| Royal Caribbean International | $18.50 per guest per day, or $21.00 in a suite- — Applied to your SeaPass account daily unless you prepay at booking.
- — 18% is added automatically to drinks, drink packages, specialty dining, room service and minibar.
- — 20% is added to spa and salon purchases.
- — Can be changed at Guest Relations any time before the morning you get off.
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| Carnival Cruise Line | Added automatically to your Sail & Sign account each day- — Carnival publishes the current rate on its Money & Gratuities help page rather than in the contract.
- — We have not recorded the figure because the page we read did not state it.
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| Norwegian Cruise Line | No required or recommended tipping for general service- — Norwegian states you should not feel obliged to tip, and staff may accept cash for exceptional service.
- — 20% is still added automatically to spa and salon services, all beverage purchases and specialty dining.
- — Concierge, butler, youth staff and beverage servers do not share the overall service charge, so the line suggests tipping them directly.
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| Celebrity Cruises | $19.50 per guest per day inside, ocean view and veranda- — $20.50 in Concierge Class and AquaClass.
- — $24.50 in The Retreat.
- — Applied to your SeaPass account daily unless you prepay at booking.
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| Princess Cruises | Crew Appreciation, charged daily by stateroom category- — Suites: $20.00 USD per person per day. Mini Suites, Cabanas and Reserve Collection: $19.00. All other stateroom types: $18.00.
- — The amount is added automatically to your onboard account.
- — You may adjust it at your discretion at any time during the cruise, but only before you disembark. It is not refundable after the cruise.
- — It can be prepaid through Manage Booking.
- — A separate, nonrefundable 20% Service Charge is added to optional purchases such as drinks, specialty dining and private group functions.
- — Crew appreciation does not apply to residents of Australia or New Zealand on voyages departing those regions.
- — All Crew Appreciation and Service Charge payments across the fleet are pooled and distributed to crew as compensation and bonuses.
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| MSC Cruises | A daily Hotel Service Charge per person, set by the region you are sailing- — Caribbean, Alaska and USA sailings are charged at one rate; Mediterranean, Northern Europe and other regions at another.
- — Children under 2 are not charged.
- — Can be added to the cruise price at booking instead of your onboard account.
- — Removable through the Guest Relations Manager if service was unsatisfactory.
- — Voyagers Club members are not exempt.
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| Holland America Line | US $18.00 per guest per day, or US $20.00 in a suite- — Holland America calls it Crew Appreciation and adds it to your onboard account daily.
- — A 20% service charge is added to drinks, specialty dining covers and bar items; 18% on spa and salon.
- — Adjustable on board before your account is finalised.
- — Nothing is added automatically in ports, terminals or on shore excursions.
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| Disney Cruise Line | $16.00 per night per guest is the recommended amount, including infants and children- — $27.25 per night per guest in Concierge staterooms and suites.
- — Disney describes it as customary and optional, and it can be prepaid online.
- — It covers the dining room servers, head server and stateroom host.
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| Virgin Voyages | $22 per Sailor per day, or $20 if you prepay before you sail- — Applied automatically to your onboard folio.
- — Nothing else is added — no gratuity on drinks, dining or spa.
- — A prepaid gratuity is locked in and non-refundable.
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| Viking | $20 USD per person per night, added automatically if not prepaid- — Viking calls it a recommended rate and it can be changed or paid in cash at Guest Services.
- — Separately, Viking suggests $3 per person per day for local guides and $2 for local drivers.
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| Cunard Line | US$18 per person per day in Britannia and Britannia Club, US$19 in the Grills- — Charged for each night of the voyage.
- — A separate 18% service charge is added to every drink bought in a bar or restaurant.
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| Oceania Cruises | Included in the fare for all guests- — Part of Oceania's Your World Included promise, announced 5 September 2024.
- — Covers stateroom attendants, butlers and dining waitstaff.
- — Previously included only for some guests or loyalty tiers.
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