Tipping OTHER than food service and room attendants

[SeattleAl]

OK, I don't want to start yet another heated tipping thread. I'm not a fan of tipping in general, but try to follow what is the standard practice. Do people tip employees other than food/bar/room service and room attendants? What about the guys on the Flowrider, the bumper cars, the lifeguards, IFLY, etc? Who else should I expect to tip to follow convention?

 

Thanks!

[smokeybandit]

There is no convention. Tip you who want to tip. But there typically is no expectation of tipping non-service employees or officers.

[soremekun]

Captain

Engineering crew

Safety/security team

The person keeping you healthy by wiping down railings

The people who keep the plumbing working! (no handshaking)

The ice cream server, if you request two cones

The former CEO of RCG

Lifeguards (should be given one of those high chairs)

CocoCay tram drivers

CocoCay dancers

The washy washy guy/gal at the buffet

If you fly, the pilot and stewardess

If you stayed in a hotel, the receptionist/desk person

Your emed proctor

 

I'm a terrible person, I know there may be 20 or 30 I left out.

 

Edited July 16, 2022 by soremekun

[taglovestocruise]

5 minutes ago, soremekun said:

Captain

Engineering crew

Safety/security team

The person keeping you healthy by wiping down railings

The people who keep the plumbing working!

The former CEO of RCG

Lifeguards

CocoCay tram drivers

CocoCay dancers

The washy washy guy/gal at the buffet

If you fly, the pilot and stewardess

If you stayed in a hotel, the receptionist/desk person

Your emed proctor

 

I'm a terrible person, I know there may be 20 or 30 I left out.

 

Maybe the washy washy duo, they do sing you a song. 

[soremekun]

7 minutes ago, soremekun said:

Captain

Engineering crew

Safety/security team

The person keeping you healthy by wiping down railings

The people who keep the plumbing working! (no handshaking)

The ice cream server, if you request two cones

The former CEO of RCG

Lifeguards

CocoCay tram drivers

CocoCay dancers

The washy washy guy/gal at the buffet

If you fly, the pilot and stewardess

If you stayed in a hotel, the receptionist/desk person

Your emed proctor

 

I'm a terrible person, I know there may be 20 or 30 I left out.

 

The entire cast of CATS!

[not-enough-cruising]

7 minutes ago, soremekun said:

Captain

Engineering crew

Safety/security team

The person keeping you healthy by wiping down railings

The people who keep the plumbing working! (no handshaking)

The ice cream server, if you request two cones

The former CEO of RCG

Lifeguards

CocoCay tram drivers

CocoCay dancers

The washy washy guy/gal at the buffet

If you fly, the pilot and stewardess

If you stayed in a hotel, the receptionist/desk person

Your emed proctor

 

I'm a terrible person, I know there may be 20 or 30 I left out.

 

After my last TSA “pat down” I feel I owe they guy something

Maybe dinner!

[flamingos]

I always pick up a few extra envelopes at  Guest Services and return them to the box they have for gratuities.  There is always someone who stands out.

 

Last cruise it was Alfredo, the guy cleaning the decks in the Solarium on Mariner. Their hot tub bubbler has a button that doesn't always work unless you know the magic - and he knows the magic. So he made our trip better by mashing the button the right way when he saw us struggling with it.

 

It's completely up to you. 

[neverbeenhere]

Standard practice is to tip fellow passengers usually by purchasing them a drink or two. 

[sgmn]

26 minutes ago, soremekun said:

Captain

Engineering crew

Safety/security team

The person keeping you healthy by wiping down railings

The people who keep the plumbing working! (no handshaking)

The ice cream server, if you request two cones

The former CEO of RCG

Lifeguards (should be given one of those high chairs)

CocoCay tram drivers

CocoCay dancers

The washy washy guy/gal at the buffet

If you fly, the pilot and stewardess

If you stayed in a hotel, the receptionist/desk person

Your emed proctor

 

I'm a terrible person, I know there may be 20 or 30 I left out.

 

Seriously the ladies who clean the 'public' ladies are worth their weight in gold 

[PompeySailor]

I tip my hat

I take my trash to the tip

I buy my Q-Tips at Publix

 

and here is a tip, don’t believe what people tell you on a tipping thread.

Cow tipping is also very popular

 

Always carry a wallet with around 100 1,s

and remember to tip $1 per drink

 

We like to tip the folks who work in the shops where no one buys anything.

It’s a grind for them 

 

YMMV

 

 

[hotsauce126]

Room service people that’s about it

[billslowsky]

37 minutes ago, SeattleAl said:

OK, I don't want to start yet another heated tipping thread.

Right...

[billslowsky]

35 minutes ago, soremekun said:

 

Your emed proctor

 

The unsung hero of today's world.

[rudeney]

I tip the concierge based on how much I used those services.  I once tried to tip the Flowrider crew after a private lesson, and they would not accept it.