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FAQs

Do cruise employees actually get tips? ›

A large number of cruise lines, including Carnival, Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Princess, Norwegian, MSC Cruises, and Royal Caribbean include gratuities for stateroom attendants and dining room staff in onboard charges on a passenger's stateroom account.

According to the Maritime Injury Guide, which collects information from the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Transportation, there were 448 major cruise ship accidents between 2005 and 2023. Fifteen cruise vessels sank, and 16 people died in cruise ship accidents.

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Nothing, gratuities are optional. You can go to the Customer Service Desk and ask for them to be removed from your bill at any time before the end of the cruise. Some lines, such as P&O have done away with automatic gratuities.

You have the right to refuse this automatic gratuity charge and may compensate cruise staff on your own terms. However, you will need to notify the front desk of this desire. Otherwise it will appear on your bill when your cruise ends and it will be charged to your credit card on file.

(A 2023 report is due out this summer.) In the category of homicides, the 2022 cruise homicide rate of 0 was down from . 2 in 2017. The 2022 land homicide rate of 6.4 was up from 5.3 in 2017.

Unfortunately, the actual number of annual disappearances from cruise ships is unknown. It is estimated that over 200 passengers have gone missing within the past twenty years.

Pullmantur Cruises filed for bankruptcy protection in Spain in June 2020. Two of its' ships, former Royal Caribbean ships, Monarch of the Seas and Sovereign of the Seas, were sold and scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey. Pullmantur Cruises officially folded in 2021.

How much do cruise critic jobs pay per year? $38,500 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $59,000 is the 75th percentile.

What company owns the most cruise lines? ›

World's Leading Cruise Lines is a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest cruise vacation company in the world. Our goal is to help guests experience the best vacation possible by visiting the most desirable destinations at an outstanding value across all 9 brands.

What is the cheapest time to book a cruise? Prospective cruisers can usually find "a lot of good deals at the beginning of the year" during wave season, Goldberg-Glazer said. That period typically lasts from January until March. However, the optimal time to book may depend on when you plan to sail.

Unfortunately, fares don't rise and fall on a set schedule, and it's impossible to predict when they'll change. Past research has found that cruise fares might be lowest on Thursdays and highest on Wednesdays, but the data is constantly fluctuating, and some experts say it's inaccurate anyway.

Gratuities collected are distributed to crew members, including dining, bar and culinary services staff, stateroom attendants, hotel services teams as well as others onboard who work to enhance the overall cruise experience.

I always remove it and I tip more than the charge upfront. Because contrary to what so many people think.. the crew does not get it. They don't.

If you do not prepay cruise gratuities before sailing, the cruise line will add them to your onboard bill.

If you opt not to prepay gratuities, your SeaPass account will be charged $16 or $18.50 each day of your cruise. You can see the daily amount added to your cruise charges in the Royal Caribbean app.