Our very first cruise was on Holland America, back when they were "no tipping required". We were young and naive travelers and not a lot of info available on the net in the mid 90's. All cruise long, they talked about no tipping required, and wouldn't even make suggestions to how much to tip to anyone. "You don't have to, we pay our staff good, but whatever you wish to give as a token of your appreciation will be thankfully received" blah blah. So we thought the 25 or 30 bucks we gave our cabin steward and dining room waiter was really going above and beyond lol. Of course, a year or so later, I discover cruising websites like Cruise Critic and such, and realize that we vastly underpaid based on the accepted norms.

Are there even "no tipping allowed" cruises?