Brainyblocks

Yes, we were surprised to see that we had to pay for our meals on the land tour part (first time cruisers!). Our (mistaken) belief was that as it was part of our cruise package that it would be part of our price that we paid to our agent. At least we know now (before we depart!)

Sounds terrible. Tell me though, we are going to pre-pay our gratuities to eliminate any fuss and bother e.t.c. Should we find someone who delivers exceptional service and we tipped them individually, do they get to keep their tips? Or do they have to put it into a pool to share. Thanks.

Tipping is not part of NZ culture so don't want to offend anyone or get it wrong and end up bearing the brunt!

Thank you!

Hi there, sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, brand new poster! We are heading to Alaska in August for a cruise from Vancouver. Just got log in details for the Cruise Personaliser, and giving details for charging incidentals on our credit card. They are asking us to choose between the Princess charge rate and the bank rate for our onboard account - clearly the Princess charge rate is their recommended method! Is there any advice if this is actually the best method for settling the onboard account? Thanks in advance! Exchange rates are so slippery at the mo!