It is customary for guests to extend gratuities to the shipboard staff in appreciation for their hard work and exceptional service. All gratuities are divided among the service staff on the ship, including the staff that work behind the scenes to enhance your overall cruise experience.
Carnival Cruise line:
- Standard staterooms: $13.99 per person/per day.
- Suites: $15.99 per person/per day.
Celebrity Cruise line: Celebrity has increased the automatic daily gratuity for all new bookings made on or after January 6, 2020. Guests currently booked that have not yet prepaid their gratuities, will have until the time of sailing to do so at the old rate.
- Standard Staterooms: $15.50 per person/per day (Previous amount $14.50).
- Concierge Class and Aqua Class staterooms: $16.00 per person/per day (Previous amount $16.00).
- Suites: $19.00 per person/per day (Previous amount $19.00).
Disney:
- All staterooms: $12.00 per person/per day.
Holland America:
- Standard staterooms: $14.50 per person/per day.
- Suites: $16.00 per person/per day.
Norwegian:
- All sailings except Norwegian Sun and Sky:
- Standard staterooms to Mini Suites: $14.50 per person/per day.
- Haven and Suites: $17.50 per person/per day.
- Norwegian Sun and Sky Sailings:
- Standard staterooms to Mini Suites: $15 per person/per day.
- Haven and Suites: $18 per person/per day.
Princess:
- Standard Staterooms: $14.50 per person/per day.
- Mini-suites and Club class: $15.50 per person/per day.
- Suites: $16.50 per person/per day.
Royal Caribbean:
- Standard Staterooms-Junior Suites: $14.50 per person/per day.
- Grand suites and above: $17.50 per person/per day.
MSC (US):
- Caribbean Sailings:
- Adults and children over 12: $12.50 per person/per night.
- Children 2-11: $6.25 per person/per night.
- South America Sailings:
- Adults and children over 12: $12.50 per person/per night.
- Children 2-11: $6.25 per person/per night.
- South Africa:
- Adults and children over 12: $12.50 per person/per night.
- Children 2-11: $6.25 per person/per night.
- Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Canary Island and Emirates:
- Adults and children over 12: 10 Euro per person/per night
- Children 2-11: 5 Euro per person/per night.