Bar Gratuities

[kcarrots1]

Just curious as to how many people tip beyond the 15% - 18% that is already added onto your bar bill?

[Scrapnana]

At the end of a cruise if a server or bartender has gone above and beyond, I will hand them some cash. I see no reason to do it on a drink by drink basis.

[Shmoo here]

At the end of a cruise if a server or bartender has gone above and beyond, I will hand them some cash. I see no reason to do it on a drink by drink basis.

 

Pretty much what we do. If we've had the same server for a majority of the cruise (and that's not unusual, since we tend to do the same thing every night), we'll tip extra toward the end of the cruise.

[cb at sea]

Depends what we're getting...opening a beer isn't really worth more than the standard tip! If we use one particular bartender all week, we'll tip an extra $20 or so on the last evening. If we get something really difficult to make, then we'll add something to the tab...but that's rare!

Edited March 23, 2015 by cb at sea

[geoherb]

We'll tip a little bit extra the last night of a cruise if there's a bar steward who has done an exceptional job.

[OCruisers]

Like many of the rest of you, we tip the bartenders who have served us often extra in cash at the end of each sailing. :)

LuLu