juanita1767 Posted December 11, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2023 If I book a cruise and I get pre paid gratuities am I also required to pay and additional gratuity on my beverage package that is included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAHAM Posted December 11, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanita1767 Posted December 11, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Can you pay it per drink or does it need to be paid up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted December 11, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2023 The gratuity for both the "included" dining package and drink package are tacked on to your cruise fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMixer Posted December 11, 2023 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2023 If you mean that the “Open Bar Gratuities”, typically $305.20 on a 7 day cruise, have been paid ( by you or a TA or someone else) as part of the total cruise cost, then no, you are not “required” to pay any additional beverage package related gratuities. However, you will most likely get a wide variety of feedback on what you should or shouldn’t do re: additional tipping. Any additional gratuities should be based on whatever you feel comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Anoynmous Phoenix Posted December 11, 2023 #6 Share Posted December 11, 2023 @juanita1767 You will see something like this on your Confirmation email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanita1767 Posted December 11, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Thanks everyone, we usually cruise celebrity but our daughter and son in law is cruising NCL and I was unfamiliar with how NCL does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macewank Posted December 11, 2023 #8 Share Posted December 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, juanita1767 said: Thanks everyone, we usually cruise celebrity but our daughter and son in law is cruising NCL and I was unfamiliar with how NCL does it. It's pretty complicated if you don't sail NCL a lot, so no harm no foul. The main gist of it is, the "gratuities" I think you're referring to being pre-paid are likely your daily service charges, which go to your stateroom steward and back of house folks. bar/restaurant staff don't get those. The bev and dining ones, they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted December 11, 2023 #9 Share Posted December 11, 2023 6 hours ago, juanita1767 said: If I book a cruise and I get pre paid gratuities am I also required to pay and additional gratuity on my beverage package that is included? Your account statement should have a notation that your gratuities (meaning the DSC) has been paid. The grats on your FAS bar option are listed separately and are part of what you need to pay at final due date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted December 11, 2023 #10 Share Posted December 11, 2023 11 hours ago, juanita1767 said: Can you pay it per drink or does it need to be paid up front? You are paying grats on the package price for unlimited drinks. The same is true for the free specialty dining. You need to pay both by final payment date. At time of service, no additional grats are required. However, many will tip the bar waiter or bartender a buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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