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Jane Archer offers a guide to major cruiselines' policies as part of a feature on tipping and cruise ships

Gratuities not included in cruise cost

• P&O Cruises sticks with the cash and envelope system for passengers on fixed dining, but clients on Ventura or Oceana, who have opted for Freedom dining, will be changed £1.60 a day for the waiters. Envelopes will be provided for the stewards. Tipping is optional.
• Princess Cruises adds $10 per person per day to the bill for all passengers. This can be removed on request.
• Norwegian Cruise Line adds $10 per person per day service charge for adults, $5 for under-12s, which is mandatory. NCL also adds a mandatory 18% gratuity to all spa treatments.
• Fred Olsen Cruise Lines recommends £2 a day each for the cabin steward and restaurant waiter. Envelopes are supplied at reception. 
• Crystal Cruises includes gratuities for British passengers who have bought a flycruise package.

Gratuities included in cruise cost

• Ocean Village
• Island Cruises
• Thomson Cruises
• Silversea
• SeaDream Yacht Club
• Yachts of Seabourn
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises
• Hebridean International Cruises

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