ging466 Posted August 25, 2007 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2007 I'm travelling on the Dream in December. Being Australian and not used to tipping, I'm not sure what is expected of the room service steward. Do they expect a tip every time they deliver....even if it is just ice? Can someone give me some advice? Thankx very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senoj84 Posted August 25, 2007 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Yes it's customary to tip for room service. Since room service is free, I would think $2 to $3 is good to tip them for delivering the food to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted August 25, 2007 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2007 I'm travelling on the Dream in December. Being Australian and not used to tipping, I'm not sure what is expected of the room service steward. Do they expect a tip every time they deliver....even if it is just ice? Can someone give me some advice? Thankx very much. Room service, you will tip each time they deliver an order..$1.00- $3.00 per delivery. You will phone in the delivery if you want it. Room steward (s) (who clean and make-up and turn-down your cabin and also supply your ice), are included in your auto-tip (on your bill) you may tip them (additional) accordingly:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Kewlguy Posted August 25, 2007 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Anytime we request room service we tip $2.00. As long as they get the order right which unfortunately isn't always the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted August 25, 2007 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Anytime we request room service we tip $2.00. As long as they get the order right which unfortunately isn't always the case. Yup..depending how busy they are. You can always call them back:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Kewlguy Posted August 25, 2007 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Yup..depending how busy they are. You can always call them back:) On one of our recent cruises we realized the order was wrong after the guy had already left. When we called back the second guy came with the correct order and he expected to get tipped also. Forgetaboutit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted August 25, 2007 #7 Share Posted August 25, 2007 On one of our recent cruises we realized the order was wrong after the guy had already left. When we called back the second guy came with the correct order and he expected to get tipped also. Forgetaboutit. :( Not his fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkhair1 Posted August 25, 2007 #8 Share Posted August 25, 2007 :( Not his fault True, but if they mess up say 5 times, you just tipped anout $10.00 to get the right food. Where do you draw the line. We usually never get room service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLee Posted August 25, 2007 #9 Share Posted August 25, 2007 I'm travelling on the Dream in December. Being Australian and not used to tipping, I'm not sure what is expected of the room service steward. Do they expect a tip every time they deliver....even if it is just ice? Can someone give me some advice? Thankx very much. If you call room service for coffee, food, etc., you are expected to tip. (A couple of dollars is fine). Ypur room steward will deliver ice when he does your cabin and doesn't expect a tip until the end of the cruise. I saw somewhere that you have to tip in advance if you're from Australia, but if he/she does an exceptional job, you may want to leave a little extra at the end of the cruise anyway. That, of course, is entirely up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Kewlguy Posted August 25, 2007 #10 Share Posted August 25, 2007 True, but if they mess up say 5 times, you just tipped anout $10.00 to get the right food. Where do you draw the line. We usually never get room service. I draw the line after the first time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumncoke Posted August 25, 2007 #11 Share Posted August 25, 2007 I call housekeeping for ice, not room service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted August 26, 2007 #12 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I would not tip the room steward for delivering ice... that is their job. I would tip room service (not steward) for anything you ask to be delivered specially to your room. Usually $1 a person is sufficient, unless it is a very large order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ging466 Posted August 31, 2007 Author #13 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thankx very much for your advice. Regards Ging466 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illustriouslaz Posted September 3, 2007 #14 Share Posted September 3, 2007 So its good to have some $1 available huh? My brother, BIL and I are going to be ordering ALOT of room service. We take advantage of free food and constantly abuse free provisions. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic pirate Posted September 3, 2007 #15 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Just do not tip with silly $2.00 bills. It is condescending to the staff and a pain as they can't use them and have to have them exchanged for $1.00 bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobintemp Posted September 3, 2007 #16 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Just do not tip with silly $2.00 bills. It is condescending to the staff and a pain as they can't use them and have to have them exchanged for $1.00 bills. I have never seen a US $2 bill. Are they verycommon> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLee Posted September 3, 2007 #17 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I have never seen a US $2 bill. Are they verycommon> Not really. That's why they don't work out well for crew members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted September 3, 2007 #18 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I'm travelling on the Dream in December. Being Australian and not used to tipping, I'm not sure what is expected of the room service steward. Do they expect a tip every time they deliver....even if it is just ice? Can someone give me some advice? Thankx very much. Haven't read other answers but we do tip most of the time. As for tipping for ice, that is a gray area, I think we do, I know others that don't. Normally our tips run from about $1.00 to $3.00 or so, depending. Actually we don't use room service much except for breakfast and ice. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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