grapau27 Posted May 1, 2017 #226 Share Posted May 1, 2017 If some guest tries to ask for your seapass to verify if you are allowed in, just order a drink from them. Why on earth would another guest ask to see your seapass? It is none of their business. 44 cruises and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted May 1, 2017 #227 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Why on earth would another guest ask to see your seapass? It is none of their business. 44 cruises and counting. They want to see if you are supposed to be there or not. Agreed, none of their business. Best to shut 'em down immediately with a dose of humility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 1, 2017 #228 Share Posted May 1, 2017 They want to see if you are supposed to be there or not. Agreed, none of their business. Best to shut 'em down immediately with a dose of humility. It has never happened to us but if anyone did i would tell them to get lost as they are not the consierge. 44 cruises and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 2, 2017 #229 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I followed Clareas advice and tipped $1 for every drink we got and the waiters were surprised but pleased and the service was good. This was a 3 night cruise on Independence but i found the hot buffet in the Diamond lounge poor when we arrived around 7pm. The first night i only had the barbequed hot dogs but the next 2 nights and it was a first for me i had nothing because there was very little on display and it looked like scraps and i never saw them replenish anything. 44 cruises and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mistral wind Posted December 31, 2019 #230 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 4/12/2017 at 12:07 PM, Beachammo said: I'll keep using $2 bills and we'll see who gets their drinks first. Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk Love the 2 bill idea maybe if I have time I will go to bank and get them before my jan 4th cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted December 31, 2019 #231 Share Posted December 31, 2019 35 minutes ago, the mistral wind said: Love the 2 bill idea maybe if I have time I will go to bank and get them before my jan 4th cruise Well, you brought up a two+ year old thread, but my feeling remains the same. Use $1 bills. $2 are strange things to many people, and even banks. Why make their lives even a smidgeon more difficult? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted December 31, 2019 #232 Share Posted December 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: Well, you brought up a two+ year old thread, but my feeling remains the same. Use $1 bills. $2 are strange things to many people, and even banks. Why make their lives even a smidgeon more difficult? I agree, need to make it easy for them to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted December 31, 2019 #233 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: Well, you brought up a two+ year old thread, but my feeling remains the same. Use $1 bills. $2 are strange things to many people, and even banks. Why make their lives even a smidgeon more difficult? 3 hours ago, maggieq said: I agree, need to make it easy for them to use. As I stated 2 years ago.....we'll see who gets their drinks faster. I've even given the bartenders and servers a choice between 2 ones and one two and in every circumstance except one they've taken the 2 dollar bill. When I've run out of two's.... they are always disappointed. Don't act like you know what a server wants. They are adults not poor uneducated children. You probably bring them chocolates too thinking that's what they want.....😎 Edited December 31, 2019 by Beachammo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 31, 2019 #234 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Beachammo said: As I stated 2 years ago.....we'll see who gets their drinks faster. I've even given the bartenders and servers a choice between 2 ones and one two and in every circumstance except one they've taken the 2 dollar bill. When I've run out of two's.... they are always disappointed. Don't act like you know what a server wants. They are adults not poor uneducated children. You probably bring them chocolates too thinking that's what they want.....😎 I'm going to try and find a roll of Sue B's or some Sacajawea's 🤣🤣 Edited December 31, 2019 by John&LaLa 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted December 31, 2019 #235 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Try 1,000 Ruble bill vs a 20 US dollar and see which one they pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted December 31, 2019 #236 Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I'm going to try and find a roll of Sue B's or some Sacajawea's Hey John!! As you know I've moved on to giving out Eisenhower dollars on my last 4 cruises. Taking both on my Caribbean cruise next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted December 31, 2019 #237 Share Posted December 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, Beachammo said: As I stated 2 years ago.....we'll see who gets their drinks faster. I've even given the bartenders and servers a choice between 2 ones and one two and in every circumstance except one they've taken the 2 dollar bill. When I've run out of two's.... they are always disappointed. Don't act like you know what a server wants. They are adults not poor uneducated children. You probably bring them chocolates too thinking that's what they want.....😎 I don't know what the servers want. YOU know what the servers want. