Carnival Excursion Tipping

[jmaze]

We have booked our excursions thru Carnival. Do we tip the guide or driver the same as we would if it was a private excursion? There will be 3 of us. Thanks.:confused:

[gumballz]

We tip our guide whether it's with the ship or through a private company. Usually when we book privately we get more personalized service, so I do tend to tip higher on those.....but it all depends on the person and service. :)

[Sheffie]

We also tip if we go on a private excursion or on a ship's excursion. One thing to remember is that the ship's excursion people get only a percentage of what you pay for the excursion.

 

Have a great cruise!

[Keith1010]

Yes, it's nice to give a tip to the drivers and to the tour guide. I base my tips on the quality of the tour, the tour guide and the bus driver. I won't tip as much on a group tour as I would on a private tour recognizing that we are not getting the one on one attention of a private tour and that there are so many others with us on the tour who are likely to give a tip as well. My experience is that about half the people tip. Sometimes a little more on some group tours and sometimes a little less.

 

Keith

[cruise_lover]

We book all our tours through the cruiselines and at the end of every excursion the tour guide always asks everyone to chip in a dollar or two for the bus driver. We make our decision based on the quality of service we received.

[saltmom1]

We book all our tours through the cruiselines and at the end of every excursion the tour guide always asks everyone to chip in a dollar or two for the bus driver. We make our decision based on the quality of service we received.

 

I read on shore excursion FAQs on the CCL website that $1 per person for 1/2 day excursions and $2 per person for full day excursions is the recommended amount.

Sounded reasonable to me.

[cruiserbryce]

depends on the excursion and the guide...we have had guides that just kind of go through the motions, but we have also had some great guides...if the guide adds a lot to the experience, is personable and really makes it nice we will happily tip a few dollars...