How "generous" are your tips?

[halos]

We have always tipped the bartenders, cabin stewards and waiters extra. The cabin stewards and wait staff in an envelope at the end of the cruise and bartenders an extra $1 per drink. This isn't required but we do it anyway because #1, we can and #2 it makes us happy....the crew work hard for us and we enjoy giving extra in return.

 

Unlike what Pete said (my friend, we agree on next to nothing it seems :p) our experience with tipping extra to the bartenders has lead to far better service and stronger drinks. (This does not include frozen concoctions which imo are basically virgin drinks for as little alcohol as they put in them).

I also find on land and at sea if you buy top shelf liquor, the bartenders are generous with their pours. As I am fond of the Goose ;) I can say this is always my experience.

[Cruisegirl6]

We usually find our favorite bar usually outside the casino on a Carnival ship or inside the casino. After the first day we generally know who treats us well or who makes it a point to take care of us the fastest and best and then we usually stick with that bartender and hand him a 10 on the second day and every now and then hand him another 5 on top of the 15%. I say that bartender generally will get $25-$30 from us during the cruise. We always do it secretly while a handshake hello as we sit down so that he gets to keep the cash tip and not have to pool it. If you tip on the sign and sail they pool the tips together he doesn't get the full amount. The way I see it I tippping the 15% if I give more it be to the person I want to have it. As for the other bartenders we always tip extra usually $2.00 p/p more.

 

I am very clean and tidy in the cabin just as if I were at home, I even fold the dirty towels and place under the sink for replacement. I make the bed half way, etc. Whether we give extra cash just depends upon if he did his job beyond his means. If our cabin steward gives us extra towels each day or makes sure we have beach towels in our cabin, or goes beyond his dury yes we will give at the end of the cruise extra cash.

 

MDR if we like our waiter we always hand him a 20 by the 3rd night although not sure we will on this cruise as we are confirmed 4 evenings at the Steakhouse I feel that the suggested tipping is sufficient.

 

Steakhouse we will definately hand our waiter $30 the first evening if we feel he truely gave us excellent service. If he just good to very good we will hand him $20. As far as the other days dining in Steakhouse we always would give $15% of the charge of our dinner to the waiter. :)

 

Remember money talks YOU TREAT THEM RIGHT THEY TREAT YOU RIGHT :p

[gusandgidgetsmom]

We always tip extra. We are not slobs, keep our room picked up do not ask for anything extra, but feel that our room stewards are always hard working and the auto tips that we have given aren't enough for them. We generally tip the Room steward $50.00 above the auto tips as well as 50. to our head waiter and between 30 and 50 to asst waiter. I have never tipped the maitre d as he is an officer and paid much more than the stewards. We normally give room service a couple of dollars each time we get food. I would never tip before hand, (exception auto tip) as I feel it just says to that person 'I don't think you are going to do a good job unless I bribe you'. Just my opinion.

[fergusonvt]

First NCL cruise we gave the cabin attendant $100.00 over and above the standard tips you pay ($12.00 per day). Last cruise we gave nothing extra because he was terrible. Tipped 20% of the bill in the specialty restaurants we ate in both cruises.

 

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[cruzsnooze]

Read the opening page of CC for a complete guide on tipping from the editor of CC. It takes all the guess work out of tipping.

[mikel24m]

It's bad enough that there is a perceived notion that pre-tipping ("bribe" as you pointed out, and I agree) will lead to better service; it's completely different when someone who works in the service industry says that's the way it is.

 

For me, if I felt someone was providing a better service to someone else because of their tipping standards, I would do my best to avoid the services of this person.

 

Sorry, but I find it utterly appalling that anyone in the service industry would stoop to such behavior.

 

Im sorry you find it utterly appalling that anyone would stoop to such behavior as earning a living :)

 

Its really not rocket science, You and I go to a bar ,I have a $5 in my hand and my sign and sail and you have your sign and sail card,99 out of 100 times I get drinks before you and for the rest of the cruise they rememeber me and are waiting for me when I walk up.This is just not cruising its the way of the world .Everyone likes money its universal

[hannahouse]

I usually tip the cabin steward extra, because they do such an amazing job, imo. Always tip room service a couple of $$, and sometimes the bartender, if we are marathon drinking, lol. I think it's up to you, and if you feel the service was above par.

[mikel24m]

I tried that once on a ship during a drinking session and got nothing in return. It's not like on land. Never even had a buyback. Where I'm from, a buy back is pretty much expected on the third drink. Some places where you are a steady, it's every other.

