Question about gratuities?

[happycruiser1942]

Are all gratuities pre-pay now and charged to your sea pass or do we need to take enough extra cash? :confused:

[Fblack]

Tips are charged to your on board charge account each day of the cruise. You can review your on board account and see as each days tips get added. You do not need extra cash any more.

[dkjretired]

Tips are charged to your on board charge account each day of the cruise. You can review your on board account and see as each days tips get added. You do not need extra cash any more.

 

You may if you choose, remove the tips or adjust them upward. Also, if you choose Select Dining, tips must be prepaid, that is paid prior to getting on the ship....

[Johnthed0g]

That's about it really ...unless you wish to give more in cash for extra good service....

[Lsimon]

Normal procedure now is for the base, or recommend, amount of tips to either be automatically added to your on-board account, or prepaid before your cruise.

 

So the only reason you'd need cash for tips is if you want to give additional tips for good service at the end of the cruise. You can also add additional tips by increasing the charged tips - but any increases in the charge tips have to be made a few days before the end of the cruise. I'm not if you can do this or not if your tips have been prepaid as opposed to charged during the cruise.