flyingandcruising Posted November 10, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Just wondering what the opinion is on tipping for an infant. I presume they will automatically deduct from our account at the end of the sailing. But but since there really isnt much service for an infant, do we tip? We will be on Carnival with a 7 Mos old. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted November 10, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2015 All "persons" tip....so you are expected to tip for the baby, too. Sorry! The waiters will do all they can to bring you the foods your little one can eat.....the cabin attendant will be removing the dirty diapers....they will deserve the additional tip. You will be surprised at how much "service" you get regarding your child! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingandcruising Posted November 10, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted November 10, 2015 All "persons" tip....so you are expected to tip for the baby, too. Sorry! The waiters will do all they can to bring you the foods your little one can eat.....the cabin attendant will be removing the dirty diapers....they will deserve the additional tip. You will be surprised at how much "service" you get regarding your child! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bplazo Posted November 10, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2015 They make a big mess at the table and they take up a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingandcruising Posted November 10, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted November 10, 2015 thank you both for the comments and info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted November 10, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) I would not give a tip, at least a full one, for an infant. Looking back we fed our infant, we cleaned up after him. No staffer even served him a meal. We took care of his bedding. I don't think staff did anything particularly for our infant. Which was fine. Cruise went well. And note from Carnival's website: "Guests less than two years of age are not required to extend gratuities." https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1123/~/service-gratuities-(tips) For Norwegian it's the same. "A service charge (currently US $ 12,95 p.p./day in the following categories: Studio, Inside, Oceanview, Balcony & Mini Suite; US $ 14,95 p.p./day in Suites & The Haven Suites) will be payable, at your discretion (for guests 3 years and older)." http://www.ncl.co.uk/helpful-information/faqs/#service-charge Edited November 10, 2015 by trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerin Posted November 10, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Much of the above information is not correct(at least it wasn't a year ago when I went on a CCL cruise with an infant). They are not charged tips though you are welcome to leave extra if you so desire. fwiw: we did not desire and did not leave extra for our infant. As trajan also mentioned above the cruise line did about diddly squat for my infant. We provided and cleaned his food, brought and made his bed, and cleaned up what tiny messes he did make. Edited November 10, 2015 by Lerin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooner-Cruisers Posted November 10, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The first time we took our lo, she was barely two. Someone mentioned we could probably not have to pay since she was so close to the cutoff. Before we went, that seemed reasonable, but once there all the crew and staff were so great to her. We felt like they deserved it, but at two she was served food and drinks. Definitely different than an infant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted November 10, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It is appropriate to tip. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted November 10, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) It is appropriate to tip. Keith Couple cruise lines obviously do not agree with you. All tipping should reflect a degree of satisfaction with the service offered. Tipping by compulsion, tipping regardless of character or quality, does a disservice to everyone. Some cruise lines will automatically add gratuities for an infant, some won't. Some infants will be entirely served by their parents. Some won't. IMHO what is appropriate is to tip for the infant like you would tip for yourself. Ask the same questions (what service did I get? am I happy with the service provided? Did anyone go above and beyond?), answer for the infant and yourselves as parents, then tip appropriately. Edited November 10, 2015 by trajan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry's Girls Posted November 10, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 10, 2015 In my opinion, babies should tip as much, if not more, than adults. Dirty diapers (!), spit up, food mess, towels, etc. I suppose if they are exclusively breast fed, the tipping could be reserved only for the cabin steward. But I count tipping as part of the cost of cruising for each of us, not something extra. I did a number of cruises before my girls were two and was always amazed how the staff went above and beyond for them. All the best, Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat343 Posted November 10, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It probably depends upon your child. We started cruising with our son when he was two, and he accidentally dropped cereal on the floor in the cabin and made a mess at the table in the dining room, and one night dumped his milk all over our bed, so the steward had to change the sheets. We tipped the normal amount per passenger for our son, plus left additional money for the steward and waiters since they did an outstanding job and had additional work for our child. But if your infant truly isn't creating any extra work, I could understand making a different choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wampuscat7 Posted November 11, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 11, 2015 We're taking our little one on her first cruise, so I don't have any first-hand experience yet. She won't be 2 yet, but I assumed I would tip as much, if not more, than a regular passenger as she will eat the food (and likely make some messes), she will need a bed made up, she will likely have diapers the staff will have to deal with, etc. But she's not an infant. I guess it might depend on age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingandcruising Posted November 11, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I would not give a tip, at least a full one, for an infant. Looking back we fed our infant, we cleaned up after him. No staffer even served him a meal. We took care of his bedding. I don't think staff did anything particularly for our infant. Which was fine. Cruise went well. And note from Carnival's website: "Guests less than two years of age are not required to extend gratuities." https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1123/~/service-gratuities-(tips) For Norwegian it's the same. "A service charge (currently US $ 12,95 p.p./day in the following categories: Studio, Inside, Oceanview, Balcony & Mini Suite; US $ 14,95 p.p./day in Suites & The Haven Suites) will be payable, at your discretion (for guests 3 years and older)." http://www.ncl.co.uk/helpful-information/faqs/#service-charge Much of the above information is not correct(at least it wasn't a year ago when I went on a CCL cruise with an infant).They are not charged tips though you are welcome to leave extra if you so desire. fwiw: we did not desire and did not leave extra for our infant. As trajan also mentioned above the cruise line did about diddly squat for my infant. We provided and cleaned his food, brought and made his bed, and cleaned up what tiny messes he did make. Thanks for this, I think I will take into consideration that we should probably tip something, just maybe not fully. But we will of course consider what kind of service we get for our LO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastminutemama Posted November 11, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I just went with how things felt on our last cruise. I didn't do a general percentage tip for our little one but I left $20 when we required an extra bed change and tipped extra the night we made a messy table and other similar situations. If I'm being honest, there were a couple of people that I didn't think deserved or earned tips at all...so I don't generalize with my tips....but am generous when earned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayhold Posted November 14, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Holy misinformation up in this thread. Carnival does not charge gratuities for children under 2. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1123 Edited November 14, 2015 by kayhold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bplazo Posted November 14, 2015 #17 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Holy misinformation up in this thread. Carnival does not charge gratuities for children under 2. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1123 They should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymbomb Posted November 15, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 15, 2015 NCL does not charge the service charge for children under 3. We tip extra (for ourselves and him) on a case by case basis. We almost always leave extra for our room steward, and sometimes for waiters, etc. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted November 15, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Much of the above information is not correct(at least it wasn't a year ago when I went on a CCL cruise with an infant).They are not charged tips though you are welcome to leave extra if you so desire. fwiw: we did not desire and did not leave extra for our infant. As trajan also mentioned above the cruise line did about diddly squat for my infant. We provided and cleaned his food, brought and made his bed, and cleaned up what tiny messes he did make. And you brought your own towels and took home your dirty diapers? Well then, maybe just maybe you have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkellerot Posted November 19, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 19, 2015 we are taking a cruise with our 13 month old and plan on including him in our tips. like others have said, they have to remove his linens, towels, dirty diapers and they make a mess. so they child should be included. he makes more of a mess then the two of us do! niki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayhold Posted November 28, 2015 #21 Share Posted November 28, 2015 They should. That isn't what was asked. And it does not make the misinformation given here correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notentirelynormal Posted November 28, 2015 #22 Share Posted November 28, 2015 we are taking a cruise with our 13 month old and plan on including him in our tips. like others have said, they have to remove his linens, towels, dirty diapers and they make a mess. so they child should be included. he makes more of a mess then the two of us do!niki Do you even remember when your house was clean and uncluttered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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