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Automatic service gratuity of $18.50 USD per person, per day for guests in non-suites staterooms and Junior Suite, or $21.00 USD per person, per day for guests in Suites, will be applied to each guest’s SeaPass account on a daily basis. The gratuity applies to individual guests of all ages and stateroom categories. As a way to reward our crew members for their outstanding service, gratuities are shared among dining, bar & culinary services staff, stateroom attendants and other hotel services teams who work behind the scenes to enhance the cruise experience.
A 18% gratuity is automatically added to all beverages and mini bar items.
A 20% gratuity is automatically added to all spa & salon purchases.

All prices are given in US Dollars.

Cancellation By Guest

FOR 1 TO 4 NIGHTS CRUISES (including Holiday sailings)

Days Prior to Cruise Departure	Cancellation Charge
75 days or more prior to the first day of the Cruise	No charge (except for Nonrefundable Deposit amounts)
74 to 61 days	50% of total price
60 to 31 days	75% of total price
30 days or less	100% of total price (No refund)

FOR 5 TO 14 NIGHTS CRUISES (including Holiday sailings and Cruisetours)

Days Prior to Cruise Departure	Cancellation Charge
90 days or more prior to the first day of the Cruise	No charge (except for Nonrefundable Deposit amounts)
89 to 75 days	25% of total price
74 to 61 days	50% of total price
60 to 31 days	75% of total price
30 days or less	100% of total price (No refund)

FOR 15 NIGHTS OR LONGER CRUISES (including Holiday sailings and Cruisetours)

Days Prior to Cruise Departure	Cancellation Charge
120 days or more prior to the first day of the Cruise	No charge (except for Nonrefundable Deposit amounts)
119 to 61 days	25% of total price
60 to 41 days	50% of total price
40 to 25 days	75% of total price
24 days or less	100% of total price (No refund)

Last updated: April 10, 2026. Click this link to view the latest policy provided by the cruise line.

For bookings made in UK click hereorhere 1 to 14 Night Sailings

Days prior to sailing date	Penalty
Date of booking – 50 days	Deposit
49 – 31 days	50 %
30 – 15 days	75 %
14 days or less	100 %

15+ Night Sailings

Days prior to sailing date	Penalty
Date of booking – 120 days	Deposit
119 – 75 days	25 %
74 – 61 days	50 %
60 - 31 days	75%
30 days or less	100%

(Last updated: August 29, 2025 Click here to view the latest policy provided by the cruise line.)

Unless otherwise set forth on your booking invoice, the following cancellation charges currently apply to your cruise.
Please note that onboard Suites may be subject to higher deposits and cancellation charges.

Cruise Length:	Days to Sailing*:	Cancellation Charge (Per Guest):
1 – 5 nights	75+ days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	74 – 61 days	50% of total price
	60 – 31 days	75% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price
6 – 14 nights	90+ days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	89 – 75 days	25% of total price
	74 – 61 days	50% of total price
	60 – 31 days	75% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price
15+ nights	120+ days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	119 – 75 days	25% of total price
	74 – 61 days	50% of total price
	60 – 31 days	75% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price

Last updated: January 23, 2025. Click here to view the latest policy provided by the cruise line.

Unless otherwise set forth on your booking invoice, the following cancellation charges currently apply to your cruise.

Cruise Length:	Days to Sailing:	Cancellation Charge (Per Guest):
1-5 nights	75+ days	USD 150 per person* (except for non-refundable deposit amount)
	74-61 days	60% of total price
	60-31 days	85% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price
6-14 nights	90+ days	USD 150 per person* (except for non-refundable deposit amount)
	89-75 days	35% of total price
	74-61 days	60% of total price
	60-31 days	85% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price
15+ nights	120+ days	USD 150 per person* (except for non-refundable deposit amount)
	119-75 days	35% of total price
	74-61 days	60% of total price
	60-31 days	85% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price

*Fee is assessed on a per-person basis, double occupancy per suite/guest room. For solo travelers, the cancellation fee will be 200%.

In instances where the deposit amount paid is higher than the 35/60/85% of cruise fare cancellation charge, then the highest of the two amounts is payable as the cancellation charge, i.e., the full deposit amount is retained.

Please note that onboard suites may be subject to non-refundable higher deposits and cancellation charges.

(Last updated: April 14, 2025. For other policies, please click here.)

