Wednesday, 5 April 2017

USA TODAY's guide to cruise ship gratuity charges.

© Peter Gonzalez, Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Cruise Line
is hiking the amount of gratuity for staff it
automatically adds to passenger bills
There perhaps is nothing more controversial in the world of cruising than the gratuity charge.

It is a fee of up to $23 per person, per day that many of the biggest cruise lines, including Carnival, Princess and Norwegian, automatically add to passenger bills, saying it will be passed on to crew members in recognition of their service.

The charge is levied whether or not a passenger feels he or she has experienced good service, though at many lines it can be adjusted or removed while on-board.

The practice of adding automatic gratuity charges to cruise bills has sprung up over the past few decades, replacing a more informal system where cruisers tipped room stewards and wait staff at their own discretion, in varying amounts.


By Gene Sloan.
Full story at MSN News.

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