Room steward gift ideas

[Price31]

What are a few good ideas for gifts for your room steward? I wanted to bring some local sauces but we can't. Any ideas?

 

[linbobky]

CASH!

[puppycanducruise]

It's difficult to buy a gift for a stranger.

You don't know their preferences, if they have allergies, religious restrictions etc.

So just treat them with respect, and give them a bit of cash so they can support their family.

[erdoran]

Money. Period. 

[Paul Bogle]

The crew live in limited space. They do not have room to keep extra things. What they do have room for and what they are working to acquire is money.

[Peachypooh]

Cash

[MJSailors]

Agree with others posting here.

A cash tip is appreciated as well as keeping a neat cabin and treating the steward with respect.

[Son of a son of a ...]

Flush a sock ... the cabin steward will love it!

[njkate]

CASH, maybe inside a nice thank you card

[SeaTheW0rld]

They are supporting their families. Money. 

[newmexicoNita]

always just give an extra tip and a thank you note. This works as they can use the cash plus you can decide, during the cruise whether he/she deserves extra and how much. It is rare we have not left extra but there have been a few that have not been all that great.

[xcell]

Another rehash -- CASH is king...clipped to a Picture of your pet...

 

 

[April42749]

The only thing that won't end up in the garbage is CASH!

 

Just wanted to add, that although your intentions are good, I'd personally throw out a bottle of sauce because I don't need or use sauces.  This is why I don't get involved with roll call gift exchanges.  It's highly unlikely anyone would me anything that I wouldn't consider clutter.

Edited February 2, 2019 by April42749

[myjillian]

We always ask when their next shore day off and give them cash so they can do something special'

 

[BirdTravels]

2 hours ago, Price31 said:

What are a few good ideas for gifts for your room steward? I wanted to bring some local sauces but we can't. Any ideas?

 

Cash Only Please. 

 

Crew quarters are very small with little space for personal items, let alone souvenirs. Most would throw out that bottle of BBQ sauce rather than Taking up space in their cabin. 

 

[ColeThornton]

I just wanted to say CASH just because apparently not enough people have said it yet.

[esm54687]

Cash PLUS fill out Vacation Hero cards as those go a long way for incentive pay, ship board rewards, performance reviews etc 

[1025cruise]

Most crew are art collectors. Their favorite is small, rectangular pieces of green paper with pictures of dead presidents.

[Turtles06]

3 hours ago, ColeThornton said:

I just wanted to say CASH just because apparently not enough people have said it yet.

 Indeed, everything has been said, but not everyone has said it.  So  I will also say: CASH.

[Shidah]

Last year the final day of the cruise was on Easter, so I gave my cabin steward a cute plastic egg.....filled with cash.  

[luv2kroooz]

What they said 🙂

[FreestyleNovice]

Imagine the crew member stealing the show in the crew cafetaria with his bottle of Frank's hot sauce on everything he eats. The center of attention at crew parties.

 

[zqvol]

10 hours ago, Price31 said:

What are a few good ideas for gifts for your room steward? I wanted to bring some local sauces but we can't. Any ideas?

 

 

Go to Youtube and find some videos of crew cabins. When you see the size you will realize that CASH is the only thing that they need, or have space to keep.

[victory2020]

Obviously everyone has different opinions. I always bring my cabin steward chocolate, energy bars & nuts(peanuts seem to be a favorite). I have been thanked profusely, as well as been given champagne, bottles of water, trinkets from their home countries, etc, so I'm assuming they have been happy. Their cabins are small so I keep selections to consumables.

[yankees111]

1 hour ago, victory2020 said:

Obviously everyone has different opinions. I always bring my cabin steward chocolate, energy bars & nuts(peanuts seem to be a favorite). I have been thanked profusely, as well as been given champagne, bottles of water, trinkets from their home countries, etc, so I'm assuming they have been happy. Their cabins are small so I keep selections to consumables.

Trust me your cabin steward is just being polite when you give him these gifts. Cash is king and is the thing that is most apppreciated by a crew member for a job well done.