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This will be a hot button item, but I am curious the answer to this question if anyone has an answer.

 

When you order a drink an on NCL (an most other lines) a 18% Gratuity is automatically gets put on the cost of the drink. Where does this money go? Into the server or bartenders hand or is it pooled? Does the cruise line take a portion of the 18% for themselves?

 

Also, I have always been one to tip for great service, but do not tip for bad service. If I am out at a bar at home and a bartender makes a good drink and is attentive, I tip well. When they are not and I have a hard time getting a drink or the drink is crap, I won't always tip.

 

Would you rather not have the 18% automatically applied and tip accordingly for the type of service given or do you like not having to worry about it and it being automatically included?

 

Just curious on everyones thoughts on this!

 

THANKS!

When you leave a tip at a restraurant do you have any idea how much the server actually gets to keep?

They call them a tip for tax purposes. If they were service charges they would be subject to corporate income tax.

 

 

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So why does NCL call them service charges.

For what it's worth, cruisetimetables.com show the Adventure going to Martinique on 7/19. RCCL website still show St Lucia

Also from the CBP FAQ site:

Prescription medications should be in their original containers with the doctor's prescription printed on the container. It is advised that you travel with no more than personal use quantities, a rule of thumb is no more than a 90 day supply.

****If your medications or devices are not in their original containers, you must have a copy of your prescription with you or a letter from your doctor. A valid prescription or doctors note is required on all medication entering the U.S. *****

Daytime female would be the most unusual. Nighttime male would be the most possible.

 

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But which is the worst?

Daytime, nighttime, male, female?

 

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Is one combination worse than another?

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They make a Swiss Army knife that is bladeless. In 1999 a classmate of my daughter's wrote the company and suggested it because he couldn't carry his bladed SAK at school.

The company sent him a letter with the first one they made.

Nonsense. I've had credit cards that I haven't used in years. I get the new ones and throw it in a drawer and shred the expired one. There is zero need to use the card.

Some cards charge an inactivity fee if you don't use it at least once in a three billing cycle period. That account has been closed.

Just to add to the above post, we find it is best to have small US$ bills in ports. Often, the seller will try to give you change in the local currency.

Also it's hard to haggle on prices of souvenirs if all you have are $20s. :)

From RCCL FAQ

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/search/processSearch.do?ip_server=prdiphrase-unstruct-new222.dmz.rccl.com%3A200&parentPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalcaribbean.com%2Fcustomersupport%2Ffaq%2Fsubject%2Fcontent.do%3Fpnav%3D5%26snav%3D2%26pagename%3Dcustomer_support%2Fsubject_content&searchBreadth=2&ip_text=Smoking&x=12&y=3

When I redeemed points for OBC for my March 2017 the OBC didn't show up until day 2 on the ship (along with my TA's).

Correction to

"One 'Oh S---' makes up for a dozen 'Atta Boys'".

One Oh S---- WIPES OUT a dozen atta boys. It takes a boatload of atta boys to overcome an Oh S----.

Originally posted by BirdTravels When we post passenger counts from our cruises, we get the information from signs posted in the crew areas during the platinum behind the scenes tours.

For example, from our Memorial Day cruise on the Breakaway

Breakaway Capacity 3963

Total passengers 4764

Total US 4379

Total Non-US 394

Total Crew 1627

1-10 years old 200

11-20 years old 476

21-50 years old 2023

51-70 years old 1496

71+ years old 382

Average Age 42.6

4379 + 394 = 4773 so I guess there were 9 stowaways?

Using the age breakdown there must have been 187 passengers under the age of 1(not counting the stowaways)

We could open a can of worms with this lol.

You can only open it if they are emotional support worms. :D

Royal could cut down on this a bit by simply charging a fee - the posers are more likely to give up then.

 

At least the daily passenger service charge cuz some crew member has to maintain the potty boxes.

I think the point is that in the dining room, stuff is portion controlled and there's a better chance of being able to order non-artery clogging stuff (like turkey bacon and egg white omelets).

So I guess the answer would be yes.

Sounds like the OP is directing his frustration at the wrong institution. I think he should be directing his issues to the CC issuer for shutting off the account completely instead just suspending it. The discussion on manual entry of the account number is moot as he didn't have a physical card in his possession. Just out of curiosity, Lax18str, did you receive a refund to the shutoff cc for the drink and dining packages that were prepaid and not received?

That could have been me. We took our elderly parents on a cruise (All four of them, 2 in a wheelchair and one with a walker.) I found my dad (with dementia and a bad heart) in the cafeteria with a plate heaping with artery clogging bacon. I took his plate, put it down and took my parents to the dining room for breakfast.

Is the bacon they serve in the dining room non-artery clogging?

mistral,

Let me kick the dead horse too. Here's the "s" you lost. :D

Stayed at La Quinta on N 26th Ave. They have free parking while you cruise if your are driving. We paid $20/pp for shuttle to terminal in March 2017.

I think the list is all the available stateroom for the category you selected.

You could always go for a hard top option as well. My 5 year old grandson fits fine with his car seat in the back of "Grandma's race car". The thrill is still there but the ride is quieter and climate controlled? Hope you can work something out.

"We moved about two months ago. We don't need additional documentation in that, do we? We have not changed our driver's license, and don't intend to until they expire in 2019. Our daughter and her family still live in our old home. "

Lady bebop, I suggest you check with your new state's DMV on requirements to obtain new DL. Did you update your car insurance?

Thanks, I checked this site out and its actually cheaper then parking at the port!

You may have pay for a shuttle/taxi to the cruise terminal; but, I think, paying a few bucks to save a shipload of stress is money well spent.:)

I took a cruise out of Seattle and flew in from Nashville on cruise day. I was stressed from 3AM when we left the house until we boarded at 2PM.