cruiseguy1016 Posted February 28 #1 Share Posted February 28 I won't go into all the details but one of my family members wants to remove his gratuities for our upcoming family cruise. We have all prepaid our gratuities. Can prepaid gratuities be removed on the ship? Can he remove just his and leave his cabin mate's in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 28 #2 Share Posted February 28 Call and cancel prepaid gratuities before the cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted February 28 #3 Share Posted February 28 Yes, just go to guest services and ask them to remove it. It’ll be credited to obc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted February 28 #4 Share Posted February 28 23 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said: I won't go into all the details but one of my family members wants to remove his gratuities for our upcoming family cruise. We have all prepaid our gratuities. Can prepaid gratuities be removed on the ship? Can he remove just his and leave his cabin mate's in place? I would ask my TA or someone working for royal. Not sure this is where is take a for sure answer from, unless it was my own ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted February 28 #5 Share Posted February 28 33 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Call and cancel prepaid gratuities before the cruise. +1 22 minutes ago, HicksRA said: Yes, just go to guest services and ask them to remove it. It’ll be credited to obc. I thought you could only remove gratuities added on board not if they were pre-paid. https://thepointsguy.com/guide/remove-prepaid-cruise-gratuities/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerick Posted February 28 #6 Share Posted February 28 I also read that pre-paid gratuities cannot be removed once on board. When I booked, I used OBC to pay for Gratuities. Prior to sailing I removed same. Once on board, I asked for gratuities to not be added to my account. I visited the Casino, and cashed out the OBC refund from cancelling prepaid gratuities. I took the cash back to Guest Services, and exchanged the large bills for small. I then handed out those same gratuities plus to crew members that provided service to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheezsmith Posted February 28 #7 Share Posted February 28 So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted February 28 #8 Share Posted February 28 Just now, sheezsmith said: So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! They get a paycheck 10 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheezsmith Posted February 28 #9 Share Posted February 28 1 minute ago, not-enough-cruising said: They get a paycheck As your name says, “NOT ENOUGH”. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted February 28 Author #10 Share Posted February 28 5 minutes ago, sheezsmith said: As your name says, “NOT ENOUGH”. You're their accountant? You know how much they make? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saab4444 Posted February 28 #11 Share Posted February 28 22 minutes ago, sheezsmith said: So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! 18 USD per person per day is no longer a small amount. 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 28 #12 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, cruiseguy1016 said: Can prepaid gratuities be removed on the ship? Very unlikely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted February 28 #13 Share Posted February 28 30 minutes ago, sheezsmith said: As your name says, “NOT ENOUGH”. I agree; nearly 900 nights at sea among multiple lines, certainly not enough. 7 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted February 28 #14 Share Posted February 28 25 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said: You're their accountant? You know how much they make? Exactly, thank you. We all know what the minimum pay scale is, the “behind the scenes staff” is doing just fine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyank Posted February 28 #15 Share Posted February 28 37 minutes ago, sheezsmith said: So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing Same as every hotel we stay in. 37 minutes ago, sheezsmith said: if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! This is your opinion, nothing more 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted February 28 #16 Share Posted February 28 45 minutes ago, sheezsmith said: So all the crew that clean up after you, hallways, stairways, restrooms etc get nothing, if you can afford a cruise, you can afford to pay all of the crew a small gratuity!! And so it begins. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted February 28 #17 Share Posted February 28 As far as I understand you can get them removed once onboard. You will have to tell them the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 28 #18 Share Posted February 28 20 minutes ago, travelberlin said: As far as I understand you can get them removed once onboard. Not prepaid ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunks Posted February 28 #19 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, not-enough-cruising said: Exactly, thank you. We all know what the minimum pay scale is, the “behind the scenes staff” is doing just fine I will not get into the tip -vs-not tip debate, but I am curious how anyone would know the minimum pay scale??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted February 28 #20 Share Posted February 28 2 minutes ago, spunks said: I will not get into the tip -vs-not tip debate, but I am curious how anyone would know the minimum pay scale??? https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/your-rights/wages 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted February 28 #21 Share Posted February 28 1 minute ago, spunks said: I will not get into the tip -vs-not tip debate, but I am curious how anyone would know the minimum pay scale??? Because it is set by the International Labour Organization and is published every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunks Posted February 28 #22 Share Posted February 28 10 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said: Because it is set by the International Labour Organization and is published every year. yeah...I read that link with some amusement. It said...recommended wages....It also said recommended working hours of 48 hours a week. It also said recommended off times of at least 10 hours a day. Have you seen even ONE worker on a cruise ship get such generous treatment?48 hours for someone working 7 days a week seems strange to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick93 Posted February 28 #23 Share Posted February 28 Yay for the tip threads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick93 Posted February 28 #24 Share Posted February 28 I think all the people who feel the staff is not paid enough should stop cruising in protest until the wages are increased. This thread is always fun as people have the right to remove tips….so if its is allowed it will be done. Doesn’t matter what the goodnicks say - nobody pays more taxes if they don’t have to and some people believe the tips (which is what they are called) are optional and as per the rules can be removed. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted February 28 #25 Share Posted February 28 34 minutes ago, spunks said: yeah...I read that link with some amusement. It said...recommended wages....It also said recommended working hours of 48 hours a week. It also said recommended off times of at least 10 hours a day. Have you seen even ONE worker on a cruise ship get such generous treatment?48 hours for someone working 7 days a week seems strange to me. Nowhere does it say “recommended” wages, it is a mandated minimum guarantee. As well as maximum hours allowed to be worked in a 7 day period as well as minimum hours off duty in any given 36 hour period. regardless, folks take the jobs knowing terms, and they keep signing up. https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_845493/lang--en/index.htm 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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