It is usually customary on a cruise to tip certain people on the cruise. In the past we have done the standard tips that Royal Caribbean recommends. And we have tipped a little more for service above and beyond. When our boys have ordered a room service snack, we leave some extra $1's in the room so that they remember to tip the person delivering the item(s).
This is the first time I have run in to this article and I think it is a much more excellent guide to help you all with tipping while onboard. For example, he gives a good explanation about the Maitre d's and head waiters and such. I like this guideline a little better than what the cruise lines tell you is standard:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=132
From what I am reading on Royal Caribbean's site, the gratuity is automatically charged to your SeaPass card every day. So, if you want to change it any way, you would need to go down to the Guest Relations desk to do so.
With all of this said, however, I know that the last time we cruised we switched our reservation from traditional dining to MyTime Dining. In order to do that and have more flexibility, RCCL makes you pay your tips before you board. We didn't mind because in all honesty these kids working on these ships bust their behinds working to make everyone's cruise very special. And on our Disney and Allure cruise for example, our waiters were really great at dinner but also great with our kids anytime they saw them around the ship. So we really liked them a lot.
So, tipping is a personal preference, but I did want to get some information out to you regarding it so you could chew on it for a while.
Enjoy!
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