{"id":25142,"date":"2023-07-06T17:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/celebrity-cruises-hikes-service-fees-for-second-time-in-a-year-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T17:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:30:57","slug":"celebrity-cruises-hikes-service-fees-for-second-time-in-a-year-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/06\/celebrity-cruises-hikes-service-fees-for-second-time-in-a-year-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Cruises hikes service fees for second time in a year – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bad news, Celebrity Cruises<\/a> fans: For the second time in less than a year, the line is hiking the service fee it adds to customer bills.<\/p>\n

In a notice posted this week on its website, the Miami-based cruise giant said it would raise the automatic gratuity fee it levied on passengers by 50 cents to $18 per person per day for those staying in most cabins.<\/p>\n

That’s on top of a $2 increase in automatic gratuity fees that the line just pushed through in October.<\/p>\n

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Together, the two hikes amount to a 16% increase in the line’s daily service charge in just nine months.<\/p>\n

The current gratuity rate at Celebrity is $17.50 per day for passengers in standard cabins, $18 per day for passengers in Concierge Class and AquaClass cabins, and $21 per day for passengers staying in the suite-filled The Retreat areas of ships.<\/p>\n

The latter two rates are also rising by 50 cents and $2, respectively, to $18.50 and $23 per person per day.<\/p>\n

The new rates will take effect on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

With the increase, a family of four in a typical cabin will pay more than $500 in automatic gratuities on a seven-night cruise \u2014 one of the highest levies in the business.<\/p>\n

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The news of the service charge increase at Celebrity comes in the wake of sharp hikes to service charges over the past year at other cruise lines.<\/p>\n

Princess Cruises<\/a>, for instance, hiked its service fees by more than 10%<\/a> to $16 per day at the start of the year, just two days after a stunning 25% increase in Norwegian Cruise Line’s service charge<\/a> took effect. Norwegian now charges $20 per person per day for passengers in most cabins, up from $16 a year ago.<\/p>\n

Cruise giant Carnival<\/a> also hiked its service charge rate by more than 10%<\/a> earlier this year to $16 per day for passengers in most cabins. Sister brand Holland America pushed through a service charge increase<\/a> to $15.50 per day for passengers in most cabins.<\/p>\n

Among other big lines, Royal Caribbean currently collects $16 per person per day<\/a> in service charges for passengers staying in most cabins. MSC Cruises adds an automatic service charge of $14.50 to final bills on most sailings out of U.S. ports.<\/p>\n

Related: TPG’s ultimate guide to cruise ship gratuity charges and tipping<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The service fee increases come amid a surge in prices<\/a> for all sorts of onboard items at many lines as the cruise industry struggles to return to profitability after three years of heavy losses.<\/p>\n

In addition to this week’s announcement of service fee increases, Celebrity had already increased its room service fees sharply<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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