hurleysweety
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Forgive me for being dense - but when/where do you give a porter your bag and a tip? Just want to make sure I'm ready.
Forgive me for being dense - but when/where do you give a porter your bag and a tip? Just want to make sure I'm ready.
Well, somebody has to have their bag delivered first, right?
Housekeeping is not a tipped position in most hotels. That is why most people do not tip them.
OP, we tip about $1 per bag no matter where we are, ship, shuttle driver, hotel. If you need anything in your bag sooner I would suggest carrying it with you rather than trying to tip more and thinking you will get your bag sooner. For only one bag I would probably give $2-3.
pdwimmer said:I believe it's a misconception that housekeeping is not a tipped position in most hotels. It is. Again, typically $1-2 dollars per day is considered adequate for single/double occupancy. More for rooms that have kitchens etc.
That being said I am also the schmuck that tips the courtesy van drivers, the guys at the car wash, my paper delivery boy, mail carrier and FedEx/UPS drivers at year's end, etc. It's all a very personal decision.
kcashner said:More likely it is that pdwimmer was in concierge (per previous posts). The porters don't take your luggage to your stateroom--the stateroom hosts do that after they have the rooms ready for incoming guests. The porters only take the bags to the holding area on the ship!
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thegales said:I also thought this was the case, but learned something new on our last cruise where we were directly across from the crew staircase/elevators midship. The door was opened, so we saw the luggage process. The porters were the ones bringing the suitcases to the floors, and the stateroom hosts were the ones bringing to the hallway outside the rooms. Mostly the porters used the elevators, but I saw some carrying luggage up the stairs.
On the 15-day Hawaiian cruise a couple at our table had only one carry-on each. No checked luggage. The mind boggles.