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  1. Using that logic, Royal should refund me the MDR food costs for every night I eat dinner in specialty dining. The wait staff gets their guarantee, if I don’t show up to my table they have less work to do, less work, less money.
  2. If you want a scooter for the duration of the cruise yes; you need to contact one of the rental companies. (We use scoot around) if you just need a chair for boarding and disembarking, then no reservation needed.
  3. Not a reasonable interpretation at all, just a closed minded interpretation of someone who happens to think differently than me on this issue. The amount of money I spend on anything is absolutely meaningless to me. Getting value for my money, is paramount. I have never eliminated tipping altogether
  4. Says who? I’m much more upset about cruise fares than gratuities (not upset about gratuity increase at all, my feelings on that haven’t changed in a decades) Cruise fare increases are the main culprit in my list of upcoming cruises smaller than it has ever been. I have been booking lots of alternate types of vacations.
  5. No, Judge Judy would look at the conditions of carriage and shrug her shoulders.
  6. I must admit, seeing this type of question asked with some regularity, I wonder "what difference does it make?"
  7. I really appreciate your use of the word "chump"; I think it is very apropos.
  8. Luckily for us, providing context or meaning is not the reason we reward hard workers; so……win/win.
  9. Anyone with an ounce of decorum would never mention a dollar amount that they have tipped in a public forum.
  10. Maybe I missed it, but where did anyone on this thread advocate for withholding all tips??
  11. We’ve all seen those situations; but public spaces are the responsibility of the corporation, I think we can all agree.
  12. If it wasn't in poor taste I could go into the details of my financials, but rest assured, I can afford anything I want. Those that attend to my needs (on a cruise, at a hotel, at a restaurant.......) are handsomely rewarded.
  13. It’s more than possible, they have all but admitted to it with the “other services” category on the official breakdown.
  14. I don’t think you understand the idiom, that’s OK. You do you.
  15. Very nice selective quote. It’s convenient that you failed to include the first part of the sentence stating that in my group, this is a multi factorial issue. It is NOT just $14 per week
  16. Maybe Maybe not I don’t care, doesn’t change what I do either way
  17. No, no hard facts (there isn't a hard fact on this entire thread). I do, however, have a rather large circle of cruise addicted friends across the nation; and there is no doubt, in this cross section, there has been a major shift in participation. We have a travel group that cruises together every February, 23 couples. Historically all but 3 couples participate in the auto gratuity. For 2024, Odyssey sailing that number has shifted dramatically, currently only 7 are planning on utilizing the plan. This is a multifactorial issue, no doubt, but the latest increase was the straw that broke the camel's back for many.
  18. Do they have a POS terminal in the suite lounge? I don’t ever remember seeing one.
  19. No one ever considers it, and I doubt it happens because some is liked more than another, but ............................
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