Royal Caribbean International

Tipping

Tips can be prepaid when the cruise is booked, added on to shipboard accounts, or given in cash on the last night of the cruise. Suggested gratuities per passenger per day are $3.50 for the cabin steward ($5.75 for suites), $3.50 for the waiter, $2 for the assistant waiter, and $0.75 for the headwaiter. A 15% gratuity is automatically added to all bar tabs.

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