Mom.to.2 Posted April 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Newbie question: do you tip in Coastal Kitchen for dinner? Need to know asap since I'm currently between appetizer & entree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal432 Posted April 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I normally tip at the end of the week Same goes for the bartenders. They are part of your daily gratuity pool. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STANMELB Posted April 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2018 We always tip nightly at dinner. Same with the bartenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea shepherd Posted April 11, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I do nightly due to you might get different severs each night. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom.to.2 Posted April 11, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted April 11, 2018 What would be appropriate per person, per night? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted April 12, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Your regular tips cover your waiters, as that is the "suite" dining area......no need to tip at each meal...it's been done for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodboy Posted April 12, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We have been told by guest relations on the OASIS and by Crown & Anchor that Coastal Kitchen servers do not share in the gratuities placed on our ship accounts. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topnole Posted April 12, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 12, 2018 What would be appropriate per person, per night? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We did a $10 tip for dinner (two of us). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STANMELB Posted April 12, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We have been told by guest relations on the OASIS and by Crown & Anchor that Coastal Kitchen servers do not share in the gratuities placed on our ship accounts. ??? Last year a friend of ours wanted to remove the waitstaff tip that was charged daily on the Oasis. He then wanted to give this amount to the Coastal Kitchen waitstaff. The Coastal Kitchen Hostess told him this was not necessary. They are in the same tip pool as the other waitstaff through out the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted April 12, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We tipped nightly, in case we did not have the same server each night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBTN Posted April 12, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We did a $10 tip for dinner (two of us). That’s usually what I do too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 12, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I always prepay my grats for the whole cruise and then tip extra in cash along the way...I am hoping indeed that CK waiters share in those prepaid grats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 12, 2018 #13 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We have been told by guest relations on the OASIS and by Crown & Anchor that Coastal Kitchen servers do not share in the gratuities placed on our ship accounts. ??? Last year a friend of ours wanted to remove the waitstaff tip that was charged daily on the Oasis. He then wanted to give this amount to the Coastal Kitchen waitstaff. The Coastal Kitchen Hostess told him this was not necessary. They are in the same tip pool as the other waitstaff through out the ship. ^^^ This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 12, 2018 #14 Share Posted April 12, 2018 ^^^ This. Which one Carol? The first post you quoted says they don’t share in the tip pool and the second post says they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 12, 2018 #15 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Which one Carol? The first post you quoted says they don’t share in the tip pool and the second post says they do. But my little arrows point to the one directly above. :D They share in the pool. They are always happy and grateful to receive more cash. I eat "all over" CK, so I have many different servers. In that case, I give an envelope to the maitre d' and ask him to distribute it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypo Posted April 12, 2018 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2018 But my little arrows point to the one directly above. :D They share in the pool. They are always happy and grateful to receive more cash. I eat "all over" CK, so I have many different servers. In that case, I give an envelope to the maitre d' and ask him to distribute it. :) Call me a cynic! But I would guess that that envelope was "distributed" straight into the Maitre'ds pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 12, 2018 #17 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Call me a cynic! But I would guess that that envelope was "distributed" straight into the Maitre'ds pocket. Have you eaten in CK and interacted with the staff there? I disagree completely with your assessment of their characters. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark290 Posted April 12, 2018 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Call me a cynic! But I would guess that that envelope was "distributed" straight into the Maitre'ds pocket. ^^^ This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hapster85 Posted April 12, 2018 #19 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We have been told by guest relations on the OASIS and by Crown & Anchor that Coastal Kitchen servers do not share in the gratuities placed on our ship accounts. ???Considering that dining staff are moved between venues as needed, I would've found that info highly questionable. Who would want to work in there if they didn't share in the daily grats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted April 12, 2018 #20 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Last year a friend of ours wanted to remove the waitstaff tip that was charged daily on the Oasis. He then wanted to give this amount to the Coastal Kitchen waitstaff. The Coastal Kitchen Hostess told him this was not necessary. They are in the same tip pool as the other waitstaff through out the ship.That would make sense as the hostess always asked us for our room number. That must be a way to ensure the ck staff get part of the daily gratuities. Enjoy your star class suite this sunday. Wish we could be there with you and sandy! I know one person in my family is dying to get a star suite. Sent from my SM-T217S using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom.to.2 Posted April 12, 2018 Author #21 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Thanks all! My next question (for which I'm about to go search) is what would be appropriate to tip concierge & cs waitstaff on last night, since they are not in the pool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotfeathers Posted April 13, 2018 #22 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I think what you tip the concierge depends upon what he/she has done for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 13, 2018 #23 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Thanks all! My next question (for which I'm about to go search) is what would be appropriate to tip concierge & cs waitstaff on last night, since they are not in the pool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We are served by many different waiters, so we tip in cash for each drink served when it is served. Common amount is one dollar per drink. They do remember the ones that are tipping. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShock Posted June 8, 2018 #24 Share Posted June 8, 2018 We are served by many different waiters, so we tip in cash for each drink served when it is served. Common amount is one dollar per drink. They do remember the ones that are tipping. ;) They do know and do remember. We do b2bs several time a year and eat at least 75% of our dinners in CK. From our observations passengers get attention/priority in this order; Pinnacles Tippers Non-tippers On our last b2b on Oasis there was a high number of Pinnacles and the wait staff, both bar servers and waiters, bent over backwards to get to them first and often. We observed some Pinnacles tipping for drinks and dinner while others did not appear to do so. I guess wearing their Pinnacle pins was enough to draw the priority attention. byw...the Pinnacles kept to themselves and their fellow Pinnacles (not friendly) and didn't really react to us lower level passengers. On past b2bs we did not tip per drink/dinner in CK/Suite Lounge and learned that while they would eventually work their way to you we were in no way a priority, even though we were D+ and in a full Suite. Once we started tipping ($1.00 per drink per person) and $10.00 for two at dinner things changed...got a better table location and got bar staff to ask us what we wanted to drink quickly after we sat down. What we are charged in tips for our Owners Suite isn't cheap and it should be enough with the exception of tipping extra for extraordinary service, but from our experience that is not the case, at least in the CK/Suite Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachnative Posted June 8, 2018 #25 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Last year a friend of ours wanted to remove the waitstaff tip that was charged daily on the Oasis. He then wanted to give this amount to the Coastal Kitchen waitstaff. The Coastal Kitchen Hostess told him this was not necessary. They are in the same tip pool as the other waitstaff through out the ship. In Coastal Kitchen, we always tip at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We were told by one of our favorite servers that we do not have to tip them because they are part of the general waitstaff pool. We still continue to tip because the service is excellent!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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