Disney Cruise Line has released new gratuity recommendations for Concierge guests, with the suggested amount increasing by more than 50%.
Disney Cruise Line Gratuity Recommendations
Disney Cruise Line had been recommending that Concierge guests pay a gratuity of $15.50 per night, per guest. Now, the Disney Cruise Line website recommends the following:
Guests staying in Concierge Staterooms and Suites are recommended a gratuity amount of $23.50 USD per night, per stateroom Guest.
This is an increase of 51.61% for Concierge level guests. While this is certainly a large increase, there is an additional reason for the new suggestion.
Previously, gratuities were distributed amongst your party’s dining room server, dining room assistant server, dining room head server, stateroom host, and assistant stateroom host. Now, gratuity will be split amongst all of those roles plus the Concierge Lounge team.
Disney Cruise Line is still recommending that guests staying in non-Concierge staterooms pay $14.50 per night, per guest in gratuities.
Gratuity can either be pre-paid or charged to guest’s onboard accounts. You can adjust the amount of gratuity you wish to leave while on board the ship and most gratuity is optional for both Concierge and non-Concierge guests. 18% gratuity is automatically added to the following:
- Bar tabs
- Beverage tabs
- Wine tabs
- Deck Services
- Spa Services
What do you think of the latest gratuity increase recommendation? Let us know in the comments.
For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow WDW News Today on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
As a Platinum Disney cruiser, with all cruises except one being concierge, this news seems old to me. We’ve always tipped the Concierge Lounge team. I’m not sure I understand what has changed. The last time we cruised (2022 or 2023) they added on some new roles, such as the bartender, to the concierge team gratuity list but most concierge guests have already been giving them a gratuity prior to that. We’ve observed that most concierge guests give a gratuity well above what is recommended. That said, the “new” amount isn’t really going to be that big of a deal.
I do not care what they recommend because I will take the tips off the bill.