Kahawali

Thanks for all the comments. I should point out that I never said that I was planning to do this, but I do have the old-fashioned view that a tip should be given for good service and the amount should be decided by the giver. Yes, the culture is different in the UK and elsewhere in Europe as someone points out. Once the discretion is removed from tipping, the payment becomes a (another) service charge, which is a shame because the incentive to provide exceptional service is then lost - unless of course yet another layer of additional tips is given. (a third layer by my reckoning).

Pre-pandemic it was rather case that tipping (crew-appreciation) charges automatically added to accounts on a daily basis were discretionary - ie the amount could be changed as required or even, I believe, reduced to zero. Is this still the case? it was also the case that “Elite” passengers received a free wi-fi allowance but this seems to have been withdrawn. I suppose passengers have to pay for the huge losses incurred by the industry during Covid. The cost of tipping and wi-fi make a big difference to the cost of a longer cruise.