Room Service Gratuities....

[disneyfool_1202]

How do you tip them? Using your KTTW card or US Cash?? What about bartenders / waiters that are poolside with those awesome little trays of drinks??

 

[clten]

We tip room service in cash. Sometimes they bring a slip for you to sign (where you can charge a tip) and sometimes they don't. So we just use cash and then it doesn't matter if there is a slip or not.

As far as the bar servers, they always have a little slip for you to sign and 15% is automatically added to your tab. If we want to add additional tip to that, there is a line on the bill to add it and then total the tab.

 

[acourtwdw]

We use our KTTW card for all the tipping. It is easier for us than carrying cash.

 

[CodyBoy]

we always bring a few $2 bills for the room service, they do not take up much room.

 

[mmmears]

For room service, I brought a stack of $1 bills and kept them in the room so we could tip them in cash.

For other services on the ship, we charged tips to our room account since we didn't want to carry money around with us all the time.

 

[KevinW]

I put the room tip (hostess, head server, server, asst. server) on the KTTW card. You can do this at guest services 2nd day and after. I did it one night when no one was around and picked up my little vouchers. The last day the hostess dropped off the envelopes, you put the vouchers in the correct envelope and pass them out on the last night, easy. Room server is cash only at delivery though (did not use room service).

 

[sbtrfly74]

For room service just ask... we got coffee and tea one morning and I asked the room service member if he would rather have cash or it on the credit slip and he told me he personally would rather have the cash. I'm sure they are each different in what they would prefer.

We didn't carry cash with us around the ship so others got the credit from the KTTW card. Except for the one night we did the mojito and margarita tasting (be careful with drink #2 if u go ) and when we were done I slipped off to the room really fast while my husband stayed behind to grab some cash because they do not give you a slip to tip with because its already paid for when you sign up.

 

[DizC1288]

How much is the "taste" testings?

 

[SoCaOC-Mom]

we always bring a few $2 bills for the room service, they do not take up much room.

$2 bills?

 

[tink1963]

We always bring along a bunch of $1.00 bills. But we also bring the See's Candy lolipops. On our panama cruise we did get room service alot and I think the CM were more excited about the candy then the money. I think word spread that our cabin had candy cause delivery seem really quick after a while. Of course we gave them both.

 

[Disney Dreams]

$1 bills. If you ask, most will tell you they don't care, but remember, cash is not tracked, so it's theirs completely.

- Dreams

 

[CBEB]

We always bring along a bunch of $1.00 bills. But we also bring the See's Candy lolipops. On our panama cruise we did get room service alot and I think the CM were more excited about the candy then the money. I think word spread that our cabin had candy cause delivery seem really quick after a while. Of course we gave them both.

We do this too! They love it In fact tonight I made up our baggies of candy and $2 for our cruise in 2 weeks

 

[dueley]

My husband made fun of me for giving out miniature candy bars with the $ for the room service tip! But, I did it anyway and the widening of the smiles was proof to me that it was well appreciated! Just one of the many tips that I learned here on the DISboards.

 

[cboyer]

We didn't order room service on the Dream recently mainly because, we literally saw trays sitting in the hall ways fro over 24 hours- never picked up until the end of the cruise! Our room host told us that the kitchen has to do an inventory of plates, cups, etc., so that is why they don't pick them up in a timely manner. We thought this was very poor for Disney! The hallway looked terrible- especially when people bumped into the trays and food went flying everywhere!

 

[mommyofthreeboys]

As far as the bar servers, they always have a little slip for you to sign and 15% is automatically added to your tab. If we want to add additional tip to that, there is a line on the bill to add it and then total the tab.

ummm.....I didn't know the bar bill included a 15% tip. OOPS!! That means I left some really good tips last cruise. No wonder why I was getting excellent service!!!

 

[princesspiglet]

I live in Hershey, so I am planning on giving a $2 bill wrapped around a full-size Hershey candy bar. I will have them already wrapped and ready to go. For some reason people get very excited about a $2 bill!

 

[princesspiglet]

$2 bills?

Yep, they do make them. Just go to your local bank and they should have them there. Every vacation I always take about 50 of them. They take up less room and are easier to give to bellman, delivery, etc. Plus people love them!