WBPC May 6th 2013 Wonder

[Diznyfan68]

Originally Posted by Mom323

I think the 2008 Eastbound went to Cartegena as well.

Yes we did

[Brixton]

I feel better about safety in Cartagena than in parts of Mexico, but I think living near the border skews my impression.

Does anyone remember "Romancing the Stone"...

[*tinker*bell*]

Originally Posted by sharan56

We're here too at caribbean beach club. Eating at sci fi diner as I type!

Originally Posted by aan1701

Thanks. Tonight is Ohana. I love that place then off to Splitsville for the big drink. Can't wait.

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Jealous of both of ya'll wish I could be down in florida enjoying the parks instead of here hiding from the pouring rain! Have fun

[Chaopolis]

Howdy again! Okay... I hear all this and that about TIPPING. And I've seen some pretty big numbers... and those were just for the 7-night cruises.

For those of you that have done these biggin' 14-nighters, what is the appropriate amount of money to set aside for tipping?

(We're trying to budget everything, and we know it's gonna be a big chunk... so i figured I'd ask you kind people)

[clukas]

$12 per day per person for the "expected" tips (cabin steward, server, assistant server, head server) plus a few dollars here and there for room service, or anyone else you think should be rewarded.

On my families last cruise my family (2 adults, 2 kids) spent about $750 in gratuities, which didn't include anything off the ship such as excursions.

It sounds like a lot but they do take good care of us.

Originally Posted by Chaopolis

Howdy again! Okay... I hear all this and that about TIPPING. And I've seen some pretty big numbers... and those were just for the 7-night cruises.

For those of you that have done these biggin' 14-nighters, what is the appropriate amount of money to set aside for tipping?

(We're trying to budget everything, and we know it's gonna be a big chunk... so i figured I'd ask you kind people)

[granmaz]

Originally Posted by Mom323

I think the 2008 Eastbound went to Cartegena as well.

I thought so too but couldn't be bothered finding the old threads to see!!

Originally Posted by Chrisva

Yes we did...

Did you enjoy it? Were you the first DCL ship to dock there?

Originally Posted by Brixton

Does anyone remember "Romancing the Stone"...

I do indeed. Great fun film.

[Meghatron]

Originally Posted by Chaopolis

Howdy again! Okay... I hear all this and that about TIPPING. And I've seen some pretty big numbers... and those were just for the 7-night cruises.

For those of you that have done these biggin' 14-nighters, what is the appropriate amount of money to set aside for tipping?

(We're trying to budget everything, and we know it's gonna be a big chunk... so i figured I'd ask you kind people)

Like PP said, the DCL recommendation is $12 per person per day to cover your stateroom host, head server, server, and assistant server. That $12 gets broken down in different amoubts to each of them.

For you and your wife, that's $336 for the WBPC. We have yet to experience service that's anything less than fantastic, so we always end up tipping more; if you want to tip more or less you just go to Guest Services and adjust it to what you want.

Since we'll have our kids with us, ours go up to $672+. That's not counting the $1 bills we bring for porters and room service, plus a few larger bills in case we have really good excursion guides. Any spa and bar tips get charged to our onboard account at time of service.

[Chaopolis]

Originally Posted by Meghatron

Like PP said, the DCL recommendation is $12 per person per day to cover your stateroom host, head server, server, and assistant server. That $12 gets broken down in different amoubts to each of them.

For you and your wife, that's $336 for the WBPC. We have yet to experience service that's anything less than fantastic, so we always end up tipping more; if you want to tip more or less you just go to Guest Services and adjust it to what you want.

Since we'll have our kids with us, ours go up to $672+. That's not counting the $1 bills we bring for porters and room service, plus a few larger bills in case we have really good excursion guides. Any spa and bar tips get charged to our onboard account at time of service.

Is it recommended to have all these gratuities in cash? or is it chargable?

[Crissup]

Most common method is for them to go on your shipboard account.

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[Mom323]

Originally Posted by Chaopolis

Howdy again! Okay... I hear all this and that about TIPPING. And I've seen some pretty big numbers... and those were just for the 7-night cruises.

For those of you that have done these biggin' 14-nighters, what is the appropriate amount of money to set aside for tipping?

(We're trying to budget everything, and we know it's gonna be a big chunk... so i figured I'd ask you kind people)

Here is a handy tip calculator.

http://cruisetip.tpkeller.com/

[Meghatron]

Originally Posted by Chaopolis

Is it recommended to have all these gratuities in cash? or is it chargable?

We bring cash for room service, porters, and excursion guides. Everything else gets charged to the KTTW.

[Diznyfan68]

Originally Posted by Mom323

Here is a handy tip calculator.

http://cruisetip.tpkeller.com/

I've used this for every cruise!

[Chaopolis]

Originally Posted by Mom323

Here is a handy tip calculator.

http://cruisetip.tpkeller.com/

Thank you. That IS very helpful.

[kmitchel]

Originally Posted by Meghatron

We bring cash for room service, porters, and excursion guides. Everything else gets charged to the KTTW.

Silly question, but why do you bring cash for room service when you can charge it? Is it a convenience thing for you or do they prefer getting cash?

We used to bring a bunch of singles, but we stopped once we learned we chould just charge it to the room. I think my son was 9 when he learned how to tip and sign for room service!

[Jackson's grammie]

Either way works fine. I find it easier to just have a bunch of singles handy.