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Ok spoke to some friends. They put the tipping stewards into a different light.

Being a driver myself i hate hearing things like that and each day i come across situation that could very easily turn into the same thing. Hope it all works out well for him.

Trying to figure this out on my phone.next sat is my cruise finally I booked a yr ago.i'll let u guys know how it is .

Thanks Debbie. I have asked teddy but i will ask you as well give me a review on globe and atlas pub. I like pubs un England and if it is any good i will sound my bar time there. Thanks

How does one find the CC app? I've looked everywhere.

I have android so i got it in the Google playstore

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapatalk.boardscruisecriticcom

Is anyone else having problems with cc's mobile app? I can't load this thread right now :mad:

No mine is fine

Is this how you Reply?

Yes Teddy glad to see you found us.

Hello,

Charles' and Teddy's is coming up, May 4th. Good night all!

Kim your good you remember so much do you keep notes? So i am guessing Charles and Teddy are in the same cruise.

Wasn't his cruise like real soon? Like maybe this week?

Charles i think it is soon but i am not scrolling all the way down to find it.

Speaking of smaller ships....anyone know if Cozemel has Atlantis sub tour?

Sorry been running around Michigan and Illinois today.

I am having my wife get script for seasicknes as well not that i think we will need it but better to have and not use. Also Oasis is BIG read where in heavy seas it listed only 3°

I sent teddy the link he found it then said on Shipmate he did not know how to reply and post in here. I told him how i do from my phone as that is what i use.

I found it :D

Hey Bill. Glad you did. Now we just need Teddy and Charles and our little group will be complete. But if more come the better.

That would be tipping room service lol, but seriously that does sound nice to have right before dinner!

Yes a nice glass or two of wine and a cheese platter with maybe some cold-cuts and crackers or some hard rolls would be great before dinner out on the balcony looking into CP. not to much because i have a standing order for 2 shrimp cocktails in the MDR

i would send a message to bill about this thread but not sure how to send messages in here yet. :confused:

I am so over the tip thing. It just bothers me on the steward. but i do sort of understand it. sort of.... but RC has now added it so that if you do not prepay they add 12.00 to your seapass account each day. so if you dont want to pay it you have to take steps not to. I also under stand that move because they were getting stiffed a lot. but they should just add it to the price of the ticket and then advertise that there are no hidden cost. any ways its all good

OK last post because I still have dinner dishes soaking in the sink!

 

I spoke to my travel agent re: Quantum of the Seas today. What I was trying to ask on Shipmate chat is, Is the Quantum going to ONLY sail out of New Jersey? Some ships 'winter' in one port and 'summer' in others.

He said it will be permanently in NJ, at least for the foreseeable future.

Well think about it now they can get the money that people for NY NJ would pay for a plane ticket. it will really boost their sales because it will not take long to sail from up there down the coast.

I'm going to try that and see if it'll work in June too, but I expect a lot of smiling and apologizing from the steward!!

Maybe ask Teddy or Charles to try it...they don't seem to want to jump over to the 'dark side' aka CC!

It is always worth a try once:D but i don't see what the problem would be. the steward could just make arrangement with room service to have a plate in your room by 4:00 room service brings it up the steward puts it in your room easy peasy:cool:

Hi Amy!

Hey look at it this way...if it was your hubby having to pack for YOU, how much stuff do you think he'd forget! :eek:

So think of that when you're doing your packing and don't sweat the small stuff.

Swimsuits? Check!

Flip-flops? Check!

2 bottles of wine? Check and check!

See??? Easy! :p:p:p

I am so far from my sail date but we have already started a box we put stuff in it as we think about it that we need. Ziplock bags"for scuba" ductape for drawers that don't want to stay closed.

I am going to see if the steward can arrange to have a cheese platter in the room it doesn't hurt to ask. Of course i will ask while shaking his hand with a twenty in it.:cool:

Or perhaps domestication engineers?:rolleyes:

What is $10 or $20 to me is a lot more to the room stewards and their families!.

Oh i understand i guess i just have not seen or needed to use the going above and beyond in the steward department. The room was clean the towel critter was nice but that's it. Except for the towel critter its what i get at a hotel. But i guess i am like others just charge me the price and pay a fair salary and let me tip the way i want... Personally i don't go to restaurants that have a mandatory tip added. I tip starting at 15% and go up or down from there. And if they stick a mandatory tip on it i wonder about the service. But hey its all good.

hey guys i found you i dont know how this works. its debbie

Hello Debbie welcome this type of chat is so much better than Shipmate.

Well i guess it will be one of those things i just don't understand. But maybe i need to check it out. Bill said he took a nap and they made the bed back up maybe i just need to pay attention to the service. Besides just thinking of them as maids. Or to be pc environment re-conditioning professionals. :cool:

Ok i will continue the tipping on here. First if all it is a mute point RC automatically adds tips onto your seapass per day unless you prepaid the tips. So you can ask the steward to keep your ice bucket filled could you also ask for them to put a cheese platter in your room. Or something along those lines. I am looking forward to having a glass of wine and cheese on the balcony in the evening before dinner. I could understand tipping the steward if they could do that.

Finally found the tread! Amy here :)

Welcome all we need now is Bill Teddy and Charles.

What Kim said.

Just thought i would start a thread for those who tried the app Shipmate and found there way over to cruise critic.

Thanks for all the great info. Made comment for bookmark.