tpajet Posted June 26, 2011 Author #51 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wow, what a bunch of rude, stuck up jerks on here. First of all I am speaking from experience hence why I am familiar with the Internet policy. Secondly we had asked the carnival agent upon booking over the phone if there were any others fees or charges and told no. Also I don have a problem tipping if the service is good but don't just add it in automatically. Let me leave what I think is appropriate for the service we got. And to the poster who said the comment about working for $10 per week, I wouldn't expect that either but I guess I would expect Carnival to pay the staff a wage too. Ultimately I don't have the issue with tipping but Carnival should have been more upfront. As someone else said here why not just include it with the cost of the cruis ticket and why would carnival not be more upfront about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arush5268d Posted June 26, 2011 #52 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wow, what a bunch of rude, stuck up jerks on here. First of all I am speaking from experience hence why I am familiar with the Internet policy. Secondly we had asked the carnival agent upon booking over the phone if there were any others fees or charges and told no. Also I don have a problem tipping if the service is good but don't just add it in automatically. Let me leave what I think is appropriate for the service we got. And to the poster who said the comment about working for $10 per week, I wouldn't expect that either but I guess I would expect Carnival to pay the staff a wage too. Ultimately I don't have the issue with tipping but Carnival should have been more upfront. As someone else said here why not just include it with the cost of the cruis ticket and why would carnival not be more upfront about it? Welcome to Cruise Critic, by the way. It is always important to read documents and contracts that you agree to / sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpajet Posted June 26, 2011 Author #53 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-services/gratuities/ Take a look here at Disney's tipping that says per person PER CRUISE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arush5268d Posted June 26, 2011 #54 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-services/gratuities/ Take a look here at Disney's tipping that says per person PER CRUISE. Notice how the amounts increase based on the length of the cruise? Notice how, for a 3 night, it is $36 per person? Which, if you do some very simple math you will see that it is 12/per night, per person. :rolleyes: Nice try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted June 26, 2011 #55 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wow, what a bunch of rude, stuck up jerks on here. First of all I am speaking from experience hence why I am familiar with the Internet policy. Secondly we had asked the carnival agent upon booking over the phone if there were any others fees or charges and told no. Also I don have a problem tipping if the service is good but don't just add it in automatically. Let me leave what I think is appropriate for the service we got. And to the poster who said the comment about working for $10 per week, I wouldn't expect that either but I guess I would expect Carnival to pay the staff a wage too. Ultimately I don't have the issue with tipping but Carnival should have been more upfront. As someone else said here why not just include it with the cost of the cruis ticket and why would carnival not be more upfront about it? If you ask a booking agent are there are fees. they would say no, because there are not any upfront.. so they answered you correctly. Had you asked are there some charges to expect once onboard they would have mentioned tips perhaps? Dont go on NCL because the tips are now called service charges and you have even less choice as on Carnival. As far as calling people stuck up because they are ok with the tipping policy ..... people who dont want to tip the standard amt is a hot topic, sorry. but it just is. Yes, unfortunately, now you know its true, a lot of stewards and waiters only make about $50 a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgarn Posted June 26, 2011 #56 Share Posted June 26, 2011 A hundred years ago I use to wait tables, and lived on tips. Just a preface. My feeling is: if you can't afford to tip a measly 10$ a day, then you should really reconsider if you can afford to cruise. Just saying. Flame away. I agree completely!!!! DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent_Schultz Posted June 26, 2011 #57 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-services/gratuities/ Take a look here at Disney's tipping that says per person PER CRUISE. and amounts to $12 per day per person or a whopping 20% MORE than Carnival. Enjoy Disney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaimobound Posted June 26, 2011 #58 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I love the automatic tipping but even better I like to pre-pay my gratuities, and have never felt any need to adjust down the amount. These people earn that money. We often add more for our room attendant and wait staff by way of cash as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodey Posted June 26, 2011 #59 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wow, what a bunch of rude, stuck up jerks on here. First of all I am speaking from experience hence why I am familiar with the Internet policy. Secondly we had asked the carnival agent upon booking over the phone if there were any others fees or charges and told no. Also I don have a problem tipping if the service is good but don't just add it in automatically. Let me leave what I think is appropriate for the service we got. And to the poster who said the comment about working for $10 per week, I wouldn't expect that either but I guess I would expect Carnival to pay the staff a wage too. Ultimately I don't have the issue with tipping but Carnival should have been more upfront. As someone else said here why not just include it with the cost of the cruis ticket and why would carnival not be more upfront about it? I know when i spend this much money up front for anything including a vacation i read and research everything i can. With that said.... your fault and also spell check works great use it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving My Life Posted June 26, 2011 #60 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-services/gratuities/ Take a look here at Disney's tipping that says per person PER CRUISE. Look again--You are still reading it wrong! For a 7 day cruise: $28 for the Dining Room Server $21 for the Dining Room Assistant Server $7 Dining Room Head Server (Maitre D) $28 Stateroom Host (Cabin Steward) ______ $84 total for the week, which can be broken down to $12 a day per person!