gailellen12 Posted 20 hours ago #1 Share Posted 20 hours ago For an 8 hour excursion? For a four hour or less excursion? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted 19 hours ago #2 Share Posted 19 hours ago (edited) I suppose this much depends on the country, many of which will generally have a low/no tip culture. I come from one such culture so my instinct is not to tip at all (unless I was visiting somewhere heavily influenced by American tipping culture, such as the Caribbean). FWIW, we did a ship's excursion from Vista in Monaco earlier in the year. I had not intended to tip and, when the trip finished, the guide had walked away from the bus, clearly not waiting for anyone to tip her which, as far as I could see, no-one did. Edited 19 hours ago by Harters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanLvr Posted 19 hours ago #3 Share Posted 19 hours ago Speaking from the "American tipping culture" (see post above), I feel blessed and so lucky to live surrounded by 1st world problems such as how much to tip a cruise tour guide. It is my pleasure to share a few dollars per person with a good guide who helps make a tour a good experience especially in a less fortunate location. I generally give $5-10 per person based on the duration of the tour, quality of the guide etc. I go to my bank at home and bring lots of small bills ($1, $5, $10) and reward excellent service both on the ship and in port. It costs so little (from our perspective) to make someone's day! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted 12 hours ago #4 Share Posted 12 hours ago 7 hours ago, gailellen12 said: For an 8 hour excursion? For a four hour or less excursion? Thanks in advance As Harters said, it depends on location. Caribbean...$5 pp half-day, $10 pp full day. Japan...please do not insult your guide by even appearing to want to tip. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted 11 hours ago #5 Share Posted 11 hours ago Also for me it's determined whether we are on a small private tour or a bus full of people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlover12 Posted 11 hours ago #6 Share Posted 11 hours ago To add to AMHuntFerry's comment, French Polynesia is another country where it would be insulting to them to offer a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailellen12 Posted 11 hours ago Author #7 Share Posted 11 hours ago Our cruise is mostly Europe and UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goletans Posted 3 hours ago #8 Share Posted 3 hours ago It's a good idea to research "Tipping" for the countries you will visit. Mr Google should be able to help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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