jcool Posted May 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 15, 2015 If I pay my tipping now and I need to cancel do I lose my tipping money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purvis1231 Posted May 15, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 15, 2015 No it will be refunded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 15, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 15, 2015 If I pay my tipping now and I need to cancel do I lose my tipping money? No, I do not think so. Why would you pay tips in advance of your cruise experience? How long until it sails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7upp Posted May 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 15, 2015 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted May 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 15, 2015 If you think there is a reasonable chance you will have to cancel why prepay the tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcool Posted May 15, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I hear that tipping is going up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdcruises4fun Posted May 15, 2015 #7 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Not sure about truth of this. John Herald wrote on his Facebook that this is not true. Again, don't know for sure! Sent from my XT1080 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted May 15, 2015 #8 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Not sure about truth of this. John Herald wrote on his Facebook that this is not true. Again, don't know for sure! Sent from my XT1080 using Forums mobile app RCCL just raised their tips so wouldnt be surprised higher tips are coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCFTJCH2V Posted May 15, 2015 #9 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Not sure about truth of this. John Herald wrote on his Facebook that this is not true. Again, don't know for sure! Sent from my XT1080 using Forums mobile app They don't want the advance notice, because they grandfather everyone up to the night before the announcement. This happened last time there was a tip increase, as it also came from a PVP, denied, then increased anyway to everyone's chagrin. Also happened with the liquor increase. That was denied as well, and then prices increased. Caveat emptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin 4 Ever Posted May 15, 2015 #10 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The tips have already been raised a few times in the past couple of years. I always prepay my tips so that the bill doesn't seem worse at the end of the cruise. You only pay a deposit until the full balance is required and after that the cruise is non-refundable anyway, so there is no down side of paying ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcool Posted May 15, 2015 Author #11 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks everyone for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAZ100 Posted May 16, 2015 #12 Share Posted May 16, 2015 As per the senior beards at Carnival quote “We have had no discussions to increase our gratuities “. Here are the amounts. The total amount is $12.00 per guest, per day and the breakdown is as follows: • Stateroom service team $3.90 per day • Dining room service team $6.10 per day • Alternative services team* $2.00 per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 16, 2015 #13 Share Posted May 16, 2015 As per the senior beards at Carnival quote “We have had no discussions to increase our gratuities “. Here are the amounts. The total amount is $12.00 per guest, per day and the breakdown is as follows: • Stateroom service team $3.90 per day • Dining room service team $6.10 per day • Alternative services team* $2.00 per day Who's quote? Here is tip fact: Carnival's tip withholding is only 95 cents lower for a standard cabin than Celebrity X, even if it is not raised within the next 90 days on Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 16, 2015 #14 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) The tips have already been raised a few times in the past couple of years. I always prepay my tips so that the bill doesn't seem worse at the end of the cruise. You only pay a deposit until the full balance is required and after that the cruise is non-refundable anyway, so there is no down side of paying ahead. It doesn't make sense to us to pay hundreds of dollars in service tips 3-6 months in advance. We lose the financial (interest or investment) usefulness of the money for 6 months. Edited May 16, 2015 by eponym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin 4 Ever Posted May 16, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 16, 2015 It doesn't make sense to us to pay hundreds of dollars in service tips 3-6 months in advance. We lose the financial (interest or investment) usefulness of the money for 6 months. But you don't pay the tips 3-6 months ahead. You only pay when final payment is due. You tell the PVP you want to prepay tips but they don't do it right then and there. It is added to the entire bill which is not due until 60 days before but whatever works for you is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted May 16, 2015 #16 Share Posted May 16, 2015 RCCL just raised their tips so wouldnt be surprised higher tips are coming. So did NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazychuckie Posted May 16, 2015 #17 Share Posted May 16, 2015 It doesn't make sense to us to pay hundreds of dollars in service tips 3-6 months in advance. We lose the financial (interest or investment) usefulness of the money for 6 months. Exactly "realistically" how much are you making on that ~$200 for 3-6 months in advance. As far as that goes do you book in advance as well? Surely you would lose more on the several thousand that you are paying 3-6 months in advance there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 16, 2015 #18 Share Posted May 16, 2015 But you don't pay the tips 3-6 months ahead. You only pay when final payment is due. You tell the PVP you want to prepay tips but they don't do it right then and there. It is added to the entire bill which is not due until 60 days before but whatever works for you is the way to go OK, well, that is another way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 16, 2015 #19 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Exactly "realistically" how much are you making on that ~$200 for 3-6 months in advance. As far as that goes do you book in advance as well? Surely you would lose more on the several thousand that you are paying 3-6 months in advance there. We don't do it, was my point. Or $400, or more depending how many family we bring. Returns vary. Up to 6 months, I should have indicated. I only pay what they require in order to secure the booking in the schedule they require to be completed. Edited May 16, 2015 by eponym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 16, 2015 #20 Share Posted May 16, 2015 RCCL raised their tips to what? NCL raised their tips to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted May 16, 2015 #21 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) RCCL raised their tips to what? NCL raised their tips to what? Ranges from $.95 per person a day increase to $1.25 per person a day in suites, increased drink prices as well. Edited May 16, 2015 by jimbo5544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted May 16, 2015 #22 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Sometime in next 6 months to a year CCL will follow suit. Carnival employees will not be happy unless they do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponym Posted May 16, 2015 #23 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Ranges from $.95 per person a day increase to $1.25 per person a day in suites, increased drink prices as well. Makes their PPPD for standard cabin tip witholding rates what amount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted May 16, 2015 #24 Share Posted May 16, 2015 It doesn't make sense to us to pay hundreds of dollars in service tips 3-6 months in advance. We lose the financial (interest or investment) usefulness of the money for 6 months. Sure it does. I lost maybe about a dollar in interest income by prepaying my NCL tips 3 months ago for my June cruise but saved $27 in increased tips costs. Makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out to sea! Posted May 16, 2015 #25 Share Posted May 16, 2015 RCCL raised their tips to what? NCL raised their tips to what? $12.95 respectively for standard cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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