Just room service,Do you still tip waiter or bus boy?

[steveaaaa]

Lets get one more tip issue going.

If you ate every meal in your room using room service do you still tip the Waiter and bus boy?

Steve

[teedee]

I absolutely cannot imagine anyone wanting to do this, but, I suppose if you did then there would be no need to tip the waiter and bus boy. That being said I probably still would because I know how much they depend on tips, and I would assume that reservations would have been made for eithe early or late seating in the dining room wether I showed up or not.

 

Terri

[tef43]

It might could work .... on some *other* line that has a more expansive cabin service menu, unlike Carnival.

 

I'm thinking that roast beef and brie on a baguette will get real old real fast.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

That would be the "Team" Headwaiter and "Team" waiter...

 

I would leave the tip on my account, as this table was reserved for me, and the service certainly was not poor... LOL... We usually give everyone (them included) an envelope with a little extra on the last night also, assuming good service!

 

If you have a favorite casino bar waiter, a chip or two early on will usually ensure that you do not have to wait for a waiter very long...

 

We are also fans of at least $10 upfront to the Cabin Steward to keep the ice buckets filled! I can't believe how many guests treat them (and many Carnival staff) as if they were slaves - never a true kind word...:(

 

Tom

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Tef (I like the new PIC! ) : You can always try the BLT's... then expand to the "wraps"...:rolleyes:

 

 

Tom

[cvhbauman]

If I understand correctly, when ordering from room service one should tip the person bringing it $1-2. I would think over the course of the cruise that would add up to almost the amount of the tip to the dining room staff. So from the cruiser's position, it's almost a wash. If one ordered snacks beyond 3 meals a day, it could easily be more (assuming that larger, meal-sized room service orders were worth $2).

 

In addition, this situation is different than a restaurant one chooses to not go to--that server has the potential to obtain other diners at the vacant table, and the host/hostess should be attempting to keep the work load for the evening equally distributed among the servers. No one else will show up at your seats to replace the tip not offered by you, so the server has no way to recoup his/her loss.

 

I found the dining room food to be quite good and varied on our cruise, so I don't understand why anyone would want to miss that aspect of the cruise.

[betsyrossapk]

I would think Carnival would be making out if this person ate only in their room. Breakfast wouldn't even be a hot meal every day. Why would you go on a cruise just to eat "deli" fare every day? I would say go ahead & not leave the tips on, but I can't imagine doing that & getting your money's worth food wise on the trip.

[Sweetcharlotte30]

Personally, I would leave the tips on for the dining room staff. They are counting on me and spouse being there and it's not their fault that we didn't show up.

[zonemasconi]

okay heres my thought.

 

 

if I was to order room service and eat no where else then maybe I would think about not tipping the waiter/asst waiter/matre 'd.

 

also previous posters have already hit on the fact that one has reserved dinner space so one would need to cancel said space before cruise time by telling ones travel agent that I wanna be a cheap and tight person and will be dining only in my cabin from room service..

 

better yet why not just bring peanut butter along and live on that for the duration of the cruise that way one could avoid tipping room service. now thats a budget cruise.

 

but the only way I am going to do that is if they confine to me my cabin or if I have the owners suite and am confined with a group (5-7) of beautiful sexually uninhibited vixens.

[L2J]

better yet why not just bring peanut butter along and live on that for the duration of the cruise that way one could avoid tipping room service. now thats a budget cruise.

 

but the only way I am going to do that is if they confine to me my cabin or if I have the owners suite and am confined with a group (5-7) of beautiful sexually uninhibited vixens.

LOL Zone too funny. Don't forget the crock pot and fishing line:D

 

What cabin did you say you were staying in? :D

[Shadowfyre]

The only way I would consider eating in my room for all meals - was if I had a suite with butler service.

 

Oh and as someone mentioned some willing live entertainment :)

[Cotton]

I'm quite sure SteveAAAAA would never have all meals in his cabin.:rolleyes:

 

SteveAAAAA, your mind is always turning (in a clockwise manner), isn't it?:D How DO you think up all these weird things?

