bswartz Posted September 2, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 2, 2023 We are cruising on 9/28 to Canada and New England on the Regent Mariner which has stops in Quebec, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. Should we tip our tour directors in each port in Canadian or US currency? What is a suggestion amount to tip them? Thank you in advance for your response. Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudhen Posted September 2, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 2, 2023 While I'm sure Canadian currency is nice for them, they will readily accept US. The amount depends on all the variables like were they excellent? How long was the excursion, did they make your tour special in any way? That's too hard to put a price on, but you'll figure it out. We also give something to the driver, who is just as important as the guide! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy The Wanderer Posted September 2, 2023 #3 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, bswartz said: We are cruising on 9/28 to Canada and New England on the Regent Mariner which has stops in Quebec, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. Should we tip our tour directors in each port in Canadian or US currency? What is a suggestion amount to tip them? Thank you in advance for your response. Bryan Well they won't mind U.S. at all, although it would be nice, especially in small ports, to give them CDN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredandTravel Posted September 2, 2023 #4 Share Posted September 2, 2023 We generally tip in the local currency. At least $5 each to the tour guide & driver. Maybe more. I'm always surprised at the number of people who don't tip. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted September 3, 2023 #5 Share Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, RetiredandTravel said: We generally tip in the local currency. At least $5 each to the tour guide & driver. Maybe more. I'm always surprised at the number of people who don't tip. It depends on the location whether I tip and if they did something special or was enthusiastic ….usually 10-20 bucks I assume the guide and driver share. Some trip where the bus is just transport to another venue with a different guide, not so often or as much. Edited September 3, 2023 by Lonedaddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredandTravel Posted September 3, 2023 #6 Share Posted September 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Lonedaddy said: It depends on the location whether I tip and if they did something special or was enthusiastic ….usually 10-20 bucks I assume the guide and driver share. Some trip where the bus is just transport to another venue with a different guide, not so often or as much. Agree, if the tour guide isn't engaged (rarely happens) I'm not going to leave a tip, if exceptional I'll leave more. My NY Strip Steak has gone from $14 > $20/lb, so I should probably consider more than $5 in the future. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcandkc Posted September 3, 2023 #7 Share Posted September 3, 2023 I never assume the guide shares. If we want to tip driver (usually), we tip him/her directly. We used to assume they shared but then got skeptical. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RELS Posted September 3, 2023 #8 Share Posted September 3, 2023 4 hours ago, rcandkc said: I never assume the guide shares. If we want to tip driver (usually), we tip him/her directly. We used to assume they shared but then got skeptical. I generally give the driver $5 (or 5 Euros) directly. There have been times I've tipped the driver and not the guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ysolde Posted September 3, 2023 #9 Share Posted September 3, 2023 On our (altogether awful) excursion to Cadiz last spring, DH tipped the guide and driver 20 Euros each. He was out of cash and gave them an extra $10 each for their assistance in getting my wheelchair out from under the luggage area of the bus at the end of the the excursion (it was the driver who assisted, the guide just stood around looking annoyed). When DH gave them each the extra tip, the driver said, "Thank you," while the guide spat out, "And what are we supposed to do with this currency? Wait until our next vacation in America?" We would have been shocked, but it was par for the course with that gem of a guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno123 Posted September 3, 2023 #10 Share Posted September 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, ysolde said: On our (altogether awful) excursion to Cadiz last spring, DH tipped the guide and driver 20 Euros each. He was out of cash and gave them an extra $10 each for their assistance in getting my wheelchair out from under the luggage area of the bus at the end of the the excursion (it was the driver who assisted, the guide just stood around looking annoyed). When DH gave them each the extra tip, the driver said, "Thank you," while the guide spat out, "And what are we supposed to do with this currency? Wait until our next vacation in America?" We would have been shocked, but it was par for the course with that gem of a guide. I would have taken it off him/her (and probably not given the first tip if they were that bad!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ysolde Posted September 3, 2023 #11 Share Posted September 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Techno123 said: I would have taken it off him/her (and probably not given the first tip if they were that bad!) Shockingly terrible excursion. Really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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