swimming wiv da fishes

Thank you everyone. You've basically answered what I was thinking about the people we don't see and my conscience regarding the fairness. I had no idea removing the gratuities was classed as a black mark against the staff!! Also, didn't know that by removing would mean the person I have tipped would need to pool it. !! I'll just leave the gratuities on my bill. Thanks again

Our 2nd cruise booked with Celebrity Our last one was on Eclipse, Australia and New Zealand. We have booked Apex for Oct 2025 Transatlantic out of Southampton. We 50s and 60s yr old couple from UK. We have cruised a few times and always included the drinks package. Nowadays, our drinking alcohol, has dwindled significantly, due to medication and we really don't see the benefits of getting the drinks package, even the soft drinks one would be wasted on us. So, a glass of wine each night with our meal and 1 or 2 drinks at the bars, plus the odd latte We're thinking to just pop a wedge of dollars onto our onboard credit account. Also, will it be acceptable to pay as we go with cash, regarding tipping? We haven't ticked the box to pre pay for gratuities but if this is really frowned upon, we won't go to guest services to get them to remove. Again, this is something we've always paid upfront for but then we find ourselves extra tipping,eg, bar staff, stewards, restaurant staff. What's everyone's opinion.?