Voayager Currency on Board

[Travelcat2]

Remember, tipping is different in many countries and we have experienced Australians and New Zealanders refusing to accept tips because it is NOT in their culture. People in OZ and NZ are paid a living wage and do not depend on tips and some as I said will not accept offered tips. It is simply not part of their culture. Tipping is not necessary in many places outside the US. Australia and New Zealand are two of those places. YMMV

 

This was discussed quite in-depth recently. There was a sticky with etiquette and tipping guidelines around the world. Unfortunately, only a certain amount of stickies can be on the site at the same time or it gets a bit crowded. There are many countries that do not tip and others that you just round up. Hopefully Regent travelers are savvy enough to check out guidelines before traveling.

[JMARINER]

No ATM's on any Regent ships. This is fake news!!

 

I am not the only one who has seen them:

 

Read post #4

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=311745&highlight=casino+atm

 

J

[GrJ Berkshire]

In all our trips on Regent, never been in casino, except on the Navigator where you have to walk between the two parts to get to the back top of the theatre.

Last summer in 22 days on the Navigator , never saw an ATM's in there, just a couple of sad souls who seemed to spend all their time in there. We joked as we walked through that 1 guy was at the same one arm bandit all the time and whether he had a cabin/ suite or slept there as well.

[flossie009]

I think I'll need different currency for both Greenland and Iceland

The following thread might be of use, although you should note that it is 3 years out of date:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2060529

[garyb(uk)]

The following thread might be of use, although you should note that it is 3 years out of date:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2060529

Thanks flossie that was useful and the link to the ship he was on was very interesting as it was our first and only cruise ship to date (RCCL AoS). It brought back a lot of memories. As well as Singapore Airlines serving lobster thermidore and asparagas in Business Class. BA don't do that :(

[rcandkc]

Remember, tipping is different in many countries and we have experienced Australians and New Zealanders refusing to accept tips because it is NOT in their culture. People in OZ and NZ are paid a living wage and do not depend on tips and some as I said will not accept offered tips. It is simply not part of their culture. Tipping is not necessary in many places outside the US. Australia and New Zealand are two of those places. YMMV

 

I'm not going to get into that discussion that already has been discussed and discussed. I do want to point out that this guy did something way above his job. It was Friday evening and he was headed back to the city after already finishing his job. We detained him an hour or more by him picking up tourists that are waving down help on a country road in the hills. He appreciated the offer.

[flossie009]

We were on a cruise in January in Australia and New Zealand and one gentleman said he couldn't give a tip to a bus driver that rescued several of us from side of country road after our bus broke down because he only had a large Australian bill. I found this very disappointing.

I'm not going to get into that discussion that already has been discussed and discussed. I do want to point out that this guy did something way above his job. It was Friday evening and he was headed back to the city after already finishing his job. We detained him an hour or more by him picking up tourists that are waving down help on a country road in the hills. He appreciated the offer.

I am sure that most agree that what you and the other passengers (bar 1) did in this case was entirely appropriate; more akin to a 'whip-round' for services rendered than a tip.

[wishIweretravelling]

While there are a few places where U.S. dollars are welcomed, and even preferred, for the most part, local currency is expected or even all that is accepted. Think about if someone tried to pay for something in New York in euros, or in Kansas in Canadian dollars.

 

If you find yourself in a situation where your choice is not tipping (where tipping is appropriate) or tipping in non-local currency, do tip more than you ordinarily would, because you are shifting the expense of currency exchange to the guide, bus driver, etc.

[Travelcat2]

While there are a few places where U.S. dollars are welcomed' date=' and even preferred, for the most part, local currency is expected or even all that is accepted. Think about if someone tried to pay for something in New York in euros, or in Kansas in Canadian dollars.

 

If you find yourself in a situation where your choice is not tipping (where tipping is appropriate) or tipping in non-local currency, do tip more than you ordinarily would, because you are shifting the expense of currency exchange to the guide, bus driver, etc.[/quote']

 

Good point - I will take that into consideration when tipping tour guides in foreign currency.

 

Real quick true story. In Namibia, there were people by the bus trying to sell things. A man gave a local a dollar bill. He held it up to the light - then upside down - turned it over and kept looking ....... completely puzzled. I'm not saying that everyone in Namibia is unfamiliar with dollars but this fairly young man was.