Ship2Shore Posted June 27, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Just booked a trip on Anthem through a large warehouse which includes a free specialty dinner for two and a spa treatment for one. We will likely opt for dinner in Chops and I will take advantage of a Sweedish massage. My question is, at the time of service, will we be presented a bill covering gratuities or will that be left to our discretion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 27, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 27, 2017 For the dinner, you will be presented with a zero total bill to which you can add gratuitiy if you like. I don't know how the massage bill works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ship2Shore Posted June 27, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) Thanks, Bob for your reply. Am I to understand that the waiter will automatically receive a tip and anything I tip will be over-and-above any compensation he will receive? Or will my tip be the only gratuity he receives for his service? In other words, should I be looking to give him 18%? Edited June 27, 2017 by Ship2Shore Additional question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 27, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Thanks, Bob for your reply. Am I to understand that the waiter will automatically receive a tip and anything I tip will be over-and-above any compensation he will receive? Or will my tip be the only gratuity he receives for his service? Sorry, I'm not sure how the gratuities would work in a "free" specialty restaurant situation. If it was me, I'd probably give the waiter some cash, just to make sure it all went to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted June 27, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Just booked a trip on Anthem through a large warehouse which includes a free specialty dinner for two and a spa treatment for one. We will likely opt for dinner in Chops and I will take advantage of a Sweedish massage. My question is, at the time of service, will we be presented a bill covering gratuities or will that be left to our discretion? For the free Swedish massage I was presented with the 18% "difference" -- around 20$, which I paid, and then gave the masseuse a cash tip. At Chops - the bill already included the 18%, so we left the waiter a cash tip too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted June 27, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 27, 2017 For the free Swedish massage I was presented with the 18% "difference" -- around 20$, which I paid, and then gave the masseuse a cash tip. At Chops - the bill already included the 18%, so we left the waiter a cash tip too. Not sure I understand when you say that the Chops bill "already included the 18%" - what 18%? I understand that they say the cost for Chops includes a gratuity, but how exactly do you know it is 18%? Where is that amount written? We have always left a cash gratuity at specialty restaurants but didn't figure it as a percentage of the price like in a land restaurant (which we always figure to be 20% unless service is poor). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted June 27, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 27, 2017 but how exactly do you know it is 18%? From Royal Caribbean's site -- "If you order beverage onboard your Royal Caribbean cruise, such as alcohol, you will be charged an automatic 18% gratuity when you receive the bill. The surcharge you pay to dine at a specialty restaurant aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise includes the tip. There is no need to pay a tip on top of the surcharge amount, unless you would like to." Since the gratuity I was charged for the "free massage" was 18%, and for beverages is 18%, I assume the same goes for specialty restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted June 27, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 27, 2017 From Royal Caribbean's site -- "If you order beverage onboard your Royal Caribbean cruise, such as alcohol, you will be charged an automatic 18% gratuity when you receive the bill. The surcharge you pay to dine at a specialty restaurant aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise includes the tip. There is no need to pay a tip on top of the surcharge amount, unless you would like to."Since the gratuity I was charged for the "free massage" was 18%, and for beverages is 18%, I assume the same goes for specialty restaurants. I see how you made that assumption. Don't know about the spa since I very rarely use it. As for drinks, if you order a $10 drink, they add 18% and you pay $11.80. However, if you eat in Chops and the price is $40, that is all you pay, they do not add an 18% gratuity. It has been bantered around these boards for years as to how much of the specialty restaurant charge constitutes the tip and no one has come up with a definitive answer. I tend to feel it's a fairly low amount though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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