HBE4
Members-
Posts
6,907 -
Joined
Content Type
Forums
Store
Blogs
Downloads
Events
Gallery
Everything posted by HBE4
-
I love it when Leonard does his meerkat / prairie dog stance. Usually when looking at the window at his "prey". The other day he was crouching by the sliding glass door looking at some of the birds fluttering about in the bushes. All of a sudden, I heard chirping coming from inside the house. For a millisecond, I thought he had brought a bird inside. How he could have opened the slider glass door & screen door, catch a bird, bring it inside, close the screen door & then the glass door never entered my mind. Turns out, it was Leonard making the chirping noises! I've never heard Leonard make this noise or any other cat in my life (growing up, we always had cats in the house). Turns out, cats can chirp when they are happy...or when they are trying to attract their prey.
-
I would have guess that as well, considering the CC community seems to have more experienced cruisers. Or maybe that's why it's higher as the new and/or casual cruiser might not even know they can remove auto-grats and maybe some of the more, um, "seasoned" cruises may like the traditional system? Just musing out loud.
-
The only Bruce concert I went to was in the Meadowlands, NJ sometime in the 1990's. There was a mini-New Jersey shore boardwalk set-up in the parking lot, complete with typical boardwalk games and sand. Really enjoyed it! Concert was good too even though I was seated about as far away from the stage as someone can physically get & still be in the stadium.
-
Just out of curiosity, do you have a list of the "behind-the-scenes" workers that share in the tip pool? Things like: Job titles, job descriptions and % of tip they receive? Royal doesn't provide this information but as you seem to have several direct sources, you might know. I'm sure it'll go a long way to answering some peoples concerns.
-
My thoughts: I don't think Royal sees a issue with the current tipping structure so it's unlikely to change. I know in Australia they roll it into the price but on this side of the world where there is a "tipping culture", people like to see & control how much they tip. It's only an issue here on CC as I don't think I've ever had a tip discussion on board a ship. So based on what I've read here on CC, the majority of people leave auto-grats in place and will tip above that. This will offset those that under-tip or don't tip. For those that remove auto-grats & tip cash to the crew member directly, maybe it's pooled and shared with the "behind-the-scenes" people. Or maybe it isn't. Or maybe sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. I'm sure the "over-tippers" more than offset the "under-tippers" so the employees are getting the compensation they deserve while the passengers can feel satisfied in whatever they decided to do. Choice is good! As for the "handling fee" that Royal may or may not take, I don't have a problem with it. After all, the person(s) tracking, collecting and distributing the tip amounts need to be tipped as well. 🙂
-
People like to get preachy and tell others how they should live their life's and spend their own hard earned money? Just a guess. Others might join in for the entertainment factor of getting others riled up. 😉
-
Since the recent tipping post, I have to ask....
HBE4 replied to teddie's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Sounds like the waitress gave you a tip! 😉 -
Since the recent tipping post, I have to ask....
HBE4 replied to teddie's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Growing up - 1960's & 1970's - I always heard that you should tip 15% at lunch and 20% at dinner, presumably because dinner was more involved. I don't remember what the tip for breakfast was. 10%? loose change? A reminder to not smoke in bed? I also remember some telling me to tip 15% for average service and 20% for above average service. Then again, I was a kid, didn't pay for anything and didn't really concern myself with tipping rules. -
Close. It's Buc-ee's. Make sure he watched this video first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbV4XWpfMyE It's a bit long at 6 minutes but still shorter than other video I found: "Things You Should Know Before You Visit Buc-ee's". That's a Texas-sized 12 minutes! 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6mtJ1RjrLo
-
Wait a sec, if I understand this correctly, by winning that 2nd to last game they ensured themselves a more difficult playoff schedule? And if they had lost, they would had an easier playoff schedule? Sounds like some kind of multi-tiered playoff system where all the best teams are grouped together, and all the middle-of-the-road teams grouped together and so on. Or something like that. Kudo's to Owen and his team mates to preserving the integrity of the game. Others might have lost that game on purpose to become the "best of the worst" instead of the "worst of the best"😉 EDIT: I'm not calling Owen or his team the worst, but you probably already knew that. 🙂