How much are tips per a day?

[texasnana]

Six day cruise, how much are the tips per a person?

[Shmoo here]

Six day cruise, how much are the tips per a person?

 

Do you mean a 6 night cruise? or 7 night?

 

Suggested tips are $12 per guest per night. That breaks out to $4 for your room host; $4 for your server; $3 for your assistant server; and $1 for your head server PER GUEST/PER NIGHT.

 

So for a 7 night cruise each person in the room will pay $84 ($28 to your room host; $28 to your server; $21 to your assistant server; and $7 to your head server).

 

:)

[Host Mick]

TP Keller has a very nice cruise tip calculator. It will even tell you what denominations of currency to take.

 

http://cruisetip.tpkeller.com/

[Amunet]

How strict are these tips?

 

By those calculations ... for us, it would be almost $170. While I have no doubt they deserve it ... those are crazy steep for us. We were only planning $100 ...

[Shmoo here]

How strict are these tips?

 

By those calculations ... for us, it would be almost $170. While I have no doubt they deserve it ... those are crazy steep for us. We were only planning $100 ...

 

$11 - $12 per day per guest is pretty standard across the cruise industry.

 

That said, tips are not set in concrete, you may tip whatever you feel is right. I'd be surprised if you don't find the suggested tips are a good starting point. We always do the suggested as a pre-pay and add cash at the end.

 

:)

[westcruzer]

How strict are these tips?

 

By those calculations ... for us, it would be almost $170. While I have no doubt they deserve it ... those are crazy steep for us. We were only planning $100 ...

 

This confuses me to no end :confused:.....How can you say $170 is too steep for the exceptional service you will be provided if you were able to afford Disney Cruises? If you were not able to afford all aspects of the cruise why not book with a less expensive cruise line such as Royal or Carnival? You spend thousands on a cruise but "can't" afford the extra $70 for a tip? If you went out to breakfast, lunch, & dinner how much would you have tipped those people? ALOT more I'm sure.

 

I'm sorry if this comes off harsh but it blows my mind how this world uses the statements "I can not afford" or "it's too much money" when it comes to tips yet they go an spend more money for a higher end product.

 

Put yourself in their shoes and see how you would feel if someone made that statement to you after paying thousands for a vacation. :(

[Amunet]

This confuses me to no end :confused:.....How can you say $170 is too steep for the exceptional service you will be provided if you were able to afford Disney Cruises? If you were not able to afford all aspects of the cruise why not book with a less expensive cruise line such as Royal or Carnival? You spend thousands on a cruise but "can't" afford the extra $70 for a tip? If you went out to breakfast, lunch, & dinner how much would you have tipped those people? ALOT more I'm sure.

 

I'm sorry if this comes off harsh but it blows my mind how this world uses the statements "I can not afford" or "it's too much money" when it comes to tips yet they go an spend more money for a higher end product.

 

Put yourself in their shoes and see how you would feel if someone made that statement to you after paying thousands for a vacation. :(

 

It blows your mind because you do not understand my financial situation. And I could see why it confuses you, I would have the same reaction.

 

However, we got this trip by an amazingly cheap (by disney standards) deal and by the grace of our tax return. As it is, we have to dip a little into savings. Due to location, and a crazy good deal on airfare & priceline, the extras are not hard. In fact, those are the only 'extras'. We are not doing excursions, we don't drink alcohol and don't do the spa. We are doing very base line for this just to be able to go.

 

So yes, we did plan in our budget for tips, we understand and know Disney has exceptional service, but, because we didn't plan for $70 extra, it has taken me by surprise.

 

I should also add that we chose disney instead of a cheaper line because I am trying to become a Disney Travel Expert at an agency.

 

I am by no means saying that these people don't deserve tips, I'm sure they do. But as I stated: we don't have much in our budget for extras (not that tipping is the extra, the price over which I already budgeted for tips is the extra).

 

I hope that helps you to understand :)

[gigi1313]

 

I should also add that we chose disney instead of a cheaper line because I am trying to become a Disney Travel Expert at an agency.

 

 

A Disney TA? Correct me if I am wrong, but I read another post where you have never vacationed before... To be a Disney specialist TA you have to have Disney vacation destination experience... How do you plan to achieve this? Disney does not pay you to visit their parks and cruises (trust me!) and even the discounts are not hat deep. Disney takes their specialization categorization quite seriously. You may want to rethink this...

