Generous tip to drink waiter?

[Bongo]

Hi,

 

I know a few of you have mentioned giving a generous tip to the pool waiters in the beginning of the week so that you receive great service for the rest of the cruise. Do you typically give them cash? or do you just add it to the sail and sign card? I wasn't sure if tips were pooled during shifts....

 

Thanks!

[tnf]

We slip them cash

[tef43]

I know a few of you have mentioned giving a generous tip to the pool waiters in the beginning of the week so that you receive great service for the rest of the cruise. Do you typically give them cash? or do you just add it to the sail and sign card? I wasn't sure if tips were pooled during shifts....

Cash, always cash. Typically, gratuity adjustments to the S&S are done near the end of the cruise and besides, bar/pool waiters are not included in the daily S&S autotip amount anyway.

[judyjbest]

We've never given them at the start of the cruise, but we definitely seek out our favorites at the end of the cruise, make a picture with them, and then slip them cold hard cash. That really paid off when we returned to the Paradise a few months later for our second and third cruises on this ship. Each server was still there, remembered our names, and gave us even better service, so I think it would work!

[twinkletoes4445]

We gave them a buck or so each time and never had to wait for a drink. We also had the kids give them a tip when using their soda card, and they had the same thing happen. This approach may not work for everyone, but it worked for us. :)

[VentureMan_2000]

Didn't really need a server. Never really saw amny. Way easier to walt the 20 feet to the bar, and faster. They have bars everywhere.

 

Save your money. Most waiters are only selling foo-foo drinks at about $7.25 (including tip). You can get a better drink for $4.50 (including tip).

[GoinCruisin]

$7.25? What ship were you on? LOL... Bars at the pool were crowded, we used our pool waiter and never had an empty drink... can't miss those pink shirts :D We tipped ours in the beginning, through the week and at the end. He was the BEST!!!! Took very good care of us and was worth every penny... The pool waiters will get you anything you want... and if you have a good one, your glass will always be full :D If you were to get the "foo foo" of the day in the souvenir glass it would be $7.25... but most get refills and don't continually spend $7.25... just spend it once :rolleyes:

[SevenVII]

$7.25? What ship were you on?

Venture

 

 

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