Cruise Length	Days to Sailing*	Cancellation Charge (Per Guest)
1 – 5 nights	74 – 60 days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	59 – 30 days	50% of total price
	29 – 15 days	75% of total price
	14 days or less	100% of total price
6 – 9 nights	89 – 75 days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	74 – 45 days	50% of total price
	44 – 15 days	75% of total price
	14 days or less	100% of total price
10 – 14 nights	89 – 75 days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	74 – 61 days	50% of total price
	60 – 31 days	75% of total price
	30 days or less	100% of total price
15+ nights	119 – 61 days	No charge (except for non-refundable deposit amounts)
	60 – 41 days	50% of total price
	40 – 25 days	75% of total price
	24 – 0 days	100% of total price

In instances where the deposit amount paid is higher than the 25/50/75% of cruise fare cancellation charge, then the highest of the two amounts is payable as the cancellation charge, i.e. the full deposit amount is retained.

Cancellation by Guest after the Cruise or CruiseTour has begun, early disembarkation of Guest for any reason, including pursuant to any provision of these Booking Conditions, or “no-shows,” shall be without refund, compensation, or liability on the part of Carrier whatsoever.

The cancellation charges set forth above are based on double occupancy staterooms and will be assessed on a per-Guest basis. The cancellation charges may vary for single occupancy staterooms, or for third, fourth or fifth Guests booked in a single stateroom.

(Last updated: October 13, 2025. Click here to view the latest policy provided by the cruise line.)

For the comfort and enjoyment of their guests, the ships are designated as non-smoking; however, they recognize that some of the guests do smoke. Therefore, to provide an onboard environment that also satisfies smokers, they designated certain areas of the ship as smoking areas.

Cigarette, cigar, e-cigarette and pipe smoking is permitted in designated outdoor areas. To assist in locating areas where smoking is permitted, guests will find visible signage posted within all smoking areas and ashtrays that are provided for use. Outdoor areas near restricted areas, food venues, and kids play areas and pools will not allow smoking. On Oasis class, smoking is not permitted in Central Park or the Boardwalk neighborhoods.

Casino Royale allows smoking and has a designated area for non-smoking guests. There will be visible signage indicating the non-smoking area in the casino. All cruises departing from China and Hong Kong will not have a non-smoking area in the casino. Smoking is not permitted in the casino for any ships departing from Australia and the United Kingdom.

Onboard all interior public spaces are smoke free*. Smoking is not permitted in any dining venue, theater, bar, lounge, hallway, elevator, and jogging track.

Smoking is not permitted inside any stateroom and any stateroom balcony. This applies to all stateroom categories onboard. If a guest is in violation of this stateroom policy, a cleaning fee of $250 USD will be applied to their SeaPass® account and may be subject to further action pursuant to the "Consequences Section" of the Guest Conduct Policy.

Cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco must be properly disposed of and never thrown overboard. Cigar and pipe tobacco is limited to designated outdoor areas and Cigar Bars**. You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase, possess, or use tobacco on sailings beginning in U.S. ports. For sailings beginning in all other ports, the minimum age is 18 years old.

Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are only permitted within the designated smoking areas.

Royal Caribbean International's minimum age to sail unaccompanied on sailings originating in North America is twenty-one (21). The minimum age to sail unaccompanied on sailings from South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand is eighteen (18).

The Company retains the right, on rare occasions, to raise the minimum age to sail unaccompanied on any sailing when local laws require or permit such a modification.

For voyages originating in North America:
No Guest younger than the age twenty-one (21) will be assigned to a stateroom unless accompanied in the same stateroom by an adult twenty-one (21) years old or older. A guest's age is established upon the first date of sailing.

This age limit will be waived for children sailing with their parents or guardians in connecting staterooms; for underage married couples; and for active duty members of the United States or Canadian military.

Certain other restrictions and conditions will apply; such as compliance with the age twenty-one (21) alcohol policy, and proof of marriage for underage couples or proof of active duty military status required.

INFANT POLICY
Infants sailing on a cruise must be at least 6 months old as of the first day of the cruise and/or CruiseTour. HOWEVER: For transatlantic, transpacific, Hawaii, select South American and other selected cruises and/or CruiseTours, the infant must be at least 12 months old as of the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour. For the purposes of this policy, any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea will require infants to be 12 months old on the first day of the cruise/CruiseTour.

Please be aware that guests travelling with a young infant that does not meet the infant policy will be denied boarding. No refunds or other compensation shall be due from the cruise line to anyone as a result of the denial of boarding to an underage infant or other accompanying guests.

Royal Caribbean International reserves the right to ask for proof of age. Royal Caribbean International's age policy for gambling and consumption of alcoholic beverages is as follows: Please note: An individual's age on the date of sailing determines his or her status for their cruise vacation. However, if a guest celebrates their 21st birthday during the cruise, the guest may thereafter ask the Guest Services Manager to modify ship's records to permit their consumption of alcohol during the remainder of the cruise. The guest will be required to appear at Guest Services with his or her parent or guardian and to present a government issued form of identification to establish that the guest's 21st birthday was celebrated during the cruise.