Cruise Gratuity Calculator
Pick your cruise line to estimate the total daily crew gratuity for your sailing, including the suite tier difference and any prepay savings. Choose a line below or compare them all.
Royal Caribbean
Live$18.50 standard / $21 suite per day
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Carnival
Live$17 standard / $19 suite per day
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Disney Cruise Line
Live$16 standard / $27.25 Concierge per day
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NCL (Norwegian)
Live$20 standard / $25 suite + Haven per day
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Celebrity Cruises
Live$19.50 standard / $24.50 Retreat per day
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Princess Cruises
Live$18 standard / $20 suite per day
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Holland America
Live$18 standard / $20 suite per day
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Viking
Live$20 flat, no suite differential
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Related guides
- Should You Prepay Cruise Gratuities? The Real AnswerPrepaying gratuities almost never saves you money outright. What it does is lock your daily rate against the increases that hit several lines in 2026. Here is the math on when the rate lock pays off, when prepaid money is stuck, and the one line where prepaying genuinely costs less.
- Do You Tip on a Cruise if Gratuity Is Included? 2026The daily auto-gratuity most cruise lines charge already covers your standard service, so you are not obligated to tip extra. But it is a separate thing from the 18-20% added to drinks and spa, and a few lines bundle it into the fare entirely. Here is exactly what is and is not covered.
- Disney Cruise Gratuities 2026: What a Family Really PaysDisney recommends $16.00 per guest per night in standard staterooms and $27.25 in Concierge, and infants and children pay the same rate as adults. A family of four pays $256 on a 4-night cruise and $448 on a 7-night one.
- Carnival's 2026 Gratuity Increase: What It Really CostsCarnival raised its daily gratuity to $17 per person ($19 in suites) on April 2, 2026, its first increase in three years. Here is the real dollar impact over a 7-day cruise, the prepay-lock math, and how it stacks with the new 20% on drinks.
- Royal Caribbean Gratuities: Complete 2026 BreakdownRoyal Caribbean charges $18.50 per person per day in standard cabins and $21 in suites, auto-added to your SeaPass account. On top of that sits an 18% gratuity on every drink, package, and specialty meal. Here is the full breakdown, what you can remove, and what you cannot.