 

Buy backs are stealing and all of us bartenders would get fired if caught

 

Myself I give alittle more liquor or if I see you come to the bar give faster service ,but no one should put their job on the line for a free drink

[cruzinlisa]

I guess we are not generous tippers either. I always leave autotips on and cannot really even fathom a situation in which I would not. We tip cash for room service of course and drinks have an auto gratuity. We usually leave a little extra for room steward and sometimes for wait staff. Last cruise we gave $40 to the room steward, because we had DD and they did not charge tips for her. I felt like the steward deserved extra because he got us ice daily, took out the trash which had diapers in it :eek: and he basically took care of 3 people while only tipped for 2. We probably would have tipped more to wait staff for the same reasons, but we never found any wait staff that really did a great job. The service in the MDR was just barely above acceptable most nights. So we left tips as they were.

[cRu$1N]

I think tipping well is important. Particularly if you are making special requests. We tip at a higher rate than most, but we always have excellent service from all of the staff we come in contact with. They all work very hard every day and we like that they still go above and beyond to make our vacation special too. Last trip was on Carnival Magic and the entire staff were extra attentive.

[Acklander]

It's bad enough that there is a perceived notion that pre-tipping ("bribe" as you pointed out, and I agree) will lead to better service; it's completely different when someone who works in the service industry says that's the way it is.

 

For me, if I felt someone was providing a better service to someone else because of their tipping standards, I would do my best to avoid the services of this person.

 

Sorry, but I find it utterly appalling that anyone in the service industry would stoop to such behavior.

 

Lol. Seriously??? If a person goes in a bar and leaves great tips is served before the person who leaves stingy tips,do you really think the threat of the stingy tipper avoiding him is going to bother him???

[mikel24m]

Lol. Seriously??? If a person goes in a bar and leaves great tips is served before the person who leaves stingy tips,do you really think the threat of the stingy tipper avoiding him is going to bother him???

 

To be honest I wish some people would avoid me at my bar :)

[Andoria]

I leave on the auto tip, pay a few bucks for room service and call it a day. I can't think of anything I'd need that would require extra tipping.

[nitro2448]

It's bad enough that there is a perceived notion that pre-tipping ("bribe" as you pointed out, and I agree) will lead to better service; it's completely different when someone who works in the service industry says that's the way it is.

 

For me, if I felt someone was providing a better service to someone else because of their tipping standards, I would do my best to avoid the services of this person.

 

Sorry, but I find it utterly appalling that anyone in the service industry would stoop to such behavior.

 

I would think its common sense, that it's human nature, when someone treats you better, you treat them better. If your not a good tipper, they probably don't want to serve you anyway. Maybe pre-tipping a waitress should be industry standard to. They are the ones who really get screwed by bad tippers, AFTER, they give the customer great service. IMO, when you go to a restaurant or bar, topping is part of it, if you can't afford to tip, don't go

[H82seaUgo]

I would think its common sense, that it's human nature, when someone treats you better, you treat them better. If your not a good tipper, they probably don't want to serve you anyway. Maybe pre-tipping a waitress should be industry standard to. They are the ones who really get screwed by bad tippers, AFTER, they give the customer great service. IMO, when you go to a restaurant or bar, topping is part of it, if you can't afford to tip, don't go

 

perhaps employers should start prepaying their employers to get better efficiencies out from them.

 

nope, doesn't work there either.

[nitro2448]

perhaps employers should start prepaying their employers to get better efficiencies out from them.

 

nope, doesn't work there either.

 

Why would employers tip employers ? That's just stupid. And we are talking about industries where tipping exists.

[H82seaUgo]

Why would employers tip employers ? That's just stupid. And we are talking about industries where tipping exists.

 

income is income.

[nitro2448]

perhaps employers should start prepaying their employers to get better efficiencies out from them.

 

nope, doesn't work there either.

 

And BTW, some employers do offer incentives to their employees, to do a better job. Kinda like a tip don't ya think. And it does work

[H82seaUgo]

And BTW, some employers do offer incentives to their employees, to do a better job. Kinda like tip font ya think. And it does work

 

sounds like a bribe.

[nitro2448]

sounds like a bribe.

 

And the problem is ?

[nitro2448]

sounds like a bribe.

 

I just think your'er upset the teacher didn't give you a star for doing a good job :(. Better

[H82seaUgo]

I just think your upset the teacher didn't give you a star for doing a good job :(.

 

the teacher would give me a star if i used the letters "you're".

[nitro2448]

the teacher would give me a star if i used the letters "you're".

 

Or if you would typed employee when you meant to, instead or employer lol

[Room Service!]

Or if you would typed employee when you meant to, instead or employer lol

 

:p:);)

[Macklovin38]

All I know is that on my first cruise I prepaid my tips and then also gave the cabin steward an extra $20 at the beginning of the trip- worst. mistake. ever. He was terrible.

 

This time the plan is to tip at the end.