[L2J]

SteveAAAAA, your mind is always turning (in a clockwise manner), isn't it?:D How DO you think up all these weird things?

 

I do believe he's one of the "anti-tippers".:rolleyes:

[hstrybuf]

Interesting point of view Steve. I suppose you could do that, but I couldn't. I just wouldn't feel right not tipping the waitstaff. Besides that, I want to eat in the dining room more often than not and the limited selection for room service would have me climbing the walls after a few meals.

 

Zone, funny answer! In my case though, it would have to be the Chippendales or their equivalent! :D

[steveaaaa]

I'm quite sure SteveAAAAA would never have all meals in his cabin.:rolleyes:

 

SteveAAAAA, your mind is always turning (in a clockwise manner), isn't it?:D How DO you think up all these weird things?

 

Actually I order 2 meals minimum at dinner everynight. I want to make sure I get my suggested tip amount of $5.50 per day's worth.LOL

 

Steve

PS. This thread is from 2 months ago,an it is getting more attention now than it did back then.LOL

[L2J]

PS. This thread is from 2 months ago,an it is getting more attention now than it did back then.LOL

 

We know that and we also know that the OP is a cheap azz from other tipping threads :D

[tbrown]

I wanna be a cheap and tight person and will be dining only in my cabin from room service..

 

 

I don't think that this would cheap or tight or anyone. This is your opinion but you act as if everybody should agree with you. I can tell you right now that my grandmother is very shy about eating in front of people and she would be one that would proberly take this option but it isn't anybody's business and i think it is rude to call them cheap and tight. Maybe on top of everything they don't want to eat with someone that thinks they are right about everything.:mad:

[L2J]

I wanna be a cheap and tight person and will be dining only in my cabin from room service..

 

 

I don't think that this would cheap or tight or anyone. This is your opinion but you act as if everybody should agree with you. I can tell you right now that my grandmother is very shy about eating in front of people and she would be one that would proberly take this option but it isn't anybody's business and i think it is rude to call them cheap and tight. Maybe on top of everything they don't want to eat with someone that thinks they are right about everything.:mad:

Maybe you should view "all posts" from the OP.

[GoinCruisin]

Jumping the gun a bit? The OP starts these threads all the time, just to keep things interesting because he knows this is a hot topic.

 

I'm sure people have all sorts they don't want to eat dinner with... for me, it is the people that do nothing but whine and complain and have a very poor attitude in general. Nobody likes a sourpuss :D That is just the type of person i don't want to eat with...

 

Yes, you should tip your room service waiter... it is customary and not their fault that someone has decided to eat in their room every night... you could adjust the tips OFF your S&S if you never eat a meal on the lido or dining room... that leaves you plenty for the room service :rolleyes:

[tbrown]

It just seems to me that only certain people on here may have opinions everybody else's is wrong. Not just this thread but I have seen it in many others. One that I can think of right now is the lady that tried to let people know that GC was off the port list.

 

Carnival is not good at making judgements in advance because in MY opinoin if we know this then we have an oppurtunity to cancel as per their rules so they wait until they get us on the ship and then drop the ball.

[GoinCruisin]

Well, now that we are off topic :D Carnival has the information listed on their website now... for upcoming cruises... they ARE letting people know. Over the last few weeks the news has been up in the air... blame the port of GC for that one, not the cruiselines (it's NOT just Carnival)

 

Okay, back to the topic at hand ....

[DebBrown]

It just seems to me that only certain people on here may have opinions everybody else's is wrong. Not just this thread but I have seen it in many others. One that I can think of right now is the lady that tried to let people know that GC was off the port list.

Well, you know what they say, opinions are like a**holes, eveyone has one. Now whether it's RIGHT or not is another story. :rolleyes:

[colette5479]

Steveaaaa, please forgive me for asking but according to your signature, you have been on several cruises. After all of these cruises under your belt, have you not figured out the tipping schedule yet? :confused: It would seem to me that you would have figured this out by now. I do have to wonder if you tip at all due to all of your postings about tipping.

 

If you do not want to pay for extras like tipping on a cruise, don't go! There are plenty of other vacation options that do not involve tipping everyone who does a service for you.