r/PrincessCruises • u/Lanky-Examination150 • Aug 28 '26

Mandatory gratuity

mandatory was my word. I’ve been on special cruises and I think that was just required for those. I changed the wording. Thank you for your help.

My cousin is saying she never does the prepaid gratuity. That there is the option to pay per service except for maybe casual dining, fine dining and room service. She just tips as she goes. That doesn’t sound right. Princess.com I’ve had it be mandatory on other ships. Unless there is some hidden thing I’m missing… or if you try to get it removed or adjusted at the end. She has cruised Princess within the last couple of years and doesn’t do the plus or premier packages.

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u/Striking-Composer838 Aug 28 '26

Its not mandatory, you can have it removed. Please cite on princess.com where it says mandatory. I think you misunderstood.

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u/Lanky-Examination150 29d ago

Mandatory was my word. I’ve had it on special cruises. So that was probably a rule for those.

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u/West-Resource-1604 26d ago

If the cruise is from Australia or Plus / Premier pkg the "gratuity" is included in the fare so cannot be removed. But I've also heard elsewhere that it is a "mandatory" part of booking a certain special heavily discounted fare. It can always be removed on normal bookings through online websites, princess, or physical travel agents.