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 31, 2019 #238 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Just now, Beachammo said: Hey John!! As you know I've moved on to giving out Eisenhower dollars on my last 4 cruises. Taking both on my Caribbean cruise next week. Those bad boys are to heavy. Hanging out with the kids in Atlanta. Pat says hi. He's joining us on the March TA. Getting the team back together. 12 days on Allure😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted December 31, 2019 #239 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, John&LaLa said: Those bad boys are to heavy. Hanging out with the kids in Atlanta. Pat says hi. He's joining us on the March TA. Getting the team back together. 12 days on Allure😉 Tell Pat and Laura Happy New Year from us. Sorry to hear you've chosen the Barge of the Seas (Just Kidding). We'll be on Rhapsody doing the April TA and then heading to Scotland for a week with some of our English friends. Hope to see y'all soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 31, 2019 #240 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Beachammo said: Tell Pat and Laura Happy New Year from us. Sorry to hear you've chosen the Barge of the Seas (Just Kidding). We'll be on Rhapsody doing the April TA and then heading to Scotland for a week with some of our English friends. Hope to see y'all soon!! Rhapsody dosen't have Genies. 😉 Plus, we have a corner aft😎🍾 Happy New Years to you and Leslie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted December 31, 2019 #241 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, John&LaLa said: Rhapsody dosen't have Genies. 😉 Plus, we have a corner aft😎🍾 Happy New Years to you and Leslie Us Corner Aft people need to stick together. Enjoy the Genie!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 31, 2019 #242 Share Posted December 31, 2019 8 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: Well, you brought up a two+ year old thread, but my feeling remains the same. Use $1 bills. $2 are strange things to many people, and even banks. Why make their lives even a smidgeon more difficult? I agree. We have been to the US many times since 1992 and never seen a $2 note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pchamb3 Posted December 31, 2019 #243 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 4/12/2017 at 11:13 AM, clo6216 said: We will be dining often in Coastal Kitchen for the first time on our upcoming cruise and plan to tip each evening. Can someone suggest an appropriate amount for two people? We tipped ten dollars for the two of us on each night after dinner. I believe that to be enough, since some don’t even tip at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cementhands Posted December 31, 2019 #244 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 4/12/2017 at 7:16 AM, bmac1 said: What is the acceptable way to tip the staff in the diamond lounge? Do you tip for each drink? Tip at the end of each night or tip on the last night? Go to the bank. Get $2.00 bills USA 🇺🇸. Find the guy or gal server ya like and give them a $2 every now and then. .............They’ll remember you guaranteed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted December 31, 2019 #245 Share Posted December 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, cementhands said: They’ll remember you guaranteed!!! Not necessarily in a good way. Biker, who is surprised the $2 bill peddler is resurrecting 2+ year old posts to make his point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 31, 2019 #246 Share Posted December 31, 2019 10 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Rhapsody dosen't have Genies. 😉 Plus, we have a corner aft😎🍾 Happy New Years to you and Leslie Which cabin? We are booked B2B 2/15 and 2/22 favorite corner aft 8596. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted December 31, 2019 #247 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I love the idea of using $2 bills. I don't see why anyone would tell you otherwise. It's your choice, do what makes you feel happy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted December 31, 2019 #248 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Colorado Babe said: I love the idea of using $2 bills. I don't see why anyone would tell you otherwise. It's your choice, do what makes you feel happy! A lot of places don't believe the $2 bill is real and people might have issues spending them outside the US. Heck, even IN the US a lot of cashiers are blown away by it. Try using $2 bills in your day to day life in the US and you may be surprised how much pushback you get. Nice gesture, certainly a way to be remembered, but might ultimately cause hassle for the recipient. Is it about thanking the recipient, or the giver feeling good and being remembered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted December 31, 2019 #249 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Unbelievable!! So people that give out 2 dollar bills are being criticized for making the servers suffer with these notes...lol If you're giving out 2 bucks per drink....you are probably the biggest tipper in the room. Most don't tip at all and the rest maybe one dollar. As I've stated before when I've given the choice between 2 ones and a single two, they always take the two. Thanks for your wisdom......not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachammo Posted December 31, 2019 #250 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, island lady said: Which cabin? We are booked B2B 2/15 and 2/22 favorite corner aft 8596. 🙂 Hey Island Lady John's on Allure for the TA I'll be in 8596 on Rhapsody for the April 18th TA. Take care of the cabin. Hide a beer in the closet....lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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