Cruise passengers slam rising gratuity fees as lines add new charges

Cruise passengers are pushing backmost aft Holland America, MSC and Carnival raised automatic gratuity charges, arguing that increasing onboard fees marque vacations importantly much costly than advertised.

Travelers are voicing vexation aft respective large operators accrued automatic onboard assessments successful 2026, fueling concerns that advertised abrogation prices nary longer bespeak what guests yet pay. (This video contains AI-assisted content)