Another tipping question

[dan40]

And your helpful input to OP is???????????????????? Kaboochi

 

Well, if and when some of the questions are answered, then some advice might be offered. Advice based on knowledge, not on guesswork. That is/was the reason for asking the questions. The OP said they WOULD NOT be eating in the dining room. I ask why? How do they already know that? Is not the dining venue the crux of the OP's decision?

To recommend, do this with the tip, do that with the tip, remove it, transfer it, ALL addresses nothing unless we know more.

 

And lastly, and probably the only part you read, IF its just a 'get out of tipping' thread [as hundreds HAVE been] then I'm done with it.

 

Dan

[oooohDonna]

Oh my gawd! :confused:

 

#1, I stated before, I miscalculated the 7 day cost for the dining room tip...OOPS...

 

Dan, I DO know. I HAVE cruised before and I know my great nephews as I have vacationed with them before, not a cruise, but been around them enough to know. ONE of them will eat fairly good, but trust me, the other two, well let me just say, dad makes separate meals for them because they will not eat ANYTHING put in front of them.

And, hate to say this but the other has ADHD and he can be a bit unruly at times so may be best to not put him in that situation.

Glad I'm on a big ship with lots of places to hide :p

I just wanted to know if that particular tip could be removed. I got my answer, it can be. Wheather my nephew chooses to do so is up to him.

Personally, I was in restaurant business over 15 years, so I was not asking to get him out of it, just trying to be logical. Not using service, why tip?

But if that tip goes to someone other than dining room personnel, well, ok, he should leave it there and pay it.

[deborahjo]

FYI- We found our waiter from dinner serving us breakfast in the morning in the diningroom. The waitstaff work at least 2 meals everyday. (I believe that is what he told us.)

[picklebongo]

If your family won't be using the dining room, room those tips specifically and have them reallocated to the buffet servers Your brother shouldn't feel any guilt about not giving money to people who have not performed a service. When did this become the norm?

[oooohDonna]

Gotcha ;)

 

It's my nephew, by the way, and his 3 boys and another nephew and his girlfriend.

My sister paying for their cruise and she INSISTED I go with her so she's not stuck with all them boys! :D It was a tough decision, but guess I have to go with her

:D

[CruiznWithHubby]

Gotcha ;)

 

It's my nephew, by the way, and his 3 boys and another nephew and his girlfriend.

My sister paying for their cruise and she INSISTED I go with her so she's not stuck with all them boys! :D It was a tough decision, but guess I have to go with her

:D

 

 

sigh,,,,it's a dirty job, but SOMEONE has to do it:D You are soooo kind to make the sacrifice,,,:p Holly

[AZ Karaoke Girl]

a little off topic but where did you get that countdowm? i want it!

 

Cool isn't it! I got it from myspace countdown clocks. Just below my countdown is a link I believe that will take you there. Once you input all the info, it gives you a code that you copy & paste into your signature under user CP. Very easy. I did it when I couldn't get the countdown clock on cruise critic to give accurate sailaway times. Myspace gives down to the minute of when you sailaway.

 

The only thing that bothers me about the tip-sharing is that some will work harder and some will work less,,,,and the ones who do little will reap the benefits of the ones who work hard,,,

 

Personally, I'm a good tipper, and I plan on tipping any that work extra hard above and beyond what's on my S and S card,,,,frankly, the tips that carnival now bills is much less than what I normally pay,,,,so I might as well hand the difference directly to the ones who are extra helpful,,,Holly

 

I also tip extra to those that impressed me. I consider the tips to be part of the cruise cost. I tip extra to my room steward (if they are good & do what I ask), extra to my dining room servers, the bartenders or servers that serve me consistently my Jack Daniels & Cokes and I tip the karaoke jockey cuz without a good KJ it isn't as much fun.

 

I would suggest that if you absolutely know for sure that you aren't going to use the dining room, then go to the pursers desk and ask that those tips be reallocated then let the MaitreD know so he can free up your seats for dinner. Be aware that when auto-tips are removed, management talks to the staff to see why so I would definately explain to pursers desk & maitreD why you aren't tipping the dining staff.

[Noire]

 

If he can afford to take his family on a cruise' date=' he can afford to tip accordingly.

 

After all, he wouldn't remove the childrens meals from a restaurant bill before adding a tip....would he?[/quote']

 

Using your logic: the food on the cruise is included in the price. Therefore your statement about the restaurant bill makes no sense. He could take them to a restaurant and NOT pay the tip on their meals. That would be more like not tipping the waitstaff on the cruise. They are not eating for free. Just not tipping.

[Noire]

A tip is exactly that a tip.Until its a service charge,do what you want. Go to the pursers and remove them all and let them tip in cash at the end of the week as they see fit.

Steve:D

 

Thank you. Sheesh. OP- my advice to your brother: If you want to tip- tip. If you don't want to - don't. If you want to give a partial tip- do it. If you want to give more than the standard tip- go for it. :cool:

[scully28]

This is tricky. I agree that if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford the trip, but - as a gift - the same argument does not apply.

 

It seems to me the question isn't whether the recipient can afford to tip, the question is whether the person giving the gift can really afford such an elaborate gift. The person giving the gift should include tips.

 

I had a similar situation when my in-laws purchased a cruise for me and my husband when we were first married. There was no way we could ever have afforded such a trip - it was a complete surprise. We knew nothing about tipping, or any other extra expenses, until we got onboard. We were just starting out, just out of college, and happily broke. I think we ended up tipping a total $25 for the wait staff and $35 for the room stewart for a 7 day cruise. I think it was about half what was recommended. The only reason we were even able to do that is because I won the money in the casino.

 

If I'm ever able to give the gift of a cruise to anyone - I'll make sure that I prepay their tips as part of the trip, purchase drink coupons equal to one per person per day, and include a least a $200 in traveler's checks with the cruise info to the lucky recipients. Not to mention travel, parking, and incidentals. Cruising cost so much more than just the ticket price - I know it's marketed as "all inclusive", but it isn't really.

 

As for the OP, I think he should tip whatever he can and he should not feel bad about it. Perhaps you can suggest that your sister (I hope I have that right) prepay the tip on your nephew's behalf.