Princess Cruises Gratuity Calculator
Estimate the auto-applied daily crew gratuity for your sailing
Total daily gratuity
$252.00
2 guests × 7 nights × $18.00/person/day
Per day (all guests)
$36.00
Suite tier costs
+$28.00
+$2.00/person/day vs standard
Prepay savings
Same rate
Prepay locks the rate, no discount
Who gets it
Pooled across the many onboard team members, those guests see daily and behind-the-scenes crew (dining, housekeeping, etc.).
Removing or adjusting it
Pay-as-you-go Crew Appreciation can be adjusted/removed onboard at Guest Services up until disembarkation. Prepaid Crew Appreciation CANNOT be removed once purchased; no post-cruise refunds. Moderate strictness.
Prepay vs onboard
Can prepay; prepaying locks the rate. Pay-as-you-go Crew Appreciation can be adjusted onboard. Same dollar amount whether prepaid or onboard.
Children
Same daily rate as adults (Princess applies Crew Appreciation per guest; no separate published child 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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- Princess Final Payment Is Now 120 Days: The Cancel MathPrincess moved final payment to 120 days and rewrote the cancellation ladder for new bookings on cruises up to 44 days. On a 7-day sailing the 100 percent forfeit window grows from 30 days to 60, a cancellation at 80 days out now costs three quarters of the booking instead of a quarter, and deposits are up 20 to 25 percent. Here is the old schedule against the new one, dollar by dollar, and the one-in-ten test for whether Princess Vacation Protection pays.
- 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.