Cruise vacations are meant to be relaxing, but navigating onboard charges—especially automatic gratuities—can leave some travelers feeling confused or frustrated. If you’re wondering how to remove or adjust these gratuities, you’re not alone. In this post, we’ll walk you through what automatic gratuities are, why they exist, and how you can modify or remove them if you choose to.
What Are Automatic Gratuities?
Most major cruise lines (like Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, and others) charge daily service fees—typically $16 to $20 per person per day. These automatic gratuities are meant to compensate the entire crew, from your room steward and dining servers to behind-the-scenes workers like the kitchen crew and laundry staff. Rather than tipping individually, cruise lines pool these gratuities and distribute them among staff.
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