Royal Caribbean
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES is launching a cruise line devoted exclusively to the French market, CDF Croisieres de France, which will set sail in May 2008. The line will initially use one ship, the Bleu de France, a 752-passenger ship that currently sails as the Holiday Dream for RCCL company Pullmantur. RCCL said it planned to add additional ships to the CDF fleet within the next two to three years.


Royal Caribbean recommends $3.50 per person, per day to the dining room waiter; $3.50 per person, per day to the cabin steward; and $2 per person, per day to the assistant waiter. Envelopes are provided for tipping in cash, but passengers can also prepay their gratuities at the time of booking or have the amounts added to their shipboard (SeaPass) accounts. A 15 percent gratuity is automatically added to bar tabs; tipping for spa services is at guests' discretion.
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