There is a lot of controversy over this practice. Some say it helps, others say it doesn't.
We generally slip the cabin steward a $10 when we first meet him and always have excellent service. We might have had the same service anyway, I don't know.
When we cruised with my elderly mom and her friend, we upped it a bit, just to make sure they didn't want for anything.
There is a lot of controversy over this practice. Some say it helps, others say it doesn't.
We generally slip the cabin steward a $10 when we first meet him and always have excellent service. We might have had the same service anyway, I don't know.
When we cruised with my elderly mom and her friend, we upped it a bit, just to make sure they didn't want for anything.
I"ve done the twenty in advance. Some gratefully pocket it and others gently instruct me the ship will let me know when and what to tip. I suppose if you insist on double the number of towels, two or three ice buckets, a pyramid of toilet paper and totally clean out the bathroom of goodies every day, you ought to pay something up front.
On our last cruise after the first night I felt that the waiter was average. Unknown to me until just recently, my wife approached him and gave him $20 and told him to take care of me. He tried to not accept but my wife insisted and told him she'd give him another $20 if he does what she requests. Well, he was the best waiter I ever had. In the end, I tipped him $60 and my wife tipped him $40. Was it worth it? Yes. He truly was oustanding.
I agree with Rick...you had to dish out $100....times that for every 2 people he serves....hhhmmmm...now that is making money.
I usually tip some in the beginning, only asking for extra towels and to make sure there is ice. Service is ok. I did make a mistake of tipping the cabin steward the 2nd to last morning and never saw him again. I saw him the last day and he gave me some saong and dance about forgetting.....YEA RIGHT !!!!!!!!
On New Year eve I gave my stewardess a gratuity in recgnition of the event. It was the 2d day of 10 and I don't know if she did anything special but what she did, she did very well. Who knows. JP
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Tipping in advance
....you had to tip your waiter 100 dollars to give you good service? Yep I guess 100 would do it <G>
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