peanders Posted September 16, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 16, 2019 We will be cruising in the Haven for the first time next week. Regarding the tips for butler and concierge, is there a way to add their tips to our bill, say via a voucher, or do we need cash Thanks in advance for any info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted September 16, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just now, peanders said: We will be cruising in the Haven for the first time next week. Regarding the tips for butler and concierge, is there a way to add their tips to our bill, say via a voucher, or do we need cash Thanks in advance for any info You can do a voucher. Just take the name of the Butler and Concierge to Guest Services and let them know the amount you want to tip each person. They will give you a copy of the vouchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trex827 Posted September 17, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Pay them in cash. They would appreciate it. $500 would be appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phissy Posted September 17, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 17, 2019 55 minutes ago, Trex827 said: Pay them in cash. They would appreciate it. $500 would be appropriate. EACH???? Seems really high for 7 days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run14 Posted September 17, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Let's please not let this devolve into the usual tipping conversation. Please. I beg you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esm54687 Posted September 17, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Run14 said: Let's please not let this devolve into the usual tipping conversation. Please. I beg you all. Begging won't help....... just don't open the thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run14 Posted September 17, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, esm54687 said: Begging won't help....... just don't open the thread Fair point and good suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted September 17, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 17, 2019 People can tip whatever they want .... just kidding 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotspring Posted September 17, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Go ahead and voucher them and earn your credit card reward points or miles at the same time. (No way give them $500, you will make the rest of us look cheap by a factor of 2 or 3 in total). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattanchair Posted September 17, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/16/2019 at 3:35 PM, peanders said: We will be cruising in the Haven for the first time next week. Regarding the tips for butler and concierge, is there a way to add their tips to our bill, say via a voucher, or do we need cash Thanks in advance for any info Dear Pea, It all depends on the service you receive. It also depends on if you love the cabin so much that you will be re-booking it in the near future. If so, cash is king. Voucher, you never really know if they will get all of it, or are forced by management to share with them. If you are re-booking find out if they are renewing their contract. Chances are they will be on board and might be waiting on you again. We had a lovely concierge a year ago, she could not do enough for us, short of 'tucking us into bed' each night. Tipped her $150 for the week. Following year same suite, new concierge. But our 'old' concierge was on board and she astonishingly remembered (our $150) us. She must have passed the' word' to our new concierge, and we had super service. Extra lounge chair on our balcony and boosted wifi signal to our cabin, besides all the other goodies he kept bringing. This service prompted a 'face saving' tip of $200 and a $20 tip to our old concierge for just 'remembering' us on the last day. Oh, yes, we booked the same cabin again for next year and asked them both their intentions for 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattanchair Posted September 17, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Must tell you also about another concierge we had in the Haven. Did not do much for us, asked him for reservations for specialty restaurants 3 days into the cruise, only after 9:30 pm. We eat 6:30 pm so we were 'stuck' with the monotonous Haven restaurant menu. Too many "no's" and not enough yes's. $20 for the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincicruisers Posted September 17, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Meow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billslowsky Posted September 17, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 17, 2019 19 hours ago, phissy said: EACH???? Seems really high for 7 days. Not just each, but each each day. That's what I ALWAYS do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattanchair Posted September 17, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, billslowsky said: Not just each, but each each day. That's what I ALWAYS do. Not in the Haven, old chap, not in the Haven. Now if you are in a $60,000 suite for the week. Okay, but only if you get better service. I know of a certain someone that bought a beautiful condo on the east side of NY. He had 2 weeks to 'fix it up' without a condo fine. He went over 2 weeks and the condo president went to him to inform him of the fine. "How much" he asked. $500 / day. He said "fine I'll pay it". Moral of the story: there are people who can afford to tip and tip generously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBreakaway Posted September 17, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I've got my popcorn and just waiting for the scene when this train derails and plummets off the trestle bridge... 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattanchair Posted September 18, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 18, 2019 14 hours ago, rattanchair said: How much" he asked. $500 / day Oh , yes the renovation went on for many months.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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