Tipping yacht club

[rkacruiser]

2 hours ago, Toofarfromthesea said:

I'd venture to say that if the grats were built into the price, more than half of us Americans would still tip.  And I am confident of that because I've seen exactly that at all-inclusives where grats were included.

 

Once upon a time, Holland America Cruises advertised "No Tipping Required".  Some did; I did as well.  

[Bgwest]

3 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

Once upon a time, Holland America Cruises advertised "No Tipping Required".  Some did; I did as well.  

If I may ask, when you tipped when you did on HAL, did you tip routinely for what might be considered “normal service” or reserve a tip for those times you received truly extraordinary service? You know, the above and beyond kind of service. 

[rkacruiser]

21 hours ago, Bgwest said:

If I may ask, when you tipped when you did on HAL, did you tip routinely for what might be considered “normal service” or reserve a tip for those times you received truly extraordinary service? You know, the above and beyond kind of service. 

 

Well, you are welcome to ask.  When I sailed during those years of "no tipping required", I had sailed in the years before doing so.  I was also aware of past accepted practices as to offering gratuities and the amounts offered.  I followed those practices.  Those were the practices that I followed when I began cruising before the "no tipping required" was instituted.