Additional Gratuities

[disneyg1rl]

Can additional gratuities (eg: for the butler, concierge, etc.) be charged onto the room account and paid with the overall bill?

 

I'm really bad about getting and carrying cash. If it's possible, my being able to put it on account would make it better for me and better for the crew members :-)

[Demonyte]

Yes, just visit Guest Services with the names of the staff you'd like to give money to.

[mypleasure]

We did this on our cruise this year. Took a list of names and amounts to Guest Services where they prepared some slips which we checked and signed. Five minutes later we had charged them to our account. Very simple and painless to do.

[disneyg1rl]

Thanks so much for the fast help! This will negate the need for a mad scrambling search for an ATM like I had last time. :cool:

[Karmary]

I would double check this. I sail NCL 5-6 times a year and have been told by many crew members that any tip charged to your account goes into a pool. The staff get the exact same pay every week unless handed cash. People often tip at upgraded restaurants and the servers dont even get it. My advice is to use cash or forget it. Im not interested in giving NCL any additional $ but have no problem giving crew tips.

 

 

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[Crusin6]

Just bring the cash from home

 

No need to scramble for an ATM

 

 

Keep it in the safe

 

It will be fine

 

Hand it directly to whom you want so as to be sure they get it and not the "pool"

 

 

Go old school why risk it

 

 

 

Alternately....if you can handle getting and carrying cash just don't leave extra tips

 

 

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Edited October 29, 2016 by Crusin6

[mypleasure]

I would double check this. I sail NCL 5-6 times a year and have been told by many crew members that any tip charged to your account goes into a pool. The staff get the exact same pay every week unless handed cash. People often tip at upgraded restaurants and the servers dont even get it. My advice is to use cash or forget it. Im not interested in giving NCL any additional $ but have no problem giving crew tips.

 

 

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Butlers and Concierges are not part of any tip pool. So what you wrote does not apply to them. On our Dawn cruise the concierge thanked me about 2 hours after I did it.

[cooncat_mom]

Did you need first and last names to do that or just first names and your cabin number?

[xriva]

They will ask for first and last names. It's important if there is more than one person with the same first name in the same job.

 

 

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[cooncat_mom]

Thanks! While they could figure out that Philip the Room Steward servicing the Deck 8 cabins wouldn't be the same Philip servicing my Deck 11 cabin, I suppose the last names would be wise...! :)

Edited October 30, 2016 by cooncat_mom