KansasK Posted February 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 13, 2023 My brother kindly is treating my husband and I to a dinner at Chops when we are on the Harmony in April. He paid for this and sent me the reservation information and it showed the cost and the tip he added. If we decide to tip additional, it would not be as much as the original tip, probably. Does the waiter know he/she has already been tipped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted February 13, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, KansasK said: My brother kindly is treating my husband and I to a dinner at Chops when we are on the Harmony in April. He paid for this and sent me the reservation information and it showed the cost and the tip he added. If we decide to tip additional, it would not be as much as the original tip, probably. Does the waiter know he/she has already been tipped? Your brother didnt add the tip. Rcl adds 18% when you book, no choice. If its wonderful you can of course add a extra tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted February 13, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 13, 2023 And out of that 18% that Royal adds the waiter only gets a couple of dollars. Most of the gratuity goes into the ships tip pool. If you tip in cash after, the waiter/waiters keeps it all. We always leave $5 for a lunch and $10 for dinner for both of us. Don't pass on the crispy Porkbelly Appetizer, ask for it extra crispy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seville2Cabo Posted February 13, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2023 We get the UDP and usually tip $10 for lunch and $15 to$20 for dinner depending on waiter. That is for 2 of us. We usually order a bottle of wine and since they charge 18% on the wine, we may leave $15 for those dinners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted February 13, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2023 We always tip extra in the specialty restaurants, I think what @taglovestocruise suggests is fair, we tend to drink a few glasses of wine each, so also tip in those as they are part of our D+ benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted February 13, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, MommaBear55 said: We always tip extra in the specialty restaurants, I think what @taglovestocruise suggests is fair, we tend to drink a few glasses of wine each, so also tip in those as they are part of our D+ benefit. Great minds think alike,, almost. Wife goes for a Cucumber Elderflower Martini and a Negroni for me. D+ does have it's benefits 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted February 13, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) We usually tip an extra $5 per person. If it's just me, I leave $10. Edited February 13, 2023 by PhoenixCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted February 13, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, MommaBear55 said: We always tip extra in the specialty restaurants, I think what @taglovestocruise suggests is fair, we tend to drink a few glasses of wine each, so also tip in those as they are part of our D+ benefit. Do you tip in cash or do you just add it to the bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seville2Cabo Posted February 13, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, DaKahuna said: Do you tip in cash or do you just add it to the bill? We always tip in cash. Everywhere. Ship, US and Mexico. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlbecker1 Posted February 13, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, DaKahuna said: Do you tip in cash or do you just add it to the bill? We always tip in cash. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted February 13, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, DaKahuna said: Do you tip in cash or do you just add it to the bill? Cash, that way they don't have to share and my credit card bill doesn't look as bad! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted February 13, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 13, 2023 We have done both in past . But recent cruises we do UDP and then always do cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted February 13, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Cash is king😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted February 13, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 13, 2023 $20 cash for 2. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARandomTraveler Posted February 13, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On our last cruise I tipped an extra $10 per meal for 2 of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted February 13, 2023 #16 Share Posted February 13, 2023 $10 for lunch, $20 for dinner usually and always cash. Ditto on the porkbelly app. It is awesome. Another hack I always recommend for Chops if you are ice cream fans order desert off the kids menu. The sundae is amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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