jleq Posted September 30, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 30, 2010 http://www.etbmice.com/article.asp?articleid=4769 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted September 30, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Ah well, the best thing that comes out of this decision is that it will stop heated arguments regarding tipping - on P&O Cruises (Australia), anyway! :cool: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kinkacruiser Posted September 30, 2010 #3 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I think it's been postponed on Princess, but last year we were led to believe it was coming off Oct 2011. At least it will free up one of the purser's chores ;) Anna:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted September 30, 2010 #4 Share Posted September 30, 2010 As far as I know, it's still coming off Princess (Australia only) next May. Saw that in print a couple of weeks ago, but can't remember where. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaseyoz Posted September 30, 2010 #5 Share Posted September 30, 2010 As far as I know, it's still coming off Princess (Australia only) next May. Saw that in print a couple of weeks ago, but can't remember where. :rolleyes: I am sure one will remember for you Sandi and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted September 30, 2010 #6 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I am sure one will remember for you Sandi and post it. Heh, heh! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingstone Posted October 1, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I like the bit that says it is not in our culture to tip, clearly the Americans do not care about respect for our culture, as there is no change to the tipping policy from RCI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted October 1, 2010 #8 Share Posted October 1, 2010 The RCI ships are not here permanently. Only those here permanently are having the change. Diamond Princess equally stays in USD as it is also only visiting, so it is not a matter of Americans or RCI, but just where it is permanently based. Similarly, Pacific Sun and Pearl do not switch to NZD for a base currency when they're operating out of NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jig Posted October 2, 2010 #9 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I was wondering, if you do amytime dining how do you tip, if as you say you tip who and how much you want. I spent 28 days on the Pacific Dawn and not one person I spoke to gave anything to anyone. The ship had come over from princess with a princess crew and and they couldn't wait to leave for princess again. I am booking the Sun for next year. US price $3500. Australian price $5000. I guess thats how you pay for the crew. 2PAX $3000 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted October 2, 2010 #10 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Jig, if we find a waiter we like, we book that table every night, as we feel it is nice to build up a rapport with them. If you have a different table every time, it wouldn't be feasible to tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted October 2, 2010 #11 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I was wondering, if you do amytime dining how do you tip, if as you say you tip who and how much you want. I spent 28 days on the Pacific Dawn and not one person I spoke to gave anything to anyone. The ship had come over from princess with a princess crew and and they couldn't wait to leave for princess again. I am booking the Sun for next year. US price $3500. Australian price $5000. I guess thats how you pay for the crew. 2PAX $3000 more. It is amazing that you didn't find anyone who tipped on the Pacific Dawn. We cruise quite often and see our table companions tip the waiters on the final night. I think, under the 'old' system, the number who didn't tip at all were in the vast minority. Personally, I only know of one person who didn't tip. Many people left the auto tips in place, then tipped extra on top of that (as we always have). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jig Posted October 2, 2010 #12 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I am happy to hear that. However on our table of 10 the other 8 told us that they removed it and on the last night just got up and left. Hey, it happens on all lines. Usually people like that just don't show up on the last night. I have been around, several hundred days with Princess and several hundred with HAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugbypopsie Posted October 3, 2010 #13 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I was wondering, if you do amytime dining how do you tip, if as you say you tip who and how much you want. I spent 28 days on the Pacific Dawn and not one person I spoke to gave anything to anyone. The ship had come over from princess with a princess crew and and they couldn't wait to leave for princess again. I am booking the Sun for next year. US price $3500. Australian price $5000. I guess thats how you pay for the crew. 2PAX $3000 more. That price difference is interesting Jig my agent told me last week that Carnival were going to make the Aussie and US prices almost the same to avoid Aussies booking through the US...that's not my idea of ALMOST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jig Posted October 3, 2010 #14 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I am American and my GF is Australian so we have 2 addresses. Princess will not let a foreign address book in the US if they have a GSA in that country or region. They have even denied boarding in some cases. Yes the price is way diferent. We always find it to be so. My GF knew the GSA for HAL in Australia and she would give us both prices and pay in whatever $'s. However she is no longer there and we seem to always book the US prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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