Tipping and price matching

[Netosha]

I just booked my family a cruise for March! I am super excited!! We haven't been on one in 5 years.

 

I have a few questions.

 

If you add tip to your bill, does that cover everyone? Or do I need to bring cash to tip while on board? Like roomservice?

 

Before when I booked our cruise the price kept dropping and I called to have it adjusted. Do they still do this?

[lcpagejr]

You have the option to prepay your gratuities...or it will be added onto your account by day 2 or 3....$12.50/pp per day. If you do not have one of the drink packages.... the gratuity is added automatically to each drink. Other tipping is discretionary.. For Room service I usually tip the deliverer with cash...so you may want to bring a stack ot 1's and 5's with you for those type of situations...plus bills in smaller denominations comes in handy at ports

[salty dingo]

We are pre paying gratuities, and that covers almost everyone. Some $1 bills are handy for room service delivery people, and small purchases on shore.

 

You won't need to tip any bartender, since CCL always adds a generous tip to the bill for you. Personally I don't care if the bartender gets the money from CCL or not... I know I tipped a fair amount and what they do with the money is not my business.

 

If someone truly does something extra ordinary, an extra tip is a nice gesture, but I don't recall too many cases where staff did above and beyond the call of duty for us.

[Moviela]

They will adjust the cruise price if it goes down, but my experience is after final payment date, the prices usually go up a tiny bit. As for tipping you can pay everything with your sign and sail card. Even room service that is free will have a slip you can sign to add a tip. Off the ship you will need some small bills for tips. I carry $2 bills. Servers are more likely to remember you because they don't see them often, if at all.