Gratuities on Princess

[joejoe 59]

4 hours ago, Rassa said:

It isn't enough to say it is on the web site, you need to share your link.

 

I looked when @resordanishighlighted the matter and yes, I found a paragraph on the web site and printed it out, but that paragraph is now gone.  I will check again later.

Thanks but I am starting to feel this is the beginning of things perhaps changing - really hope I am wrong.

 

RCCL used to state on the tax invoice that Aust gratuities were included in the fare.   For my latest booking, I did not receive a tax invoice, I had to print out the details that were on the screen confirming the booking and there was nothing about gratuities.

I just checked my royal caribbean invoice & it definitely states gratuities included. Booked through an online agency 

[resordanis]

7 minutes ago, joejoe 59 said:

I just checked my royal caribbean invoice & it definitely states gratuities included. Booked through an online agency 

Mine doesn’t but I was assured, gratuities are at my discretion.

[arxcards]

10 hours ago, Emma Chisit said:

Go to the Princess website.  Scroll down to bottom of page.  Under “Ships and Experience” click on “FAQ: Onboard Experience” which gives you this link:

 

https://www.princess.com/learn/faq/onboard/onboard-experience/

 

Click on “Stateroom Services” where it says:

 

Tipping is not required or charged to your onboard account when sailing on a Princess ship that departs and returns to Australia and/or operates with Australian currency onboard (please refer to Onboard Currency.) You are welcome to reward our onboard crew for exceptional service, however, tipping is not required. For all other Princess ships, to simplify the tipping process for our guests, a discretionary crew incentive of $16.50 per guest for suites, $15.50 per guest for mini-suites and $14.50 per guest (including children) in all other staterooms, per day, is automatically added to your shipboard account on a daily basis. The crew incentive is a daily (adjustable) amount added to your onboard account and pooled in order to recognize the many crew members in the Bar, Dining, Entertainment, Housekeeping, Guest Services, Galley and Onboard Revenue areas and entertainment areas throughout our fleet who contribute to the guest experience. 

A 18% service charge added to bar charges, dining room wine accounts, and Lotus Spa® services. This is shared amongst the beverage staff, their support staff and Lotus Spa® personnel.

 

Under “Onboard Currency” in same list of FAQs it says:

All prices onboard Coral Princess®, Majestic Princess®, and Grand Princess® cruises departing from and returning to Australia, one way Sydney to Auckland and vice versa and repositioning voyages from Asia to Australia and vice versa are in Australian Dollars.

Prices onboard all other Princess Cruises ships including Princess cruises repositioning from USA to Australia (including sector on repositioning sailing Auckland to Sydney and vice versa) Regal Princess® repositioning from Europe/Asia to Australia and Diamond Princess® cruises departing from and returning to Japan are in US Dollars. 

 

The Regal bit must be a bit out of date. She isn't scheduled to head this way anytime soon. Majestic, Grand and Royal doing the season next year, Majestic, Grand & Discovery in 2024/5