kazes2004 Posted September 10 #1 Share Posted September 10 DH & I usually tip a little extra for great service on US based cruises in USD, should we tip in Euro during out Italy cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted September 10 #2 Share Posted September 10 both are good but with Euros the crew will have spend cash when they get a break on a port day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted September 10 #3 Share Posted September 10 Either one will be accepted and appreciated. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazes2004 Posted September 10 Author #4 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, gold1953 said: both are good but with Euros the crew will have spend cash when they get a break on a port day Thanks, that's what I was thinking as well...plus not having to exchange it first when on shore leave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbbquilterUT Posted September 10 #5 Share Posted September 10 My preference is local currency. We get it from a local bank ATM and save any extra for our next trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted September 10 #6 Share Posted September 10 48 minutes ago, kazes2004 said: Thanks, that's what I was thinking as well...plus not having to exchange it first when on shore leave. I asked what day my cabin attendant is going out and give cash that morning and tell him/her to enjoy lunch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 10 #7 Share Posted September 10 The crew will happily accept anything they receive. They can have it converted and applied to their onboard account. BTW - For most positions the person you give it to are required to turn it in to the pool for all staff members in the particular pool. . e.g. Dining Room Pool, Room Attendant Pool, Bar Tender Pool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILgirl Posted September 10 #8 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said: The crew will happily accept anything they receive. They can have it converted and applied to their onboard account. BTW - For most positions the person you give it to are required to turn it in to the pool for all staff members in the particular pool. . e.g. Dining Room Pool, Room Attendant Pool, Bar Tender Pool. Wow I didn’t know this. I always give my room attendant a generous tip. They work so hard. I’m disappointed that they don’t get to personally keep what I give to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted September 10 #9 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, ILgirl said: Wow I didn’t know this. I always give my room attendant a generous tip. They work so hard. I’m disappointed that they don’t get to personally keep what I give to them. Many of us are also disappointed. When I give a gratuity I want to give it to the person who went above and beyond. The philosophy is based on premise that there is a number of behind the scenes non-customer facing staff that support them in providing you service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted September 10 #10 Share Posted September 10 2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: The crew will happily accept anything they receive. They can have it converted and applied to their onboard account. BTW - For most positions the person you give it to are required to turn it in to the pool for all staff members in the particular pool. . e.g. Dining Room Pool, Room Attendant Pool, Bar Tender Pool. My understanding was always that if you left the regular gratuities in place, the cabin stewards or butlers or whatever got to keep the extra cash you gave them. Has that changed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wineaux007 Posted September 10 #11 Share Posted September 10 2 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: The crew will happily accept anything they receive. They can have it converted and applied to their onboard account. BTW - For most positions the person you give it to are required to turn it in to the pool for all staff members in the particular pool. . e.g. Dining Room Pool, Room Attendant Pool, Bar Tender Pool. WOW, is this something new? It was my understanding that if you leave on the automatic gratuities and at the end of the cruise hand an envelope with something extra, they get to keep it. I thought if you removed automatic gratuities and gave them cash, they had to turn in any cash tips to the pool???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ipeeinthepools Posted September 11 #13 Share Posted September 11 15 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: The crew will happily accept anything they receive. They can have it converted and applied to their onboard account. BTW - For most positions the person you give it to are required to turn it in to the pool for all staff members in the particular pool. . e.g. Dining Room Pool, Room Attendant Pool, Bar Tender Pool. Jim, I hardly ever doubt you, but are you 100% sure this is true? I would like to tip my room attendant extra but if he just turns it into the pool, I may change my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted September 11 #14 Share Posted September 11 13 hours ago, Wineaux007 said: It was my understanding that if you leave on the automatic gratuities and at the end of the cruise hand an envelope with something extra, they get to keep it. I thought if you removed automatic gratuities and gave them cash, they had to turn in any cash tips to the pool This is my understanding as relates to the room steward. Dining room and bar staff pool with their respective DRs or bars. I'm not sure about butlers, but I think they keep for themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wineaux007 Posted September 11 #15 Share Posted September 11 3 hours ago, RichYak said: This is my understanding as relates to the room steward. Dining room and bar staff pool with their respective DRs or bars. I'm not sure about butlers, but I think they keep for themselves. Bartenders at the Martini Bar and Sunset Bar, and the like, normally pool tips, so if we tip a certain bartender at the end of the cruise, it seems to always go into the tip jar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted September 11 #16 Share Posted September 11 Of course knowing the exact truth may never be possible but we have been told that the butler and room steward are allowed to keep any amount extra given by the guest. Dining room staff of every kind plus bar staff pool gratuities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted September 11 #17 Share Posted September 11 I know that this has been mentioned before, but I bring it up again for those who weren't aware of the pooling situation. We bring some Amazon gift cards when sailing on any ship making regular U.S. port stops. For special and truly individual 'unpooled' tips, it's a good solution. The cards can't be 'pooled', and allow the crewmember to shop online at their leisure. Watch for the Amazon packages on the dock on turn day and you'll realize how popular online shopping is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billc23 Posted September 11 #18 Share Posted September 11 6 minutes ago, canderson said: I know that this has been mentioned before, but I bring it up again for those who weren't aware of the pooling situation. We bring some Amazon gift cards when sailing on any ship making regular U.S. port stops. For special and truly individual 'unpooled' tips, it's a good solution. The cards can't be 'pooled', and allow the crewmember to shop online at their leisure. Watch for the Amazon packages on the dock on turn day and you'll realize how popular online shopping is. Great idea! Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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