Lunch at one of the restaurant instead of buffet - do you tip?

[Alice777]

We did our first Disney cruise last year and we ate at one of the restaurant for our lunch instead of buffet. I noticed no one was tipping them. We felt weird not tipping them so we left cash tip on the table. Is this appropriate?

What is the protocol on tipping if we eat at restaurant for breakfast/lunch since servers are not our regular assigned servers?

Any suggestions as to how much we should tip them? OK to leave it on the table?

We are going another short trip this November.

Thank you

 

[dcassetta]

You certainly can leave a tip, and it is very kind, but it is not required. The server's tips are included in the overall service charge. The people serving you at lunch may not have been your serving team, but they are someone's serving team.

 

[Cheburashka]

No, I don't tip them for breakfast or lunch service. They also often serve at Castaway Cay and don't get tipped for that, either.

This is one reason it's important to tip your dinner servers even if you skip the MDRs. The dinner tips should take care of them for all of the dining services they provide, not only at dinner.

 

[DSLRuser]

Yes...I tip the server and buster $5 each for our embarkation lunch.

When I go to the buffet. There are buses running everywhere. If a buster goes out of their way to assist me, or I notice someone just working hard. I slip them $5 and tell them thank you for taking care of me.

These people work hard for very low wage. When someone deserves it...I tip them. But only if they deserve it.

 

[Girl of the South]

I tip. Just for myself. $3. I don’t have dessert or an appetizer so feel like $3 is fair.