Rare angelsfort Posted July 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Is it true that if you don't give a nice sized tip to the folks handling your luggage when you arrive at the cruise terminal, that your bags will either not make it on the ship or that they will take longer than usual to get to your cabins? I've heard that you have to give GOOD tips... I had to save for a very long time to be able to afford this trip, do I now have to use a good chunk of our spending money to ensure that we actual have our luggage on the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted July 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) That is completely false. The porters you give the bags to do not work for the cruise line and do not load them on the ship. They make pretty hefty salaries and only load the big rolling carts. Those carts are transferred to stevedores who use forklifts to put the carts on to the ship. When they are delivered to your room has more to do with if they were at the top of a cart or bottom of the cart, and once on the ship they are delivered by porters that work for the cruise line and have no contact and nothing to do with the curbside porter. If you want to tip an average tip is $1-2 per bag. Edited July 11, 2015 by LMaxwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOne Posted July 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Is it true that if you don't give a nice sized tip to the folks handling your luggage when you arrive at the cruise terminal, that your bags will either not make it on the ship or that they will take longer than usual to get to your cabins? I've heard that you have to give GOOD tips... I had to save for a very long time to be able to afford this trip, do I now have to use a good chunk of our spending money to ensure that we actual have our luggage on the cruise? Didn't you pretty much ask this same exact question about 8 years ago? LOL http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=11459269&postcount=1 As best as I can tell this hasn't changed. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacsmom Posted July 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Not true at all. I usually tip $1 or $2 a bag, but I have seen many people who do not tip. It is totally up to you if you want to tip them or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted July 11, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 11, 2015 We usually check 3 bags and I give the porter $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted July 11, 2015 #6 Share Posted July 11, 2015 2 bucks a bag -max:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal432 Posted July 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 11, 2015 My husband went to drop off our bags as I stood in line. He had no cash and apologized to the porter. My sons friends bag never came. After going to guest services they had it with all tags and identification removed. We had to tell them what was in the bag. This was at Port Canaveral. Even though they received hefty salaries they still like tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monorail81 Posted July 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Dang. No wonder the porters are usually really happy with us. We cram everythign into two GIANT suitcases. They are really heavy, so we hand them $10. I can see now we're over tipping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailzmick Posted July 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted July 11, 2015 It depends which country you're in. In Australia, I've never tipped & always gotten our bags first. In Europe we tipped & didn't get our bags til 8pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruthCanHurt Posted July 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I always hand them a 20 when I give them my bags. Mostly because I think it's the right thing to do. But .... when I do that... They usually take them right away and put them on a cart, as opposed to leaving my bag sitting in the wide open on the curb like they do for so many. Of course, do what you like. This is merely what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted July 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted July 11, 2015 We usually tip $5 per bag. ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted July 11, 2015 #12 Share Posted July 11, 2015 The only time I didn't tip the porter was in San Juan and only because of his attitude. I always have the tip money in my pocket before reaching the port. I especially dont like taking my wallet out with a lot of people around and having it in my pocket is much quicker. Before I could reach in my pocket for the money he had his hand out and said in a sarcastic voice "We really do appreciated tips" I just looked at him and said "Really, have a nice day" and walked away. Just like a pushy salesman. I walk away from them too. We normally have 3 check in bags so $5.00 is the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grneyes Posted July 11, 2015 #13 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Always tip $ 10.00 for 2 bags Sometimes get my bags early sometimes later. It has nothing to do with tipping! Tipping is the right thing to do for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerknight Posted July 11, 2015 #14 Share Posted July 11, 2015 We tip $5 for two bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted July 11, 2015 #15 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Didn't you pretty much ask this same exact question about 8 years ago? LOL http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=11459269&postcount=1 As best as I can tell this hasn't changed. :) Can't believe you went back 8 years ago to find this persons post....really?:confused: That being said I check one bag and tip $5.00 Edited July 11, 2015 by Midwestgal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mermaid-ooxx Posted July 11, 2015 #16 Share Posted July 11, 2015 At the port in Ft. Lauderdale they were calling people out if they did not tip. If they were that bold to call people back to remind them about tips, I wasn't going to be the one with my luggage left behind!