Excursion gratuities

[lissie]

On 9/1/2021 at 7:17 AM, rkacruiser said:

 

I am a little surprised that no one has reacted or responded to my post.  Am I the only cruiser who has witnessed this?  

I've never tipped a guide or anyone else in Australia or NZ for any type of excursion 

[Wayfairers]

I google the normal tip amounts for every port and tip accordingly.  It has been easy to find a normal tipping range for tour guides (private, small group or bus tour are all usually listed), cabs, restaurants, etc for almost every port we have visited around the world (I do this for land trips too, by searching by city, or country if we aren’t in a city).  I have been amazed how much it varies.  

[ldubs]

On 9/7/2021 at 8:38 AM, Wayfairers said:

I google the normal tip amounts for every port and tip accordingly.  It has been easy to find a normal tipping range for tour guides (private, small group or bus tour are all usually listed), cabs, restaurants, etc for almost every port we have visited around the world (I do this for land trips too, by searching by city, or country if we aren’t in a city).  I have been amazed how much it varies.  

 

That is a pretty good approach.  Around here, and I bet all of California, an expected restaurant tip is 15% to 20%.   Just for fun I Googled tips for tour guides in various places from the Grand Canyon to SF.  The suggestion ranged from 5% to 20%.  In general 10% seemed to be a common target for tour guides.