what to tip bags handler

[j2casper]

how do you tip the bag handler at the ship

[kitty9]

They will come up to your vehicle and you just give them a dollar or two per bag. If your bags are extra heavy, give them a couple of extra bucks.

[j2casper]

Thanks

[Vol Navy]

Are you saying we should give one or two dollars total or that we should give one or two dollars per bag? I usually give a dollar a bag at the airport, so I thought that might be appropriate at the pier, but I didn't want to tip less than the standard amount.

[crucero-amante]

I always smile real big and am really nice to the porters at the pier, I then tip them really good so my bag always gets on the right ship. :D Sometimes I even walk slow and watch to see if my bags get put in one of those cage type things.

[Cotton]

The customary tip for baggage handlers (porters) at the pier is $1 per bag.

[Happy ks]

Just make sure you don't overtip on the way out! The last time we cruised out of our home port, I tipped well to insure the porter would help getting our bags into the car. Well, he ignored what I said, didn't bother to even look at the tip, just shoved it into his pocket and proceeded to dump our bags off about 20 feet from where he picked them up. Next time, they will not get a tip until the bags are in our car.

 

I was too embarrassed to ask for the tip back :o .

[RenieRaider]

1 0r 2 bags...... I always hand them a $2.00 Bill. They SEEM to be worth more. Well, the response seems like they got MORE tahn a $2.00 Tip anyway. ;-)

[BallFour4]

Those people are union longshoremen, and that is a great deal better job than working container ships or steel. Those nifty carts they use belong to them, and the uniforms they wear also come from their own pocket.

 

We've sailed our last 5 cruises from Galveston, and I have driven right up to the curb, flagged a porter down and had them take the bags right from my Jeep. This gives my family time to get a spot in line while I head to parking.

 

I travel with a teenager and a fashion bug for a wife :D , and the luggage would give most NFL linemen a hernia. On good days I've reached in and unloaded a twenty and asked for the bags to go on right away. By doing this we've had the bags waiting in our room when we boarded on 4 of the 5 cruises.

 

It seems excessive, but I'd rather drop an extra ten there versus the slot machines.

 

Sometimes ya get what you pay for...

 

6 days... ship sails!

 

Lee in Houston

[Jane110]

Those people are union longshoremen, and that is a great deal better job than working container ships or steel. Those nifty carts they use belong to them, and the uniforms they wear also come from their own pocket............

 

 

It seems excessive, but I'd rather drop an extra ten there versus the slot machines.

 

Sometimes ya get what you pay for...

 

I agree. For special service, tip well.

 

However, the fact that they pay for their uniforms makes no difference to me. I pay for the clothes that I wear to work and I can't wear the same thing every day!

 

Jane

[swoosh2005]

we usually have about 6 bags and I tip $20.-some are heavy-we always pack too much-that's for 4 of us.