[OceanLiner]

It blows your mind because you do not understand my financial situation. And I could see why it confuses you, I would have the same reaction.

 

However, we got this trip by an amazingly cheap (by disney standards) deal and by the grace of our tax return. As it is, we have to dip a little into savings. Due to location, and a crazy good deal on airfare & priceline, the extras are not hard. In fact, those are the only 'extras'. We are not doing excursions, we don't drink alcohol and don't do the spa. We are doing very base line for this just to be able to go.

 

So yes, we did plan in our budget for tips, we understand and know Disney has exceptional service, but, because we didn't plan for $70 extra, it has taken me by surprise.

 

I should also add that we chose disney instead of a cheaper line because I am trying to become a Disney Travel Expert at an agency.

 

I am by no means saying that these people don't deserve tips, I'm sure they do. But as I stated: we don't have much in our budget for extras (not that tipping is the extra, the price over which I already budgeted for tips is the extra).

 

I hope that helps you to understand :)

 

Yet you have a Harry Potter cruise planned for 2013. Perhaps budgeting for payment of one cruise at a time might be in order. As a future Disney Travel Expert it might be best to support the tipping of the staff to assure that all future guests keep receiving great service. If all of us decide to under tip because of our budget decisions, then we won't have much of a premium staff on the DCL. This cruise line is all about the quality, not about the price.

 

With all of the great deals that you have received for this trip and the $70.00 is still an issue, I'm not seeing a good decision in planning this cruise or the 2013 cruise.

[kurukthemal]

This is now the second time in a few weeks that a "poster" is being criticized. What does it matter if someone thinks "x" dollars is too steep? Who cares if someone is trying to be a TA and how they are trying to go about doing it? If someone say $170 is too steep for tips then you say, "Well, I think it is about right and actually given the efforts the cruise staff puts in, it probably isn't enough. Plus, in the grand scheme of the whole cruise, it's a small part of it and I think is worth it."

 

My goodness, people are here looking for help and guidance about cruising, not life. IMHO

[Amunet]

Thank you Kuru ^_^

 

As for the rest of you, I did not post to be judged (though, inevitable), but you have no right to judge my life, nor I yours. So please, help me with my questions instead of doing that ^_^

 

Perhaps I should use different wording? Not so much 'too steep' but 'not what I planned'.

 

As for the Disney Travel, I don't know where you read that I haven't vacationed o.O Kind of odd that someone is reading up my history now o.O I have traveled with Disney a lot, I just have never done a Disney Cruise (perhaps that is what you read?) And it's through an agency that is just for disney travel, not the disney company itself :)

 

Either way, thank you for those of you that answered my question! :) It helps me.

 

I'll be sure to be more selective with what questions I ask from here on out on this forum.

[gigi1313]

Thank you Kuru ^_^

 

As for the rest of you, I did not post to be judged (though, inevitable), but you have no right to judge my life, nor I yours. So please, help me with my questions instead of doing that ^_^

 

Perhaps I should use different wording? Not so much 'too steep' but 'not what I planned'.

 

As for the Disney Travel, I don't know where you read that I haven't vacationed o.O Kind of odd that someone is reading up my history now o.O And it's through an agency that is just for disney travel, not the disney company itself :)

 

Either way, thank you for those of you that answered my question! :) It helps me.

 

I'll be sure to be more selective with what questions I ask from here on out on this forum.

 

I'm sorry if I got you confused with another poster from Utah that posted some questions about booking a cruise earlier... I was not reading your history, just read those threads nearly back to back...

 

And as for a Disney specialist TA, it was just some friendly advice from someone who has btdt (and still doing it) with WDW as my field of expertise.

 

Again, my apologies if I spoke out of line.

[Amunet]

I'm sorry if I got you confused with another poster from Utah that posted some questions about booking a cruise earlier... I was not reading your history, just read those threads nearly back to back...

 

And as for a Disney specialist TA, it was just some friendly advice from someone who has btdt (and still doing it) with WDW as my field of expertise.

 

Again, my apologies if I spoke out of line.

 

Ah! I understand. I'm sorry for assuming you profile stalked me.

Yes, I have never cruised Disney, but I have cruised :) Though, that was 3 years ago ...

I planned our Honeymoon and a vacation last year to WDW! I'm not near on the information that you have, but I think part of being a TA is to constantly learn ^_^ I'm actually planning our first family trip (me, DH, mom, dad, & lil sis) for Christmas later this year :)

 

I truly hope that I can be in your shoes one day! :) I would love to do what you do :) But I must start small ...

