Disney Cruise Line has modified the really useful gratuity for passengers on ships throughout the fleet with a ten% to fifteen% improve, relying on the stateroom class.
Visitors who already pre-paid gratuities previous to this variation may have these costs locked in and won’t be impacted by these latest modifications.
The really useful gratuity change by Disney is as follows:
- For non-Concierge company the really useful value is now $16 per day as an alternative of $14.50.
- For Concierge company the really useful value is now $27.25 per day as an alternative of the earlier value of $23.50.
The FAQ part on Disney’s web site states the next about gratuity pricing:
Q: Is there an anticipated quantity for gratuities, and what’s the easiest way to pay them?
A: It’s customary to present gratuities in recognition of remarkable service, which you’ll obtain in abundance aboard the ship. We suggest a gratuity quantity of $16.00 USD per evening, per stateroom Visitor, together with infants and kids.
Pre-Paid Gratuities are distributed to the crew members who deal with you within the following roles:
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- Eating room server
- Eating room assistant server
- Eating room head server
- Stateroom host
Visitors staying in Concierge Staterooms and Suites are really useful a gratuity quantity of $27.25 USD per evening, per stateroom Visitor. This contains gratuity for the assistant stateroom host, who providers the Concierge lodging, and the Concierge Lounge staff, along with the positions listed above.
Simply pre-pay non-compulsory gratuities on-line to create a carefree, all-inclusive expertise by visiting My Reservations in your Disney account and following the prompts for Pre-Paid Gratuities. In case you booked your Disney cruise with a journey agent, please contact them to use this fee for you.
For Visitor comfort, in case you didn’t get an opportunity to pre-pay earlier than boarding the ship, we are going to robotically cost your onboard account the advised non-compulsory gratuity quantity per Visitor per evening. As soon as on board the ship, in case you want to take away or alter the quantity of your non-compulsory gratuities, please go to Visitor Companies for help.
Requests to refund pre-paid non-compulsory gratuities might solely be processed in full again to the unique type of fee, which can embody types of fee made by a journey agent.
When will sailings be impacted by new charges?
- The brand new charges will go into impact beginning with these sailings:
January 23, 2025 – Disney Dream
January 24, 2025 – Disney Magic, Disney Fantasy, Disney Want
January 25, 2025 – Disney Treasure
January 26, 2025 – Disney Surprise
Breakdown of gratuity value modifications and the place it goes:
Non-Concierge Gratuities:
- Assistant Server: Elevated from $3.75 to $4.25
- Server: Elevated from $4.75 to $5.25
- Head Server: Stays at $1.25
- Stateroom Host: Elevated from $4.75 to $5.25
- Whole: Now $16.00, up from $14.50
Concierge Gratuities:
- Assistant Server: Elevated from $3.75 to $4.25
- Server: Elevated from $4.75 to $5.25
- Head Server: Stays at $1.25
- Stateroom Host: Elevated from $4.75 to $5.25
- Assistant Stateroom Host: Elevated from $1.00 to $1.25
- Concierge Lounge Staff: Elevated from $8.00 to $10.00
- Whole: Now $27.25, up from $23.50
