Good news for all MSC Cruise lovers…. Today we have seen a big announcement from the Italian Cruiseline. All bookings from today will now include your Tips, Service Charges, Gratuities whatever you call them thats it they are now included in with the cost of your cruise!
Having checked prices today I can see the cruise prices are still great value and have not increased as you may expect.
This is great news for me as when I did my caribbean cruise for 10 nights last year the added tip worked out at $50 a day $12.50pp for the 4 of us, So $500!! Im sorry but no matter how fabulous the service was onboard I thought this was way too much. I removed them and tipped at the end of the cruise an amount I thought was deserved.
So now there will be no more awkward asking the cabin steward for a form to remove them or being questioned as to why you have not had good service…. they have finally realised us Brits do not like tipping and so have now joined the likes of P&O and Marella in now including them in the price of your cruise. I feel its now only a matter of time before the other cruise lines follow suit and build this into the cost too.
Passengers who had booked prior to todays announcement will still have them automatically added onboard.
What are your thoughts on this new move? How do you feel about paying Gratuities?