{"id":2302,"date":"2020-01-13T01:23:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T01:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2302"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:12:05","slug":"can-you-opt-out-of-tipping-on-po-cruises","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/can-you-opt-out-of-tipping-on-po-cruises\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Opt Out Of Tipping On P&#038;O Cruises"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Opt_Out_Of_Tipping_On_P_O_Cruises\"><\/span>Can You Opt Out Of Tipping On P&amp;O Cruises?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-660eedec88e05\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #757575;color:#757575\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #757575;color:#757575\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-660eedec88e05\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/can-you-opt-out-of-tipping-on-po-cruises\/#Can_You_Opt_Out_Of_Tipping_On_P_O_Cruises\" title=\"Can You Opt Out Of Tipping On P&amp;O Cruises?\">Can You Opt Out Of Tipping On P&amp;O Cruises?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/can-you-opt-out-of-tipping-on-po-cruises\/#So_How_Much_Are_Tips_On_P_O_Cruises_Now\" title=\"So How Much Are Tips On P&amp;O Cruises Now?\">So How Much Are Tips On P&amp;O Cruises Now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/can-you-opt-out-of-tipping-on-po-cruises\/#Should_I_still_give_tips_on_board_P_O_cruise_ships\" title=\"Should I still give tips on board P&amp;O cruise ships?\">Should I still give tips on board P&amp;O cruise ships?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Who wouldn&#8217;t want to opt-out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frommers.com\/tips\/cruise\/a-guide-to-cruise-gratuities-has-cruise-tipping-gone-overboard\">tipping on cruises<\/a>? Instead of transparent pricing, cruise lines have taken to using mandatory gratuities or service charges to disguise the true cost of the cruise while leaving some first-time cruisers with an expensive onboard surprise. Traditional tipping arrangements included an auto gratuity covering your cabin steward, culinary staff, and other cruise members. These weren&#8217;t tips for great service or even good service, they were a fee that had nothing to do with the quality of service received by the cruise passengers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocruises.com\/\">P&amp;O<\/a> long had a &#8216;discretionary daily service charge&#8217; on board that was actually an automatic service charge. Thankfully, P&amp;O listened to feedback from their customers and cruise critics! In a customer-friendly move, P&amp;O stopped requiring tipping on P&amp;O cruise ships as of May 2019. As P&amp;O said at the time, the decision to end mandatory tipping was made to make life simpler for their cruise passengers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_How_Much_Are_Tips_On_P_O_Cruises_Now\"><\/span>So How Much Are Tips On P&amp;O Cruises Now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>P&amp;O tips are now zero. You don&#8217;t have to opt out because there are no more automatic P&amp;O cruise gratuities to pay.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_still_give_tips_on_board_P_O_cruise_ships\"><\/span>Should I still give tips on board P&amp;O cruise ships?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No, you don&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipwho.com\/article\/do-you-tip-in-hong-kong-9-situations-you-need-to-know\/\">need to give tips<\/a> to crew members unless you want to tip individual crew members for specific reasons. 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