imescaping Posted March 18 #1 Share Posted March 18 I have a stupid question. Stupid because it seems obvious, but I have been burned by wording before. Is the “crew appreciation”that is included in the plus package the same as what used to be called gratuities? If so which gratuities are included (housekeeping, per drink, dining??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted March 18 #2 Share Posted March 18 24 minutes ago, imescaping said: I have a stupid question. Stupid because it seems obvious, but I have been burned by wording before. Is the “crew appreciation”that is included in the plus package the same as what used to be called gratuities? If so which gratuities are included (housekeeping, per drink, dining??) Yes. Includes everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombud Posted March 18 #3 Share Posted March 18 (edited) Yes, daily gratuities included (room, dining, drinks, all items in the package). I believe that spa and hairdresser / barber gratuities are not included Edited March 18 by Ombud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonders By Wallis Posted March 18 #4 Share Posted March 18 36 minutes ago, imescaping said: I have a stupid question. Stupid because it seems obvious, but I have been burned by wording before. Is the “crew appreciation”that is included in the plus package the same as what used to be called gratuities? If so which gratuities are included (housekeeping, per drink, dining??) Everything included in the package has crew appreciation (i.e., gratuities) included. Other items will have gratuities added (e.g., if you buy a drink that is more than the $15 Princess Plus limit, you will be charged the amount over $15 plus an 18% gratuity on top of that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMadame Posted March 18 #5 Share Posted March 18 16 minutes ago, Ombud said: Yes, daily gratuities included (room, dining, drinks, all items in the package). I believe that spa and hairdresser / barber gratuities are not included They add an 18% service charge to spa services. To the OP, Crew appreciation is replacing the gratuities that we used to put in the envelopes. Other services such as Specialty Dining, drinks, spa, any other food that cost extra, etc. add an 18% service charge automatically. If you have a package, you may not see the SC. For example, if you buy a drink for $15 or less and have the Plus package, the 18% service charge is added but the drink is free so you aren't going to see it. But if you buy a drink for $17 (for example), you get charged $2 + an 18% SC on the $2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imescaping Posted March 18 Author #6 Share Posted March 18 Thank you everyone for the quick replies! Cruise Critic members are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted March 19 #7 Share Posted March 19 22 hours ago, imescaping said: I have a stupid question. Stupid because it seems obvious, but I have been burned by wording before. Is the “crew appreciation” that is included in the plus package the same as what used to be called gratuities? If so which gratuities are included (housekeeping, per drink, dining??) To be precise, Crew Appreciation is the former auto gratuities billed to the cabin account nightly and you had the option to pre-pay via the Cruise Personalizer. These monies are for cabin stewards, dining waiters and other behind scenes personnel. The daily CA is included in Plus & Premier. If a guest doesn't have Plus or Premier, they pay directly, but there is the option to remove all or a portion of CA in this case (not with packages). Most of us on here frown at a suggestion to remove CA if allowed to do so. For bar service and other similar, there is 18% automatically added to every item and this is not optional and cannot be removed. If a guest has purchased a beverage package, then every ordered beverage under the package comes with no extra gratuity charge because the package cost has 18% added to it. If a guest has Plus or Premier, they have a beverage package included and therefore the bar gratuity of 18% has been included. Notice this is something separate from the CA. Finally, if a guest orders a beverage outside the package coverage, then they pay the full cost and the 18% (example would be ordering a beer when guest has a non-alcohol package). If they order a beverage that would fall in the package, but is over the maximum cost allowed (e.g. $15), then they pay the difference between the max limit and their drink, plus 18% on that cost difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted March 19 #8 Share Posted March 19 I have not read the different replies, and we (8 of us) did purchase the Premier package. It included what you are asking about, and I know for myself, I did NOT use everything that was available to me, but that was MY choice. This package covered all the gratuities, but I decided I wanted to give a little more, and this was my choice. So I did this for our room steward who was very good and also in the MDR people who took care of us for some of the dinners. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpdog42 Posted March 19 #9 Share Posted March 19 On 3/18/2024 at 12:19 AM, Ombud said: Yes, daily gratuities included (room, dining, drinks, all items in the package). I believe that spa and hairdresser / barber gratuities are not included And Security...Unfortunately!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted March 19 #10 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, mpdog42 said: And Security...Unfortunately!! Neither do all the Activities team members. A fact, as my DD was one of them for almost ten years with Celebrity! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare flying boat Posted March 19 #11 Share Posted March 19 And you can still get envelopes from guest services if you want them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted March 19 #12 Share Posted March 19 3 hours ago, flying boat said: And you can still get envelopes from guest services if you want them. We get envelopes all the time to top out extra to our servers, bartenders and steward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted March 20 #13 Share Posted March 20 (edited) On 3/17/2024 at 10:43 PM, MacMadame said: They add an 18% service charge to spa services. To the OP, Crew appreciation is replacing the gratuities that we used to put in the envelopes. Other services such as Specialty Dining, drinks, spa, any other food that cost extra, etc. add an 18% service charge automatically. If you have a package, you may not see the SC. For example, if you buy a drink for $15 or less and have the Plus package, the 18% service charge is added but the drink is free so you aren't going to see it. But if you buy a drink for $17 (for example), you get charged $2 + an 18% SC on the $2. Just to understand. Let's assume someone with the package stays under the included $15 drink. Do they add an 18% grat for each drink ordered based on the actual cost of those "free" drinks? Or, is the package priced up front to include an amount for those gratuities? Edited March 20 by ldubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted March 20 #14 Share Posted March 20 19 minutes ago, ldubs said: Just to understand. Let's assume someone with the package stays under the included $15 drink. Do they add an 18% grat for each drink ordered based on the actual cost of those "free" drinks? Or, is the package priced up front to include an amount for those gratuities? Every drink within the price of the package has no grat added If you order something over the limit you only pay the grat on the amount over the limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted March 20 #15 Share Posted March 20 34 minutes ago, memoak said: Every drink within the price of the package has no grat added If you order something over the limit you only pay the grat on the amount over the limit Thanks. It would seem a logical assumption an amount is included in the package pricing for gratuities. If so, everyone contributes the same gratuity amount regardless of how many drinks are consumed or the price of those drinks. Not something to keep me awake at night. Just an observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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