Janeille Posted February 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Curious about what is the most beneficial form of saying a little extra thank you for the employees who go above & beyond. My first thought was to use the 2 bottles of wine allowed to give some local (to me) wines. My next thought was obviously cash, however if the employee doesn’t have ready access to exchange currency or the ability to transfer the funds to an account it might not be the most useful way to thank them. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 18, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbjen Posted February 18, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Definitely cash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norhel Posted February 18, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Curious about what is the most beneficial form of saying a little extra thank you for the employees who go above & beyond. My first thought was to use the 2 bottles of wine allowed to give some local (to me) wines. My next thought was obviously cash, however if the employee doesn’t have ready access to exchange currency or the ability to transfer the funds to an account it might not be the most useful way to thank them. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Cash in USD is the best, as the crew has very small shared cabins, and don't have a lot of room for other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted February 18, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Another vote for cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Curious about what is the most beneficial form of saying a little extra thank you for the employees who go above & beyond. My first thought was to use the 2 bottles of wine allowed to give some local (to me) wines. My next thought was obviously cash, however if the employee doesn’t have ready access to exchange currency or the ability to transfer the funds to an account it might not be the most useful way to thank them. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Definitely cash. US currency is what they can use at the crew store. They will even give you envelopes to put cash in, if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvraj Posted February 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I would never give gifts like bottles of wine. Cash is the best way to say thank you. USD or Euros are best and they will have plenty of opportunities to spend or exchange these as they wish. If no alternative, then still reasonably to give spare currency like Norwegian and let them worry about getting it exchanged or spend at port. Tipping is customary on ships and cash in an envelope is the best way to say thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted February 18, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Many cultures and religions don't drink alcohol so I would also say cash. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorben-Hendrik Posted February 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Cash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted February 18, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Many cultures and religions don't drink alcohol so I would also say cash. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Same thoughts here also. If they want wine they can buy the kind they prefer (or other alcohol) with the cash you give them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living4acruise2day Posted February 18, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I know I would not want wine or any other trinket from my job. How about you? Always cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulxyz2004 Posted February 18, 2018 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Another vote for cash and no, don´t let them deal with some random currency, make it USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted February 18, 2018 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The crew can exchange ANY currency...no worries! Cash is what they're working for...so show your "thank you" in monetary form! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Dazzles Posted February 18, 2018 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Cash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis1209 Posted February 18, 2018 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Definitely cash! And don't wait till the end of the cruise to tip. Grease a few palms in the beginning and you'll have wonderful service throughout. Remember what Steve Martin said in ""My Blue Heaven", "I don't believe in tipping. I believe in OVER-tipping!" Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted February 18, 2018 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Cash, cash, cash. Anything else will be accepted with a huge smile, but possibly thrown away an hour later. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smyles Posted February 18, 2018 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2018 While on board last week we wanted to leave extra for our room attendant (did the prepaid grats as well). We only had Canadian $ with us, I stopped at guest services to ask if there was a way to exchange our money to leave extra tips and the man looked at me like I was weird and said to just give him the Canadian money. I asked if they were able to easily convert it themselves and he assured me that the staff had no issues exchanging money. Also, you can leave extra tips on your account that will be charged to your credit card on file if you don't have cash on hand. They just flag it on your account to go to specific people as additional tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjewell910 Posted February 18, 2018 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2018 You know how many cheap bottles of wine and champaine are left behind after cruises. Always cash.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobo Posted February 18, 2018 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2018 You know how many cheap bottles of wine and champaine are left behind after cruises. Always cash.................. No, but I would imagine very few if any.:bottle-pop::wine-glass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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