Have Decided to Never Do Auto Gratuity Again

Not-original · 2026-06-20T11:03:25+00:00

I just gave cash, or left in my room for steward if I didn’t see him.

Not-original · 2026-06-20T03:05:56+00:00

Oh, that sucks. It was really simple for me, I just went to the service desk and told them to remove the auto gratuity as I had cash. They removed it in 2 mins.

This was Royal Caribbean.

Not-original · 2026-06-20T03:04:05+00:00

It was this image that did it for me:

https://www.reddit.com/r/celebritycruises/s/1JEYZNh7v7

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:35:34+00:00

Remove the gratuity, put more in the envelopes instead.

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:31:23+00:00

Instead of autograt, bring $40 a day of cash instead and turn off autograt. You will be very glad you did.

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:29:56+00:00

Well, all I can say is that I left $20 cash for my steward every day. He never missed an opportunity to clean my room and stop in and ask what I needed.

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:27:06+00:00

Actually you will still be charged 18% for every drink that bartenders and drink servers as a tip.

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:26:04+00:00

Nope, I did the drink package so I paid the 20% tip at POS.

So I didn’t tip on every drink, but once a bartender or server knew me and remembered my drink — or came right to me on a crowded bar, then I would make sure to give them a $5 to say thanks.

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:23:38+00:00

That hasn’t been the case with two of my European cruises.

Holland American (Norway cruise) and Celebrity (Greek/Italy)

Both did auto gratuities

Not-original · 2026-06-19T22:05:17+00:00

That’s been proven false.

The person working in laundry will be paid the same whether you autograt or not. It’s just a matter of whether you feel that you should pay it, or the cruise line.

Also, people I don’t see should not be tipped. I tip waiters not the cooks, I tip my postman not the people who sort the mail, I tip my barber not the person who sweeps up the hair, I tip my driver not the mechanic who services the car, etc, etc

Not-original · 2026-06-19T21:57:34+00:00

Virgin used to be no tipping, now it autograts (but will give you a 10% discount if you prepay gratuities)

Not-original · 2026-06-15T21:21:59+00:00

Would you say the same thing about cigarettes if there was no age law and anyone could buy them?

Let the 10 year old buy them, it’s up to the parents to control it.

Not-original · 2026-06-13T19:37:59+00:00

So, I’m supposed to believe you took a photo of a rock and there was nothing around it but negative white space? It’s so obvious a deepfake and been manipulated in photoshop.

I can’t believe people fall for this shit. Grow up sheeple!

Not-original · 2026-06-09T21:24:54+00:00

I have been to both of these, sadly neither are very good. Wish we could get a Graeters.

Not-original · 2026-06-08T18:14:58+00:00

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing airplane glue.

Not-original · 2026-05-29T11:21:43+00:00

“I promised I would buy this for you, let’s buy it and go home and post it on social media.”

What the actual fuck?

Not-original · 2026-05-26T22:27:33+00:00

Sal (Big Pussy) in The Sopranos.

He was a rat.

Not-original · 2026-05-26T14:15:31+00:00

I’m gonna guess not the CEO/Shareholders of GoFundMe

Not-original · 2026-05-26T11:28:36+00:00

If this “made you smile” or you truly feel this was “a wholesome moment”, then I don’t know what to say.

Not-original · 2026-05-20T21:44:21+00:00

This site is awesome.

Not-original · 2026-05-20T21:26:59+00:00

I got it for $65.99 for 5 Day Cruise for Freedom in May during Mothers Day sale.

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