Onboard staff is dedicated to providing you with the best experience possible, and it is customary to give gratuities in recognition of their service. How much you choose to tip is a personal matter and completely at your discretion. To save you worry over whom to tip and how much, cruiseline automatically add a discretionary hotel and dining charge of $17 USD per guest per day to your shipboard account, which appears on your final invoice at the end of your voyage. This charge will be shared among the onboard staff who helped support and provide your trip experience, including the waitstaff, stateroom stewards, buffet stewards, galley staff, laundry staff and others. You may also wish to tip your local excursions guides or drivers; $3 USD (or equivalent local currency) per person per day is suggested for local guides and $2 USD (or equivalent local currency) per person per day for local drivers, at the end of each tour. Should you wish to make changes to the gratuity amounts or pay in cash, stop by Guest Services at any time.
For your convenience, you can also pre-purchase gratuities at our standard recommended rate in My Viking Journey. If your package includes prepaid gratuities, you will not acquire the discretionary charge of $17 USD per guest per day on your final invoice.
China Cruisetour
The land tour portion of your itinerary is not included in the pre-paid or shipboard gratuity program. If you choose to tip the team during the land portion of your itinerary, the standard recommended rate is $10 USD per guest, per day for your Viking Tour Director, $3 USD per guest, per day for local guides and $2 USD per guest, per day for local motorcoach drivers, both USD or equivalent Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CN¥) is accepted.
Note: This information is provided as a guide only and is subject to change at any time by the cruise line.
