Who tips the solmmon&#@??, solmo%$#??...the wine steward??

[Danno]

Do you tip this person?? When and how much??? I have usally given them $50 (10 day)the final evening...I never knew if that was too much, just right or not enough.

 

I never could spell that word!!!

[DUCK33]

i tip only if the salmon is smoked

[CruisingChick]

The Sommelier gets "tipped" every time I order a bottle of wine. That's at least one a night. I think that's enough. I've never had a Sommelier that was worth more than that on a cruise. Last 2 cruises they didn't have enough Sommeliers for the dining room. They ran around like chickens with their heads cut off.

[TWOFERTWO]

Isn't the 15% tip added on to each bottle that you get from the somesuch (LOL),wine per :D :confused: son?

[Danno]

The last two cruises we had OUTSTANDING service from our Sommelier's. One named Stephen, from England, on Galaxy, was the best we have ever had...an extra $5 per evening didn't seem excessive, perhaps not even enough.

[jcpc]

We usually tip the sommelier extra on the last evening...usually $20..whether it be a 7 or 10 night cruise.

[cruising with marti]

$20.00 is my usual tip

 

 

 

 

Phil

[Danno]

Ok, how do I get my $30 back ;) ??

[Ernie G]

On our cruises we always take our own wine. My husband and I both love drinking it with our dinners, however we don't want to spend more than $40-50 per night and can get a much better quality precruise and take aboard. We talk to the wine steward on the 1st night, inform him of our wine. Most nights they do not even bring a ticket to sign, however at the end of the cruise we give them about 75% of what the corkage fee (paid direct to the cruise line) would have been. This averages between $50-$100, depending on the cruise length.

[Andym]

Lets not start on the corkage fee thing again

[tuggers]

I usually give them $10 to $20 the first night and then some based on service at the end of the cruise. I find the 'pretip' helps when they are short handed and insures that I never wait long for my wine! :D