Tipping - Cheap or Prudent?

[prostberlin]

i plan on only eating dinner in the dining room for my upcoming cruise. being that the waiter will only serve me a third of the time, would it be appropriate to give him a third of the recommended tip?

[ikelmay]

LOL - if you are planning on getting a 'rise' out of your fellow cruise critics with your first post, you have picked the right topic..........

[Perfect Stranger]

No, you should tip the full amount. It also goes to people who service the buffet, and your waiter could be working there as well.

[Littlebrookfarm]

It would be customary for you to tip the entire amount. You will only have an assigned table and waiter for dinner. If you were to eat in the dining room for other meals you would be at a different table every time depending on when you arrived and served by different staff each time. The 'tip' for the wait staff is generally considered to cover all their service whether it be at dinner, in the Windjammer or at the other meals in the dining room.

[piercetc4]

you may want to do a search on tipping here to see what info comes from that-

imho- you should tip the recommended amt unless your service is really bad-

[Mark_K]

Tipping - Cheap or Prudent?

 

i plan on only eating dinner in the dining room for my upcoming cruise. being that the waiter will only serve me a third of the time, would it be appropriate to give him a third of the recommended tip?

That's an easy one - Cheap.

[jtwisconsin]

No, you should tip the full amount. It also goes to people who service the buffet, and your waiter could be working there as well.

 

I agree.

[prostberlin]

thanks for the quick replies...now that i know that the "share the wealth" principle is applied, i will be certain to do the honorable thing!

[cruiseray1]

i plan on only eating dinner in the dining room for my upcoming cruise. being that the waiter will only serve me a third of the time, would it be appropriate to give him a third of the recommended tip?

 

oh don't start that thread again. it causes temperatures to rise!

Just pay the traditional and prudent tips...its how they make their money.

You'll feel good and the waiters wait on you everywhere on the ship.

[geegee1]

thanks for the quick replies...now that i know that the "share the wealth" principle is applied, i will be certain to do the honorable thing!

 

Cruise lines are without a doubt a Socialist.

 

Just think of the tips as another charge.

[cb at sea]

Your tip is based on only eating dinner in the dining room...tip the whole amount.