BillC Posted July 16, 2005 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2005 All of Celebrity's briochures state that all gratuities on the Xpedition are included.I just read the "Welcome Aboard" brochure posted in another thread re: the Xpedition.It states that according to interrnational practice,we recommend that guests express their appreciation by leaving a gratuity that will be shared by the crew.The recommendation per person / per day is $5 to $7 for the crew,and a similar amount for the naturalists. What has been your practice on the Xpedition ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XFed2001 Posted July 17, 2005 #2 Share Posted July 17, 2005 All of Celebrity's briochures state that all gratuities on the Xpedition are included.I just read the "Welcome Aboard" brochure posted in another thread re: the Xpedition.It states that according to interrnational practice,we recommend that guests express their appreciation by leaving a gratuity that will be shared by the crew.The recommendation per person / per day is $5 to $7 for the crew,and a similar amount for the naturalists. What has been your practice on the Xpedition ? BillC: we tipped our cabin steward because she was extra attentive during our cruise -- a nominal $25. Our dinner table of six also gave our waiter a thank you of $30. These are not much but just tokens of appreciation. No one we talked to observed the brochure's suggested gratuity. This is just a FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiew Posted July 17, 2005 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2005 We gave the cabin stewardess $50 and that was it. Basically it was because she was so nice. Tips are never discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfun48 Posted July 17, 2005 #4 Share Posted July 17, 2005 All of Celebrity's briochures state that all gratuities on the Xpedition are included.I just read the "Welcome Aboard" brochure posted in another thread re: the Xpedition.It states that according to interrnational practice,we recommend that guests express their appreciation by leaving a gratuity that will be shared by the crew.The recommendation per person / per day is $5 to $7 for the crew,and a similar amount for the naturalists. What has been your practice on the Xpedition ? Tipping was not even mentioned during the cruise.I did however tip a naturalist who went out of her way to help with a problem we had. I also tipped the main bartenter in the dicovery lounge since he was the person ,with the exception of my wife,with whom I spent most of my time on board ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted July 18, 2005 Author #5 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Thanks for the responses.Sounds like what we've done on our previous cruises,namely tipping the recommended amount,but giving extra cash directly to crew members who went "above and beyond". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee Posted July 18, 2005 #6 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Hi Bill, just a month more for me to leave for MAPI and then to Quito. We are flying into Quito two days earlier so will have a little rest after a hectic Peruvian trip. See you on board the Xpedition. Miriam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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