(Another) question about tipping bar tenders and servers
Can anyone think of a better way for HAL to handle drink receipts for people on a drink package? On a few occasions my card was swiped and returned without the receipt. But most of the time, it was printed and handed back for me to sign. Since the tip is included, I almost always added no additional tip and signed. I found that "extra" step slightly inconvenient. I realize they don't know if I'm going to add an additional tip or not, so they are just giving me the option. My question is thi
I wish I could take credit for this idea, but one gentleman posted that he liked to bring a stack of $2 bills (with Jefferson's portrait) to distribute to bartenders and servers, particularly at the beginning of the cruise. He figured that it made his generosity more memorable.
I find that I tend to save my $1 bills in anticipation of an upcoming cruise. Then I hand one or two of them to the bartender and/or server when I'm trying to establish (and later occasionally to sustain) my status
