Gratuities explained on board cruise ships

P&O have recently announced increased gratuity charges across its seven ship fleet....

From £3.50 per day to £3.95 (not too bad hey)

For those new to cruising or not sure how the whole gratuities work:

Most cruise companies add them to your on board account automatically and customers are advised to pay at the end of their cruise.

Other cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean/Celebrity Cruises give you the option to pre pay in advance which I would always recommend as you have then pre budgeted for your cruise and no need to worry when your on board.

Tbh..... most people like to tip staff directly on board and opt out of pre paying.... in doing this you need to be aware that service staff you don't see on a daily basis don't get anything! In pre paying it makes it fair for all service staff on board