MTD/Daily Gratuities

[Bailey & Sophie]

We're on our first Royal cruise next February (can't wait!!).

One MORE question regarding the auto grats:

 

We will be in My Time Dining and will pre-pay grats. Will our daily grat charge be adjusted or will we be charged the full $12 per person per day?

 

Thanks for helping.

[Clarea]

We're on our first Royal cruise next February (can't wait!!).

One MORE question regarding the auto grats:

 

We will be in My Time Dining and will pre-pay grats. Will our daily grat charge be adjusted or will we be charged the full $12 per person per day?

 

Thanks for helping.

If you are in regular stateroom (below a Grand Suite), your tips will be $12pp/day. If you are in a Grand Suite or better, your tips will be $14.25pp/day.

[Bailey & Sophie]

If you are in regular stateroom (below a Grand Suite), your tips will be $12pp/day. If you are in a Grand Suite or better, your tips will be $14.25pp/day.

We'll be in a regular stateroom so grats will be $12.

My question is: am I paying all grats up front or the just MTD portion?

[Kcruiser2014]

We're on our first Royal cruise next February (can't wait!!).

 

One MORE question regarding the auto grats:

 

 

 

We will be in My Time Dining and will pre-pay grats. Will our daily grat charge be adjusted or will we be charged the full $12 per person per day?

 

 

 

Thanks for helping.

 

 

Once you prepay, no additional auto tips for your daily auto gratuities will be added each day. The only difference is that you pay them ahead of time, so they do not have to add it to your account daily. It does include ALL your daily gratuities.

 

 

Karen

 

Radiance of the Seas Alaska- August 23, 2013

 

Navigator of the Seas (oil spill cruise!) - March 23, 2014

 

Navigator of the Seas- September 7, 2014

 

Freedom of the Seas- December 21, 2014

 

Carnival Magic- November 2, 2014

Edited July 14, 2014 by Kcruiser2014

[Bailey & Sophie]

Once you prepay, no additional auto tips for your daily auto gratuities will be added each day. The only difference is that you pay them ahead of time, so they do not have to add it to your account daily. It does include ALL your daily gratuities.

 

 

Karen

 

Radiance of the Seas Alaska- August 23, 2013

 

Navigator of the Seas (oil spill cruise!) - March 23, 2014

 

Navigator of the Seas- September 7, 2014

 

Freedom of the Seas- December 21, 2014

 

Carnival Magic- November 2, 2014

So I can get off and not have a balance due? This is great!!

[Kcruiser2014]

So I can get off and not have a balance due? This is great!!

 

 

Good luck with getting off without a bill!!! LOL!!!! It is possible, and you can still have a good time, but there are opportunities everywhere to spend money!!

 

 

Karen

 

Radiance of the Seas Alaska- August 23, 2013

 

Navigator of the Seas (oil spill cruise!) - March 23, 2014

 

Navigator of the Seas- September 7, 2014

 

Freedom of the Seas- December 21, 2014

 

Carnival Magic- November 2, 2014

[reallyitsmema]

So I can get off and not have a balance due? This is great!!

 

Yes, if you have MTD, the $12/day is paid in advance. That daily fee pays the head waiter, waiter, assistant waiter and also your cabin steward.

 

If you buy a drink on the ship, a 15% gratuity will be charged on that drink. Those gratuities can't be prepaid since some drink a lot, some drink nothing.

[Clarea]

We'll be in a regular stateroom so grats will be $12.

My question is: am I paying all grats up front or the just MTD portion?

The standard gratuity pays for dining room staff, stateroom attendant, and other housekeeping services.

[cb at sea]

If you pre-pay, then ALL the grats are done.....except for room service tips (if you use that service!).

[leaveitallbehind]

We'll be in a regular stateroom so grats will be $12.

My question is: am I paying all grats up front or the just MTD portion?

 

The full amount of all gratuities are prepaid at final payment with MTD. $12 per person per day in a standard stateroom and $14.25 per day per person if in a suite. There is no remaining gratuity balance due charged to your SeaPass card on board.

Edited July 14, 2014 by leaveitallbehind

[CruisinCrow]

So I can get off and not have a balance due? This is great!!

 

Theoretically, yes. We've never managed to pull that off. :)

Edited July 14, 2014 by CruisinCrow

[Bailey & Sophie]

Yes, if you have MTD, the $12/day is paid in advance. That daily fee pays the head waiter, waiter, assistant waiter and also your cabin steward.

 

If you buy a drink on the ship, a 15% gratuity will be charged on that drink. Those gratuities can't be prepaid since some drink a lot, some drink nothing.

Drink package...also will be pre-paid before we go.

[Bailey & Sophie]

The standard gratuity pays for dining room staff, stateroom attendant, and other housekeeping services.

We're good with that. They deserve every penny!!

[Bailey & Sophie]

The full amount of all gratuities are prepaid at final payment with MTD. $12 per person per day in a standard stateroom and $14.25 per day per person if in a suite. There is no remaining gratuity balance due charged to your SeaPass card on board.

Thanks. I wasn't sure how this was handled. And for as many tipping threads as there are, I had never seen this addressed before. (Well, that I paid attention to...)