It is so sad to me that it always comes back to this. We had a person on our social media cruise group today who was asking how to avoid paying the auto gratuity. I wanted to tell him the way you avoid paying for service is don’t go on vacation! Stay at home and make your own bed and clean your own bathroom and prepare and clean up your own meals—then you don’t have to pay.
we kept our envelopes as they were so darn cute.. we just palm handed then wadded cash
We just got off the Fantasy on Saturday. We were given tip envelopes like usual. (Our last cruise with DCL was in 2013, so there was no change there.) But no one was handing out tip envelopes at dinner. What’s up with that? We brought them, but my husband felt weird whipping it out when no one else was.
Usually the only one I don't hand out is Head Server, I have never given extra cash to a Head Server, I rather give it to the server, asst. server & stateroom host.
Maybe one day if he/she did something exceptional I would change my mind about that.
We always seem to tip our Head Server extra. Maybe we're lucky, but we get great ones almost every time. This time on the Fantasy, Geffrey was especially warm to us, not only at dinner but throughout the day around the ship.
Usually the only one I don't hand out is Head Server, I have never given extra cash to a Head Server, I rather give it to the server, asst. server & stateroom host.
Maybe one day if he/she did something exceptional I would change my mind about that.
We always seem to tip our Head Server extra. Maybe we're lucky, but we get great ones almost every time. This time on the Fantasy, Geffrey was especially warm to us, not only at dinner but throughout the day around the ship.
Englebert is pretty cool too
It is so sad to me that it always comes back to this. We had a person on our social media cruise group today who was asking how to avoid paying the auto gratuity. I wanted to tell him the way you avoid paying for service is don’t go on vacation! Stay at home and make your own bed and clean your own bathroom and prepare and clean up your own meals—then you don’t have to pay.
We always seem to tip our Head Server extra. Maybe we're lucky, but we get great ones almost every time. This time on the Fantasy, Geffrey was especially warm to us, not only at dinner but throughout the day around the ship.
I remember when they did it on DCL before auto gratuities. . I’m not sure if other cruise lines used to hand out envelopes, but I haven’t seen it. I think people should do whatever they feel comfortable doing, They’re going to get their tips regardless. There’s really no right or wrong answer.Tradition in this sense means as things USED to be, not necessarily as they are.
Back before they started auto-applying gratuities because too many people were stiffing the crew by giving them nothing, there were tipping guidelines that laid out what was expected in cash per person and that would be given on the last night in envelopes.
I remember when they did it on DCL before auto gratuities. . I’m not sure if other cruise lines used to hand out envelopes, but I haven’t seen it. I think people should do whatever they feel comfortable doing, They’re going to get their tips regardless. There’s really no right or wrong answer.
Usually the only one I don't hand out is Head Server, I have never given extra cash to a Head Server, I rather give it to the server, asst. server & stateroom host.
Maybe one day if he/she did something exceptional I would change my mind about that.
We always seem to tip our Head Server extra. Maybe we're lucky, but we get great ones almost every time. This time on the Fantasy, Geffrey was especially warm to us, not only at dinner but throughout the day around the ship.
Nope I just meant the reason for the whole semi-silliness of handing a tip envelope when you’ve already paid comes down to the fact that it became necessary because of ppl who don’t tip. Otherwise we’d be handing servers tip envelopes with their tip, like it used to be done.Wait, what? “...it comes down to this...” Did you mean me, the OP? Oh, I can assure you, we tip. Big time. Servers in The D Lounge got a $20 tip for 3 drinks. Mousekeeping got triple. MDR staff got extra too - even though they knocked over my water and soaked me.
I was just asking about whether people actually HAND it to them since it’s done via Guest Services.
Well, I wouldn't say they would be disappointed with "just the standard slip". It's possible to change the amounts, so the slip could reflect more money (or less) than the recommended gratuities.ive never understood the point of the envelopes when i pre-pay gratuities. I assume the CMs open the envelopes anticipating cash and then get disappointed with just the standard slip. And I've always found the pre-paid gratuities to be sufficient for the services rendered.