Welcome aboard, Ann! I love seeing another family from Ohio getting ready to head out to sea with
Disney Cruise Line! You didn't mention when you're getting to set sail, but with this chilly weather that I'm experiencing here in Ohio right now, I hope that you're off to sea very soon so you can enjoy the warm waters of the Bahamas and Caribbean!
Guests can certainly prepay the
traditional gratuities for their stateroom host, dining server, assistant dining server and head dining server. These four positions typically receive gratuities at the end of the cruise. Simply call the agents at Disney Cruise Line at (800) 951-3532 to pre-pay the traditional gratuities. Or, they will be automatically charged to your stateroom account on the last night of your sailing. We usually end up with the most wonderful Cast Members, so we tend to add a bit extra to the gratuities on that last night. If you find that your service was so magical too, you can simply stop down to
Guest Services to add an additional amount to the gratuities by charging it to your stateroom account, or even just tuck in some extra cash to the tip envelopes. The last night of your cruise, you'll receive tip envelopes for those four positions in your stateroom. You'll also have printouts of the gratuities that were already charged to your account so you can tear the perforated strips and add them to each envelope before presenting the envelopes to those Cast Members when you say goodbye.
I hope that helps as you get ready to set sail, Ann! Have a magical adventure!
Marcy