Celebrity Cruises Gratuity Calculator
Estimate the auto-applied daily crew gratuity for your sailing
Total daily gratuity
$273.00
2 guests × 7 nights × $19.50/person/day
Per day (all guests)
$39.00
Suite tier costs
+$70.00
+$5.00/person/day vs standard
Prepay savings
Same rate
Prepay locks the rate, no discount
Who gets it
Distributed among dining room servers, stateroom attendants, and behind-the-scenes crew.
Removing or adjusting it
Can be adjusted/removed at Guest Relations onboard, though Celebrity officially frames the program as expected. The 20% beverage/spa and 18% specialty-dining-package auto-gratuities on purchases cannot be removed.
Prepay vs onboard
Can prepay via travel advisor or Celebrity's site/app before sailing; prepaying locks the rate against increases. Same dollar amount otherwise.
Children
Same daily rate as adults (no separate published child gratuity rate).
Note: this calculator covers the daily crew gratuity only. The separate 18-20% service charge auto-added to drink packages and individual bar, dining and spa purchases is not included here (a planned future enhancement).
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- 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.