New Camp Carnival Nightly rates.....

[tmt218]

My family and I just just got back from a 5 day cruise on the Inspiration. Loved it and can't wait to go back. Anyways I just wanted to tell everyone about the new night time rates. From 10pm to 3am the per hour rate is $6.75 and they now add a 15% gratuity. I'm not sure if it's fleet wide yet and not sure when it started but on our cruise in Feb. it was still $6.00. The late night party also adds the 15% gratiuty now.

Happy sailing everyone!

[crusinmama06]

Interesting about the gratutity. Still a good deal to pay for after 10pm babysitting. Thanks for the update!

[Colorado Kat]

Still, very nice to have options!

[tmt218]

Yes it is still a good deal! Here a babysitter rate is about 10.00 an hour. So with the extra gratuity it's still a deal.

[mikesteg]

Anybody have any success in getting a counselor to babysit privately? I'd much rather given them $10 and have them get the whole $10, rather than pay $15.52 for the twins and have them get $2.02. I'm sure it's not allowed... just wondering if it happens.

 

I wonder how many people will use the gratuity as an excuse to not tip the counselors at the end of the week? :rolleyes: Hopefully it'll work out for the workers, but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't work out much better at all. But who knows... maybe very few people outside of the internet groups tip to begin with...

[mommyto2kids]

What is the new rate for the 2nd child. It was $4 so is it $4.75?

[foxesden1]

Interesting about the gratutity. Still a good deal to pay for after 10pm babysitting. Thanks for the update!

 

 

15% grats? really? i can only guess that they are doing that because people do not tip the staff? is it shared in a pool?

[tmt218]

I was chatting with a counselor about the new changes. She said the 15% went mostly to the company. I'm not sure if she was trying to get more tip or not. I thought that was odd because the drink waiters get the 15% tip added too. They make a salaried wage and don't work for tips. What tips they do get they split among all the counselors. I guess it is beacuse most people don't normally tip them.

[tmt218]

Anybody have any success in getting a counselor to babysit privately? I'd much rather given them $10 and have them get the whole $10, rather than pay $15.52 for the twins and have them get $2.02. I'm sure it's not allowed... just wondering if it happens.

 

I wonder how many people will use the gratuity as an excuse to not tip the counselors at the end of the week? :rolleyes: Hopefully it'll work out for the workers, but I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't work out much better at all. But who knows... maybe very few people outside of the internet groups tip to begin with...

 

 

I would think private babysitting would be against their policy. I want to say other cruiselines have in cabin babysitting but i'm not 100% sure which ones. Maybe someone with more experience can chime in.

[mcfam5]

Regarding counselors offering private babysitting services.....I believe I have heard/read before that the are not permitted to do so. Also, since they work many hours, it would likely be tough to find one available anyway! ;)

 

Regarding the counselor saying that Carnival keeps most of the newly added auto-gratuities......I would say they may have just been trying for a bigger tip. :) I am sure the monies are handled in a similar fashion as the auto-gratuities for cabin stewards and food service employees. It is split among a group but Carnival is not withholding any of it.

 

I agree, I still think the new prices are a good deal! :D

[tmt218]

What is the new rate for the 2nd child. It was $4 so is it $4.75?

 

 

I saw this thread on the Carnival board. It looks like the additional child discount is gone as well. I looked for the info on JH's blog but didn't see it. I also didn't see any info on the Carnival website as well. Here is the link to that thread http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1460372