What to tip bag handlers at pier in NYC?

[JessLCH]

Been a while since I cruised out of NYC. Is $5 per bag about what is expected when I hand off my bags to bag handlers at the cruise pier?? More? Less?

[complawyer]

i usually give them 10-15 regardless of the port from which we're sailing

[vacation44]

We do $10 from any port we are sailing from.

[UKstages]

$5 would be the minimum per bag, i would think.

 

tip less, only if you don't care if you'll ever see your bag again.

 

6 minutes ago, complawyer said:

i usually give them 10-15 regardless of the port from which we're sailing

 

you tip $10-$15 in total for a collection of three or four bags?

 

or you tip $10 - $15 per bag, which is incredibly generous.

 

3 minutes ago, vacation44 said:

We do $10 from any port we are sailing from.

 

same question... $10 per bag?

Edited March 31, 2023 by UKstages

[vacation44]

2 minutes ago, UKstages said:

$5 would be the minimum per bag, i would think.

 

tip less, only if you don't care if you'll ever see your bag again.

 

 

you tip $10-$15 in total for a collection of three or four bags?

 

or you tip $10 - $15 per bag, which is incredibly generous.

 

 

same question... $10 per bag?

Not per bag.  

[leithbones]

Wow.  Am I wicked cheap??

We've seen so many threads @ $2/bag  or in that ballpark-- +/- based on weight and size.

$5 ?  >> I'll pull your bag 8 feet from car to cart.

[complawyer]

no, just  a tip between 10-15 dollars. in reality, all they are doing is placing your bags on a dolly along with other passengers bags, and dragging them to a do off point.

that being said however, if i'm leaving from an airport that has a sky cap check in, i usually give him $20, although my wife and i usually  only check in one bag each. it's probably a very silly notion, but i think if i give the skycap a tip (especially if we're sailing from a european port, that there a much better chance of our bags arriving safely

[spanishguy1970]

we do 20. 10 per bag

[DorothyB]

We usually do about $15 for maybe 4 - 5 bags so $3 per bag??

[leithbones]

6 minutes ago, leithbones said:

$5 ?  >> I'll pull your bag 8 feet from car to cart.

7 minutes ago, spanishguy1970 said:

we do 20. 10 per bag

$10 per ???

I'll pull your bag to the cart AND give your wife a quick backrub.

[vacation44]

10 minutes ago, complawyer said:

no, just  a tip between 10-15 dollars. in reality, all they are doing is placing your bags on a dolly along with other passengers bags, and dragging them to a do off point.

that being said however, if i'm leaving from an airport that has a sky cap check in, i usually give him $20, although my wife and i usually  only check in one bag each. it's probably a very silly notion, but i think if i give the skycap a tip (especially if we're sailing from a european port, that there a much better chance of our bags arriving safely

We also tip the skycap $10 in total.

[YVRteacher]

It’s a good thing I do carry on only as I could never stomach these tip amounts for baggage handlers.

[njkate]

$5 per bag at any port. I think that is sufficient as in reality they aren’t doing much, just sticking your bag on a luggage trolley 

[hawkeyetlse]

15 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

It’s a good thing I do carry on only as I could never stomach these tip amounts for baggage handlers.

You really don’t have to give them anything. Or $2, whatever. They may be extra rough with your bags and drop them a couple times, but it’s not worth their time and energy to do anything worse than that. 10 seconds later they will have forgotten all about you, and your bags will be on the same cart as the Louis Vuitton matching set whose owner tipped them $100. 

[BirdTravels]

19 hours ago, JessLCH said:

Been a while since I cruised out of NYC. Is $5 per bag about what is expected when I hand off my bags to bag handlers at the cruise pier?? More? Less?

$5 total at most

[ChiefMateJRK]

Based upon my non-scientific observations, over half of the passengers don't tip them anything.  Anything I give them will make me one of the good folks.😎

[bkrickles1]

$5 per bag!!

[destar]

About $3 per bags is suitable. If you carry 70lbs  back breaker bag, yeah give them $5 per bag.

[vacation44]

1 hour ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Based upon my non-scientific observations, over half of the passengers don't tip them anything.  Anything I give them will make me one of the good folks.😎

Our observations also.   

[CherWolf]

A traveler's rules for tipping according to the Emily Post Institute (usatoday.com)

[LadyBerard]

21 hours ago, leithbones said:

$10 per ???

I'll pull your bag to the cart AND give your wife a quick backrub.

With a happy ending?  lol

[billslowsky]

I use $2 bills.

[ChiefMateJRK]

1 hour ago, billslowsky said:

I use $2 bills.

I tried that once and my bag was never seen again! 🤣(jk)

[ICutTheCheese]

On 3/31/2023 at 5:34 PM, JessLCH said:

Been a while since I cruised out of NYC. Is $5 per bag about what is expected when I hand off my bags to bag handlers at the cruise pier?? More? Less?

 

Nothing us 'expected' just tip what you want and don't worry about what oterhs do.  It does not matter in the elast. If you give them money they are not going to turn it down!

 

[ICutTheCheese]

5 hours ago, billslowsky said:

I use $2 bills.

Why not 3¢ pieces of half-dimes?