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island lady "Live from...." Rare

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We tip each night in CK as we have different servers during the week. We also tip for each drink in the lounge.

 

Hi Sherri! :)

 

There was a recent post re: the lounges. Bartenders and waiters are doing a two week rotation (in the non revenue lounges SL/DL/CL) They are also not sharing in the combined tip pool any longer.

 

Just one more reason that it is good to tip as served. :cool:

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Hi Sherri! :)

 

There was a recent post re: the lounges. Bartenders and waiters are doing a two week rotation (in the non revenue lounges SL/DL/CL) They are also not sharing in the combined tip pool any longer.

 

Just one more reason that it is good to tip as served. :cool:

When on Independence last week Olive & Twist lounge was used as a DL overflow.

Like you I tip per drink and during the 5 nights we had 6 different servers.

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My tipping habits:

 

- For stuff that automagically has 18% added to it, no extra tip usually... except for exceptional service.

 

- For my cabin attendant: $100 cash on day one handed directly to them, in addition of the pre-paid gratuity. More at end of cruise for exceptional service.

 

- For bartenders: tip hard, tip early and tip often. This more than pays for itself in fast service and getting pretty much whatever I ask for, in or outside of policy. I'm always on the deluxe drink package so I carry cash for this. If you are on the package and want to tip without cash, ask them to print a receipt and you can add the tip to that. When I've done this a lot of bartenders have been shocked. They didn't know it was something that could be done.

 

- For casino floor staff: $1-5 chip for every drink (even though I've got the deluxe beverage package). I never have to ask for a drink. As soon as I'm nearing empty, one magically appears.

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Hi Sherri! :)

 

There was a recent post re: the lounges. Bartenders and waiters are doing a two week rotation (in the non revenue lounges SL/DL/CL) They are also not sharing in the combined tip pool any longer.

 

Just one more reason that it is good to tip as served. :cool:

Then we will continue tipping per drink when we sail on Aug. 5.
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- For bartenders: tip hard, tip early and tip often. This more than pays for itself in fast service and getting pretty much whatever I ask for, in or outside of policy. I'm always on the deluxe drink package so I carry cash for this. If you are on the package and want to tip without cash, ask them to print a receipt and you can add the tip to that. When I've done this a lot of bartenders have been shocked. They didn't know it was something that could be done.

 

This one I can't stress enough. If you take care of the bar staff, they'll take care of you. There can be 30 people lined up 3 deep at a poolside bar, and I can walk up and with a wink whatever I've been drinking is ready for me to pick up the second I get in the line. By day two, I'm on a first-name basis with pretty much everyone I'll be relying on during my cruise. It's not just about tipping.

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This one I can't stress enough. If you take care of the bar staff, they'll take care of you. There can be 30 people lined up 3 deep at a poolside bar, and I can walk up and with a wink whatever I've been drinking is ready for me to pick up the second I get in the line. By day two, I'm on a first-name basis with pretty much everyone I'll be relying on during my cruise. It's not just about tipping.

Do you really need this?:o:rolleyes::confused:

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This one I can't stress enough. If you take care of the bar staff, they'll take care of you. There can be 30 people lined up 3 deep at a poolside bar, and I can walk up and with a wink whatever I've been drinking is ready for me to pick up the second I get in the line. By day two, I'm on a first-name basis with pretty much everyone I'll be relying on during my cruise. It's not just about tipping.
I'm sure there are 30 unhappy people if that happens.
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mk-ultra "Live from...." Rare

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I'm sure there are 30 unhappy people if that happens.

 

I tip and I definitely get preferential treatment for it. I'm not apologetic about it. Tip, or do not as you see fit. I think it's nice to personally give a bonus to the people that make my life easier during a cruise.

 

Pretty much every thread on here about tipping is like touching the third-rail on a subway line. Very polarized opinions. I'll just say it works for me, and it's worth it for me.

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I tip and I definitely get preferential treatment for it. I'm not apologetic about it. Tip, or do not as you see fit. I think it's nice to personally give a bonus to the people that make my life easier during a cruise.

 

Pretty much every thread on here about tipping is like touching the third-rail on a subway line. Very polarized opinions. I'll just say it works for me, and it's worth it for me.

Good for you if it works.

We personally pre pay our tips when booking our cruise.

Additional I give $200 to the crew on a 7 night cruise.

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Good for you if it works.

We personally pre pay our tips when booking our cruise.

Additional I give $200 to the crew on a 7 night cruise.

 

I also pre-pay my gratuities and give my cabin attendant a cash tip on top of that. It's the small, additional tipping in-person that seems to be very appreciated and also yields amazing service.

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When on Independence last week Olive & Twist lounge was used as a DL overflow.

Like you I tip per drink and during the 5 nights we had 6 different servers.

 

And I think many of us do the same...for the same reason as you stated. ;)

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Then we will continue tipping per drink when we sail on Aug. 5.

 

Agree...that is the only way I can figure that the money goes into the hand that serves. ;)

 

Have a fantabulous cruise Sherri!! :D We will be in Downeast Maine at that time, heading

up there now.

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I was pleased to see every server quickly put the dollars in their own pockets too as some were more proactive than others.

 

And hope those bucks stay with them now, since supposedly (as posted by another CC member) that the non revenue lounges are not sharing tips any longer.

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And hope those bucks stay with them now, since supposedly (as posted by another CC member) that the non revenue lounges are not sharing tips any longer.
Some server's in Olive& Twist DL overflow looked after us really well and deservedly got more cash from me whereas a few were quite disinterested.

In our 5 nights cruise from Southampton England I only saw 1 other person give a cash tip and even on the last night I noticed several people slip away quietly when the waiters were out of sight.

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Some server's in Olive& Twist DL overflow looked after us really well and deservedly got more cash from me whereas a few were quite disinterested.

In our 5 nights cruise from Southampton England I only saw 1 other person give a cash tip and even on the last night I noticed several people slip away quietly when the waiters were out of sight.

Strangely there was a lot of puffets instead of proper tables in Olive&Twist loungeIMG_20180531_200500.thumb.jpg.b2719300dfc8f2b819caa3ce42091b97.jpg
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Hate to ask but is that a puffet your lovely wife is sitting at? Never heard that term before!
The round upholstered puffet is what our food and drink was on.It is a well known piece of furniture in the UK.

We had to put our drinks on plates to save them tipping onto the material.

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