Pre-paying Gratuities

[professorandmom]

This is incorrect. You can pre-pay gratuities so they are included in the cruise price. For my upcoming cruise I an PIF, including gratuities.

I am guessing this is a matter of semantics...yes you can "prepay" gratuities as viewed from a total cost approach...and I do just that, get the 6 months on the VISA too...sorry if my explanation was confusing