Royal Caribbean To Increase Its Crew Gratuity Charges
Royal Caribbean International will marginally increase the crew gratuity rates automatically added to guests' onboard accounts starting November 1, 2024.
Royal Caribbean will raise gratuity rates next month. Here's how much you'll pay.
Royal Caribbean International guests may face steeper bills on their next cruise. The cruise line will raise its recommended gratuity rates next month, according to the company. Passengers staying in suites will pay $21 per guest each day, up from $20.50, while rates for all other cabin categories will increase from $18 to $18.50.
Hundreds of passengers suddenly ill after sailing Royal Caribbean
Nearly 200 passengers recently fell ill on Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas ship during a voyage through Alaska. A total of 180 passengers out of the 2,172 total passengers aboard reported feeling ill during the voyage — accounting for more than 8% of cruisers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What Royal Caribbean passengers must know about daily gratuities
Still, any time the cruise line increases daily gratuities it brings up questions from passengers. Here's what the policy will be as of Nov. 1, according to the Royal Caribbean we
Royal Caribbean to Increase Gratuities on Board — What to Know
The increase will start on Nov. 1. Royal Caribbean will increase its daily automatic gratuities next month, the latest in a long list of cruise lines to do so. Starting Nov. 1, gratuities will go up to $18.
Royal Caribbean passenger sues cruise line over hidden camera in cabin bathroom
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a guest and “all other similarly situated passengers” in the Southern District of Florida ...
Construction begins on Royal Caribbean’s new Icon-class cruise ship
Royal Caribbean International has begun work on the latest cruise ship in its Icon-class series ahead of a debut launch in ...
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Keel Laid for Third Royal Caribbean Icon
The construction of the third Icon Class ship is now underway, Royal Caribbean International announced in a press release.
Royal Caribbean makes a happy return
Passengers have been unsure as to whether their cruise would leave as planned or return as scheduled. It was a great time of ...
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Royal Caribbean Extends Port Everglades Agreement Through 2030
Royal Caribbean extends its partnership with Port Everglades through 2030, boosting local economy and enhancing cruise ...
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Royal Caribbean International Celebrates Float Out of Star of the Seas
Royal Caribbean's new ship, Star of the Seas, floated out at the Meyer Turku shipyard and will debut in August 2025 with ...
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Royal Caribbean Returns to Labadee After Seven-Month Hiatus
Royal Caribbean International successfully returned to its private destination in Labadee this week, following a seven-month ...
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Royal Caribbean plans a return to Labadee, its private destination in Haiti
Royal Caribbean suspended calls at Labadee in March in light of political instability in the country. But the first ship, the ...
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Royal Caribbean International to introduce new private destination in Mexico
Royal Caribbean International is to open a new private destination, Perfect Day Mexico, in Mahahual on Mexico’s Caribbean ...
Royal Caribbean to take over Mexico port, build out 2nd ‘Perfect Day’ resort
Royal Caribbean looked at a lot of potential homes for its second “Perfect Day” port of call after the success of its private Bahamas version on CocoCay. In the end, it decided to buy an entire port ...