Luxury Cruise Line
Cunard Gratuities
The daily gratuity rate, the bar service charge, and how to prepay or adjust tips on a Cunard cruise in 2026, verified against the official policy.
Quick answer
Cunard adds $18 per guest per day in automatic gratuities, rising to $19 in suites. They post to your onboard account, and adjust or remove them at guest services on board.
Daily gratuity rate
Standard stateroom
$18 per guest / day
Suite
$19 per guest / day
Cunard adds a daily Hotel Charge to each guest's onboard account, set by accommodation grade: $18 per person per day for Britannia and Britannia Club, and $19 for Queens Grill and Princess Grill Suites. A separate 18% service charge is added to each bar or restaurant beverage purchase and to spa and salon purchases.
Bar service charge
18% on drinks
Cunard adds 18% automatically to bar and beverage purchases, on top of the daily gratuity.
Prepaying and adjusting
- Can prepay before sailing
- Not published
- Can adjust or remove on board
- Yes
The Hotel Charge is discretionary: you can increase or decrease it once on board at the Purser's Office. Cunard does not publish a standard way to prepay it.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
Facts, costs, and travel details in this guide were verified against the following sources. See our research methodology for how we vet and update data.
- Cunard: Service charges accessed 2026-10-02
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Cruise lines change gratuity rates without notice. Confirm with the line before you sail.