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arush5268d Posted June 26, 2011 #61 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Isn't math fun? :D Maybe the OP will realize this is a losing battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_cruisin Posted June 26, 2011 #62 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-services/gratuities/ Take a look here at Disney's tipping that says per person PER CRUISE. If you notice, Disney has written up differently than Carnival. In order to make a fair comparison, you need to add up all the totals for each group you are tipping. A 7 day cruise on Disney, to tip everyone, is $84 TOTAL per person, per cruise. Carnival is saying, for $10 a day they will divide the tips to everyone for a grand total of $70 per person, per cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHP Posted June 26, 2011 #63 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Look again--You are still reading it wrong! For a 7 day cruise: $28 for the Dining Room Server $21 for the Dining Room Assistant Server $7 Dining Room Head Server (Maitre D) $28 Stateroom Host (Cabin Steward) ______ $84 total for the week, which can be broken down to $12 a day per person!! Big surprise! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcatintown Posted June 26, 2011 #64 Share Posted June 26, 2011 http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/onboard-services/gratuities/ Take a look here at Disney's tipping that says per person PER CRUISE. You are mis-reading this. For a three day cruise, the total recommended is $36 per person FOR THE CRUISE, breaks down to $12 per person per day to cover all services (cabin attendent, dining room staff, etc). I can however see how you might be confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybreadsmomshubby Posted June 26, 2011 #65 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yes, if you are going to cruise, you need to pay these tips. If you are not going to pay the tips, don't cruise. problem solved! Since when do you get to decide how other people choose to spend their money? :rolleyes: How about you mind your business, and allow others to mind theirs. Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving My Life Posted June 26, 2011 #66 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Big surprise! :D No kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arush5268d Posted June 26, 2011 #67 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Since when do you get to decide how other people choose to spend their money? :rolleyes: How about you mind your business, and allow others to mind theirs. Problem solved! Ummm. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent_Schultz Posted June 26, 2011 #68 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Since when do you get to decide how other people choose to spend their money? :rolleyes: How about you mind your business, and allow others to mind theirs. Problem solved! Tips aren't forced. How about honest thread titles? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repo-cruiser Posted June 26, 2011 #69 Share Posted June 26, 2011 To OP, I fyou can't afford the tip, you can't afford to go. That's the way the game is played, like it or not. If you don't wanna tip, go camping. Tips are not required , so they most definately can go on a cruise. By the way many camp rangers deserve tips. Good service= tip, bad service = no tip. Pretty simple.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peddler&Tass Posted June 26, 2011 #70 Share Posted June 26, 2011 How many ways can you say TROLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybreadsmomshubby Posted June 26, 2011 #71 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Tips aren't forced. How about honest thread titles? :p How about any use of the word "tips" or "gratuities" or similar generating a 50,000 volt charge in the poster's keyboard? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving My Life Posted June 26, 2011 #72 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Tips are not required , so they most definately can go on a cruise. By the way many camp rangers deserve tips. Good service= tip, bad service = no tip. Pretty simple.;) There's a big difference between not tipping due to bad service and not tipping because you can't afford it/don't want to spend the extra $$. If service is good, tips should be required. If service is exceptional, you should tip above and beyond the "required" tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted June 26, 2011 #73 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Isn't math fun? :D Maybe the OP will realize this is a losing battle Wonder if OP will be back now that A) he has been proven wrong with his math skills and B) His examples are actually HIGHER than Carnival. Mouth, meet foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglinc@msn.com Posted June 26, 2011 #74 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Sadly enough, if the tips were not added on automaticly, there would be a certain number of "people" that would not tip anything. I was really glad to see it when the cruise lines started adding them automaticly. To the OP, I would recommend that you just cancel your Carnival cruise and book it with Disney. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arush5268d Posted June 26, 2011 #75 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Wonder if OP will be back now that A) he has been proven wrong with his math skills and B) His examples are actually HIGHER than Carnival. Mouth, meet foot. And foot, meet arse. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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