Gratuities/tipping

[mrs and mrs]

Of course here in Australasia,there is no-tipping,no daily grats.But of course many of us do tip.

But a little known fact,that on producing a aus or nz passport all tips,grats are immediately removed.

And again i really ask the question,why oh why are all the cruise staff happy,when they do a australian or nz cruise,when there is no tipping.Can someone answer that one.:):)And does anyone think that when you palm off a $50 or a$hungy,that that staff member goes running to put it in the bucket.Of course they do,dont they.

Edited May 16, 2016 by mrs and mrs

[pablo222]

But if that is true, then neither can you trust anything in this thread.

 

Absolutely true, and I don't.

[OzKiwiJJ]

But a little known fact,that on producing a aus or nz passport all tips,grats are immediately removed.

 

Not on USD on board currency cruises. Only AUD ones.

[Tripper10]

Well I trust what the crew wants because I don't care. I simply ask the crew if they want the auto-gratuities or cash tip at the end and I do what they want. They always want the cash with one exception who said they didn't care. Not sure what that tells you anything but it satisfied me.

[pablo222]

You are absolutely correct to doubt anything you read on the internet. But if that is true, then neither can you trust anything in this thread.

 

Recently, reading cruise critic, I have learned that princess does

not have any computers onboard for passengers to use, and

that tenders are not lifeboats.

 

So yes, I don't trust this thread.