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted July 11, 2015 #17 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Is it true that if you don't give a nice sized tip to the folks handling your luggage when you arrive at the cruise terminal, that your bags will either not make it on the ship or that they will take longer than usual to get to your cabins? I've heard that you have to give GOOD tips... I had to save for a very long time to be able to afford this trip, do I now have to use a good chunk of our spending money to ensure that we actual have our luggage on the cruise? Where did you hear that lie and to make matters worst you believed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted July 11, 2015 #18 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Didn't you pretty much ask this same exact question about 8 years ago? LOL http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=11459269&postcount=1 As best as I can tell this hasn't changed. :) Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted July 11, 2015 #19 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Didn't you pretty much ask this same exact question about 8 years ago? LOL http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=11459269&postcount=1 Nice catch. I guess OP hasn't really cruised much in that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted July 11, 2015 #20 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I always hand them a 20 when I give them my bags. Mostly because I think it's the right thing to do. But .... when I do that... They usually take them right away and put them on a cart, as opposed to leaving my bag sitting in the wide open on the curb like they do for so many. Of course, do what you like. This is merely what I do. Me too (actually more as we usually have 6 bags). Heck, it's $20 bucks out of a fairly expensive cruise. I go to a fast food joint and drop close to that for lunch. But we always get good service. Not so much boarding, but coming back. One cruise my wife gave the porter $40 (ok, even I though that was a bit "much"). He was so excited, he gave me his cell number and said to call when we got back. I called him and said we were getting ready to walk off the ship. We met him at the bottom of the escalator and handed him our 2 carry offs. That was the last time I touched a piece of luggage until I got home. He loaded our luggage, expedited us through Customs, and loaded my car. Easily worth the $40. But, to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illyria Posted July 11, 2015 #21 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Is it true that if you don't give a nice sized tip to the folks handling your luggage when you arrive at the cruise terminal, that your bags will either not make it on the ship or that they will take longer than usual to get to your cabins? I've heard that you have to give GOOD tips... I had to save for a very long time to be able to afford this trip, do I now have to use a good chunk of our spending money to ensure that we actual have our luggage on the cruise? I almost never tipped anyone handling our luggage...usually we get to port pretty late, and there are already tons of luggage being loaded up onto carts, lots of people around, etc. We only have two suitcases (for the 2 of us), and the bags just go to the pile waiting to be loaded; the handlers aren't looking to see which bags belong to people that tipped and which don't. But I guess it depends on the port (someone mentioned FLL specifically - I can believe that...) and also how much luggage you have. Edited July 11, 2015 by Illyria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare angelsfort Posted July 11, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Can't believe you went back 8 years ago to find this persons post....really?:confused: That being said I check one bag and tip $5.00 Hey, I'm flattered! I was that memorable that they REMEMBERED me after all these years! All kidding aside, it HAS been a while since I cruised last. from the time I booked our coming cruise, I've been stalking these boards (and others) and have seen people posting about lost bags and such (and blaming it on not tipping in some cases... or someone commenting within the thread about lack of tips, etc). I was getting concerned that things had taken a turn. Edited July 11, 2015 by angelsfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlouistravelers Posted July 11, 2015 #23 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Didn't you pretty much ask this same exact question about 8 years ago? LOL http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=11459269&postcount=1 As best as I can tell this hasn't changed. :) A lot can change in 8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted July 11, 2015 #24 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Is it true that if you don't give a nice sized tip to the folks handling your luggage when you arrive at the cruise terminal, that your bags will either not make it on the ship or that they will take longer than usual to get to your cabins? I've heard that you have to give GOOD tips... I had to save for a very long time to be able to afford this trip, do I now have to use a good chunk of our spending money to ensure that we actual have our luggage on the cruise? Would 5 bucks really be a "good chunk" of your spending money? Edited July 11, 2015 by bouhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted July 11, 2015 #25 Share Posted July 11, 2015 We usually have 3 or 4 bags (family of 4) and we tip the porter $10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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