Originally Posted by
MVF Trekker
If you're traveling alone in a double occupancy cabin, do you have to pay twice the required prepaid gratuities? The brochure says "prepaid gratuities per person based on double occupancy" and when I called them, they confirmed that I have to pay twice even if it's only 1 person traveling.
I'm a newbie when it comes to cruises but it doesn't seem fair I have to pay gratuities for 2 people if only 1 person is traveling. The cabin fare I understand but it's not like I'll be ordering for 2. The port fees, on the other hand, are indeed per person even if you're traveling solo.
In my experience there has never been a "requirement" to pay gratuities. The cruiselines generally will suggest what is appropriate in their view and will even automatically charge the gratuities to your onboard account, but you always have the option to have the charge removed from your account and pay whatever you think is fair.