lbt43 Posted December 5, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Has anyone had experience with this? What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk218 Posted December 5, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 5, 2013 The crew will gladly except what you offer . But seeing that they go ashore so seldom its prefered that US green backs be used as tipps. The exchange system is not as easy as you might think.. Be kind and tip with the worlds best know currency..;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted December 5, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 5, 2013 If you are tipping on an European cruise you can of course tip in Euros, but not when she's sailing in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cloudyrain Posted December 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 6, 2013 The crew will gladly except what you offer . But seeing that they go ashore so seldom its prefered that US green backs be used as tipps. The exchange system is not as easy as you might think.. Be kind and tip with the worlds best know currency..;) That's not really true for non-US staff working on a ship in Europe! I'd say its best to tip in the most commonly used currency of the Ports you are visiting: For the Epic in Europe that's the Euro :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdmike Posted December 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 6, 2013 If in Mexico, leave the Peso's at home :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcwingwalker Posted December 6, 2013 #6 Share Posted December 6, 2013 If in Mexico, leave the Peso's at home :) Definitely! And leaving what you have leftover of local currencies does not count as a real tip. Nice gesture and surely appreciated, but it is not a tip. You are simply emptying your pockets of currency you have no use for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaShark Posted December 6, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I guess it varies based on whose point of view you're looking at. A "foreign" currency is any money that comes from a country other than your own. For example, if you are using US dollars, unless the crew member is from the US, it IS a foreign currency...to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk218 Posted December 6, 2013 #8 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I guess it varies based on whose point of view you're looking at. A "foreign" currency is any money that comes from a country other than your own. For example, if you are using US dollars, unless the crew member is from the US, it IS a foreign currency...to them. Point(s) taken from the collective . I agree that when in the land of Euro , leave such . But 99% of the World excepts dollars . You can spend them anywhere. Try that with any other currency . That was my point ;) Dont forget to tip your waiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cloudyrain Posted December 6, 2013 #9 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Point(s) taken from the collective . I agree that when in the land of Euro , leave such . But 99% of the World excepts dollars . You can spend them anywhere. Try that with any other currency . That was my point ;) Dont forget to tip your waiter. You are right about Europe: surprisingly protective of the currency they had such disdain for a few years ago! This year we were on a trip in Italy and many of the US group nearly missed out on getting into Pompeii because all they had was Dollars and Amex: fortunately they found a "helpful" hotelier who bled their Amex dry for enough € to get in :D Edited December 6, 2013 by Cloudyrain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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