Never had a problem with Holland America on 15-22 day cruises (which also incurs gratuity charges daily). Then again, we only spend on corkage and a few odd happy hour drinks which we keep track of as incurred. They've got us marked as cheapskates now. Spent less on the more-recent 22 day cruise than the earlier 15 day one.
Originally Posted by
8dimsum
per the math: 35 days X $31/day gratuity= $1,035 X 2= $2,070! WHOA!
$62/day gratuity for 2, is in my opinion steep: did you stay in a PH? with a butler, then reluctantly, OK.
It's $15-22 pp pd for gratuities (going up $1 pp pd) depending on cabin.
At the rates they charge ($400 pp pd for an itinerary cruise, $200+ for a repo - in inside cabins), they can easily include gratuities and a whole bunch of other things.