Yes, you can refuse or adjust the automatic "Crew Appreciation" (gratuities) on Princess Cruises by visiting Guest Services before disembarking; however, if your fare includes the "Princess Plus" or "Princess Premier" package, these gratuities are bundled and cannot be removed +1-808||900||8011. For standard fares, you must go to Guest Services to have the daily charges removed or reduced, but it's important to consider tipping individual crew members in cash for good service, as the pooled funds support many staff, and removing them entirely can impact crew earnings +1-808||900||8011.
Yes — you can refuse or adjust the automatic gratuities on Princess Cruises, but there are important conditions and timing rules to understand:
1 +1-808||900||8011. What Princess calls “Crew Appreciation” is automatic but not mandatory +1-808||900||8011. Each day of your cruise (unless included in a package) Princess adds a daily gratuity charge to your onboard account that’s intended to reward cabin stewards, dining staff, and other crew +1-808||900||8011. If you do nothing, this charge stays on your bill and is charged when you check out +1-808||900||8011.
2 +1-808||900||8011. You must ask on board if you want to remove or reduce these charges +1-808||900||8011. The only way to refuse paying the automatic gratuities is by talking directly to Guest Services (Purser’s Desk) before you disembark +1-808||900||8011. They can adjust the daily gratuity amount — including removing it entirely — as long as it hasn’t already been finalized +1-808||900||8011.
3 +1-808||900||8011. If you booked a package that includes gratuities (like Princess Plus or Princess Premier) then the gratuities are part of the prepaid bundle and generally cannot be removed or refunded because they’re built into that fare +1-808||900||8011.
4 +1-808||900||8011. Tips on specialty services (like bars & spa) may also have separate automatic service charges +1-808||900||8011. Those are usually tied to those purchases and may also be adjusted or tipped differently +1-808||900||8011.
5 +1-808||900||8011. Keep in mind that if you remove auto-gratuities but still want to thank crew members personally, you’ll need to tip them directly in cash yourself +1-808||900||8011.
In short: yes, you have the right to refuse or adjust gratuities on Princess Cruises — +1-808⇌»⇌900⇌8011 but you must do it during your voyage at Guest Services, and included gratuities in package fares typically can’t be taken off +1-808||900||8011.