot of questions but thank you for the help.

[JanineM]

You will receive a questionnaire part way through the cruise, asking if you want to charge the suggested gratuity to your Seapass account.

 

If you choose to do this you will receive vouchers and envelopes for each member of your team (Room Steward, Waiter, Assistant Waiter, Head Waiter) on the last day of your cruise. You can choose to hand these to each individual, and if you believe they deserve an additional gratuity you can add cash to the envelope. We normally hand out the envelopes at the end of dinner on the last night, and to our steward on the last morning.

 

Our experience has been that it is best to leave the handing out to the last minute.

 

If you do not hand out the vouchers the individuals will still receive the gratuity, but most people like having the opportunity to hand out something and say "thank you".

 

Hope this helps!

[crazy 4 cruising]

How much are gratuities on RCI? Is it a per person per day kind of a thing? Are they automatically charged to your bill and if so are you able to change it so that you can give people cash at the end of the vacation. Also, who do they do they go to(waiter...)? And finally, is it automatically added to your bill when you purchase alcoholic drinks? I know that there are a lot of questions but thank you for the help.

 

 

it is per person. they are NOT automatically charged to your bill. You will receive a paper early in the cruise asking if you want to charge them to your sea pass & how you do that. the day before the last day, you will receive the perforated sheets talked about in another post & envelopes for them. From the RCCL web-site:

Suite attendant:$5.75 USDa day per guest (GS and above)

Stateroom attendant:$3.50 USDa day per guest

Dining Room Waiter:$3.50 USDa day per guest

Assistant Waiter:$2.00 USDa day per guest

Headwaiter:$.75 USDa day per guest

Note: These gratuities apply to guests of all ages.

 

Gratuities for other service personnel are at your discretion. A 15% gratuity will automatically be added to your bar bill or wine check when you are served.

Envelopes for gratuities will be provided in your stateroom on the last night of the cruise. Gratuities may be paid in the following ways:

Pre paid by having them added to your reservation by your reservation agent.

Added to your onboard SeaPass accoun

Paid in cash at the end of the cruise

[TPKeller]

How much are gratuities on RCI? Is it a per person per day kind of a thing? Are they automatically charged to your bill and if so are you able to change it so that you can give people cash at the end of the vacation. Also, who do they do they go to(waiter...)? And finally, is it automatically added to your bill when you purchase alcoholic drinks? I know that there are a lot of questions but thank you for the help.

Check out the tip calculator... link is in my signature... that will tell you the "who", the "how much" and what kind of bills you need!

 

Theron

[crazy 4 cruising]

Check out the tip calculator... link is in my signature... that will tell you the "who", the "how much" and what kind of bills you need!

 

Theron

 

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