Thank you for the information!

[gigi1313]

Ah! I understand. I'm sorry for assuming you profile stalked me.

Yes, I have never cruised Disney, but I have cruised :) Though, that was 3 years ago ...

I planned our Honeymoon and a vacation last year to WDW! I'm not near on the information that you have, but I think part of being a TA is to constantly learn ^_^ I'm actually planning our first family trip (me, DH, mom, dad, & lil sis) for Christmas later this year :)

 

I truly hope that I can be in your shoes one day! :) I would love to do what you do :) But I must start small ...

Thank you for the information!

 

Thanks for accepting my apology! Any questions on becoming a Disney TA feel free to PM me :)

 

Now, back to your regularly scheduled thread on tipping!!

[TPKeller]

TP Keller has a very nice cruise tip calculator. It will even tell you what denominations of currency to take.

 

http://cruisetip.tpkeller.com/

Thanks for posting the link!

 

To the poster asking about undertipping... the critical information that you need to know before setting up a cruise budget or making your decision on tipping is that the "recommended amounts" from the cruise line are based on the premise that they make up virtually the entire compensation package for those particular staff members.

 

The tipped staff will receive an inconsequential cash payment from the line, plus room and board, and tips.

 

Virtually all of the cash portion of their pay comes from tips.

 

As noted, you are absolutely free to tip less than, exactly, or more than what the line recommends.

 

What you need to understand is that when you decide to tip less than the recommended amount, you are quite literally telling not only the staff members themselves, but also their managers and supervisors, that their job performance for you during that time was not worth their salary, and they do not deserve to receive their full paycheck.

 

This is the only industry in the entire world where the customer has the full discretion to decide whether to pay, or not to pay, for a service rendered after it has been received.

 

If you think real hard about that, I bet you wouldn't work under those conditions, and I bet nobody you know would either.

 

If after learning this, you still decide to provide these staff members only a sub-portion of their salary, and you choose to make that decision before even having received their service, then, as you know, you are fully within your rights to do so. I sincerely hope you rethink your plans.

 

v/r,

 

Theron

[westcruzer]

Thanks for posting the link!

 

To the poster asking about undertipping... the critical information that you need to know before setting up a cruise budget or making your decision on tipping is that the "recommended amounts" from the cruise line are based on the premise that they make up virtually the entire compensation package for those particular staff members.

 

The tipped staff will receive an inconsequential cash payment from the line, plus room and board, and tips.

 

Virtually all of the cash portion of their pay comes from tips.

 

As noted, you are absolutely free to tip less than, exactly, or more than what the line recommends.

 

What you need to understand is that when you decide to tip less than the recommended amount, you are quite literally telling not only the staff members themselves, but also their managers and supervisors, that their job performance for you during that time was not worth their salary, and they do not deserve to receive their full paycheck.

 

This is the only industry in the entire world where the customer has the full discretion to decide whether to pay, or not to pay, for a service rendered after it has been received.

 

If you think real hard about that, I bet you wouldn't work under those conditions, and I bet nobody you know would either.

 

If after learning this, you still decide to provide these staff members only a sub-portion of their salary, and you choose to make that decision before even having received their service, then, as you know, you are fully within your rights to do so. I sincerely hope you rethink your plans.

 

v/r,

 

Theron

 

Well said.

 

I guess look at it this way and MAYBE you will understand. If you worked your butt off at work and when it was payday they said they were sorry but they can not afford to pay you all of it. They can only afford to pay you half and you knew that the company just paid for management to take a beautiful vacation how would you feel?

 

This is exactly what you are doing.

 

I'm not judging you or your life. You asked a question in a public forum and I'm answering it. Just because you don't like the answer you don't have to get upset and try to validate your reasoning. There is no reasoning that will validate you cheating someone of their hard earned money.

 

If AFTER the service you determine they do not deserve the money that is a completely different story.

 

 

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[Host Mick]

How strict are these tips?

 

By those calculations ... for us, it would be almost $170. While I have no doubt they deserve it ... those are crazy steep for us. We were only planning $100 ...

 

It doesn't sound as though this is the best vacation choice for you under the circumstances. You should probably shop around for a less expensive cruise, one where you can afford to properly compensate the crew that serves you.

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