How does the staff know about prepaid tips?

[L2ConD]

Hi, folks --

 

We're sailing in two days on the Pride out of Baltimore (I can't wait!!!) and I was reading about prepayment of tips.

 

I'd like to do this, while I have a few extra nickels right now to my name.

 

My question is how do the waiters know that certain people have already paid their tips?

 

I did a search on prepaid tips, and unless I misunderstood some posts, some CCers were saying that the waiters know who's paid and who hasn't, or which people have removed the auto-tip service.

 

This is my first Carnival cruise, so I'm hoping someone will explain this to me!

 

Thanks ---

[falkcor]

i'm not sure that they know who has PRE-PAID the tips...

 

but they do apparently know who has REMOVED tips...

 

the auto-tips are charged to your s&s card at 10.00 per day. you can choose to pre-pay them as you are interested in... i'm not certain they distinguish between either, as far as crew reporting in concerned...

 

but it has been reported here, including in a post by wennfred (here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=979991), who toured the galley and snapped a shot of a list posted there of passengers who REMOVED their (pre-paid, but this might also be s&s?) tips... which even made international news LOL, here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1180762/Outrage-cruise-passengers-dont-tip-revealed-staff.html

 

that may be what you were reading about?

 

don't worry about it too much. you'll love the pride! and a few extra bucks goes a long way...

[happy cruzer]

My guess is it's a computer generated report based on the onboard accounts.

[L2ConD]

Thanks, Falkcor! That clears it up --- I missed the CC post, obviously.

[L2ConD]

Thanks, HC. I believe you're right.

[msmayor]

Do we need to let Guest Services know we want our gratuities charged to our on-board account or will it happen automatically?

[jdbmga]

Do we need to let Guest Services know we want our gratuities charged to our on-board account or will it happen automatically?

 

It will automatically happen.

[pnjkeith]

Staff has no idea who prepaid. They do know who removes the tips.