Tipping Camp Staff

[winefaerie]

Help...we are leaving in three days for the Spirit for the first cruise with the kids. So exciting :D . We want to leave tips for the staff at Camp Carnival but not sure what would be appropriate. We have DS-11yrs, DS-9yrs and DD-6yrs. Any help would be great.

 

Lani

[luvthebalcony]

We have always tipped the camp staff that has attended to our kids on the last night. Kids Love that place and staff works very hard at keeping them happy, and that keeps us happy. we will tip the ones dd is most active with and do it with an envelope, kinda sneak it to them.

[winefaerie]

How much? $3-4 per day?

[T. Advisor King]

Does anyone have any idea how well those staff are paid? My sense is that they're paid a more livable salary, compared to the waiters and cabin staff who are mostly foreigners. But I don't really know.

[luvthebalcony]

Wife thinks it was 20 or 30 dollars for the 2 or 3 staff that were in charge of her group

[Justsyd]

If you'd like to tip them, then tip what ever you feel is appropriate. Tips are a personal decision, and most people don't agree on a set dollar amount. I'm sure they'll appreciate the gesture no matter the denomination. :)

[jenwales]

You might want to wait to see if your kids like Camp Carnival before worrying about tipping. My DS goes or doesn't go to the kids' clubs (we sail primarily Disney, not Carnival) depending on his mood and when he was younger he liked them less than he does now as a teen who wants to get away from us. :)

 

We've never tipped kids' club staff. At Disney it is discouraged because the club employees are in non-tipping positions and we've assumed it is the same at Carnival.

[winefaerie]

Thank you for the help. Just wanted to save the cash for the staff if the kids had fun.