Anytime dining and tips?

[norwane]

Hi -

 

So, we are on the your time/anytime dining plan. It sounds like some folks in our group do not want to do to the dining room every night. So, how does that work for tips?

Please know I am NOT trying to get out of tipping anyone! I just want to understand how the YTD works.

 

TIA!

[hftmrock]

leave the automatic tips in place. the waiters and waitresses work in the different food places including the buffet so unless your not eating anywhere, just leave the auto gratuities in place

[Jenhem31]

Even if you don't eat in the dining room, your gratuities will cover staff in other venues. Best to leave them in place.

If you like the staff in the dining room you can request to sit in their section every night and tip additional.

 

 

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[norwane]

Okay, that is good to know - thanks! :)

[coevan]

We found an awesome waitress for the last 5 nights. She danced with us, sang, told silly jokes and was a pleasure. Although we do auto-grat we gave her a $20 the last night, it was much apprecdiated

[SadieN]

Auto grats are the easiest to do.

 

Clarification, you do not have to tip extra if you request ATD waiters.

 

There have been several cruises where we rarely, if ever eat in the MDR. Our next Princess cruise we are not planning to eat dinner in the MDR at all.

 

The waiters work in all food venues- buffet, Tea, special events.

Who do you think rolls all those buffet silverware napkins?

[clonehut]

Agree. Leave tips in place. We never ate in MDR but left tips in place. We ate in buffet and also in Italian restaurant plus the steak house

 

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[psikic]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

[JaniceB]

Good to know.

[loxley]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

Really?

[maldenmusic]

We'll be trying YTD for the first time in December so this is good to know.

[shredie]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

 

 

I don't think so. What is your source for this information?

 

 

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[StolidCruiser]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

 

Really?

 

I don't think so. What is your source for this information?

 

 

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Yes, really. Source? Staff on board (and no, not the servers).

[tonit964]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

 

Thank you for sharing this information.

I know they ask for your cabin number when you walk up but never knew why that was.

[shof515]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

 

this is not specific to carnival, i remember all of my NCL cruises were the same way too.

 

Also, during the breakfast/lunch in the dinning room, they also ask for your room number.

[2wheelin]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

 

Yeah, riiiight. Never been asked for cabin # when dining but never did YTD. Not asked morning or noon. What if you skip a meal? They wouldn't know who to give tips to. Maybe they refund you. What if you go to the buffet twice one night?

[coevan]

Also with your time dining they ask you for your room number when you walk in before they seat you. They record in the computer what wait team you had that night. Then at the end of the week they divide up your tips so that the specific wait teams that you were served by get your tips that night. If you don't eat in the dining room at all and choose the Lido, that night's share of food service tips get distributed more heavily to the ones working the buffet that night.

 

definitely not true, the tips are pooled throughout the ship. We talked about this on the "Behind the Scenes Tour" If you want someone specific to get a tip, put cash in their hand