Firsttimer9 Posted July 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 20, 2018 have booked massages. Anyone have comments on quality? Were they worth it? Did you tip? How much. Understand they don’t get part of gratuity. We sail September 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mom says Posted July 20, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Suggest you ask ship specific questions on the Princess board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candydane Posted July 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I'm pretty sure the spa bill will include a gratuity charge so check the bill before you add more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted July 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Suggest you ask ship specific questions on the Princess board.This is one of those aspects of cruising where you are very unlikely to get different answers for different cruise lines. The spa services aboard practically every mass market ship in the North American market are offered by the same company: Steiner. My advice stems from the recognition that there are two people involved in massages, the masseuse and the client. The quality of the massage is dependent on how skilled each are at their respective roles. Steiner trains its staff, and I believe the result is relatively consistent, with a normal amount of variability. So the biggest unknown variable in the quality of an on-board massage is the skill of the client at receiving a massage. Since massages on cruise ships are extra-costly, due to a convenience premium baked into the price, I wouldn't book a massage aboard a cruise ship if I'm not a skilled massage client. In other words, if you don't get (less costly) massages at home, I think you're undercutting the value of whatever (more costly) massages you may get aboard ship. And yes, generally, Steiner adds on a standard gratuity, by default. They get whatever part of the gratuity that they're supposed to get, just like in restaurants, where servers getting tips have always had to "tip out" the staff assisting them. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tip_out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted July 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2018 We were on the Ruby Princess 3 weeks ago. Our daughter and daughter in law - both frequent massage clients - enjoyed their first morning massages but they knew to give specific guidance to the masseuses. It was expensive but both said it was a wonderful, relaxing way to start the cruise! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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