Originally Posted by
DanJ
When I was last on Princess, they charged it to our account on a daily basis. Royal Caribbean, I had to request they be charged. And Carnival charges them in one lump sum early in the cruise. I consider them to be a service fee, not tips, and part of the cost of cruising.
Norwegian is the same as Princess. Paying the service charge before the cruise keeps your bill a little cleaner and easier to audit prior to disembarkation. Otherwise, it's an additional 14 lines (assuming 2 in the cabin) scattered across 7 days of drink, spa and excursion charges.