So how much do Room Hosts make?

[MrsMork]

I will not be i am tipping the room service person and do not feel i need to tip the waiters for that night they did not serve me..Just my feelings please don't flame me.

What about breakfast and lunch? Do you hand the server a couple of dollars at these meals?

 

[VAgal76]

In response to vagal76 if u would care to reread my post i said nothing about the cost of the cruise being in my decision to tip or not it was based on service not the expectability of my tipping for there income. i fully intend to tip well but only for those who warrant it not for those it is just expected and they don;'t serve me or serve me well. Thank you

Don't worry, I DID understand your post. It was my response that wasn't very clear. Trust me, I wasn't flaming you. I did comment about the dining room manager since you couldn't see their value. If you think I was implying you don't tip them, I truly didn't intend it that way. I can see WHY they are always a question mark for people until I had my most recent experience on the Wonder. I didn't know why they were tipped either until then! Then I had to add my 2 cents in about bailing on tipping stateroom hosts in general and it was brought up previously that the cost of the cruise is so high that people think it should be included though countless documents sent to you and including tip envelopes (DUH!) that you receive in your stateroom will indicate different. I can see how you may have interpreted my post as me flaming you after re-reading it. I really wasn't very clear at all since I was throwing so many things in all at once. Sorry!

 

[VAgal76]

What about breakfast and lunch? Do you hand the server a couple of dollars at these meals?

You won't have to tip individually at meal times. They all are tipped at the end of the week and have to pull daytime meal shifts. Who knows? You might end up with your regular server for breakfast or lunch?

 

[Brucemcc]

TV GUY, what does ordering ground up shark and other bottom feeding vermin then pressing it into a deep fried patty have to do with regional differences?In Canada we order pop, but you probably call it soda, soda to us or most of us is plain carbonated water, you probably call trucks, vans, and all other vehicles on the road a cars, we have specific names for each like a station wagon, 1/2 tonne truck, SUV etc. The terminology and meaning of words from one area to the next has nothing to do with calling Canadians week tippers, which you insinuated in a previous post. Like you and probably most of the people you know, a tip is optional and is not a must . It should given as a sign of thanks for excellent service at a meal, get together or whatever.You will have people that simply will not tip no matter what country they are from.So it is not an isolated Canadian thing. And if you are still wondering, almost all call it fillet "o" fish with the "t" silent as that is the proper way to say it.Example is Fillet Mignon. Fillet is a french word.. fi la, I speak french and english and that is how everyone I know pronounces it ,with the french dialect.Wouldnt eat one if you payed me but I hope I answered your question. I am only speaking for my family and I and do not stereotype other Canadians,Americans, Mexicans... as cheap because of one isolated experience, to each there own!!Enjoy your cruise

 

[MrsMork]

You won't have to tip individually at meal times. They all are tipped at the end of the week and have to pull daytime meal shifts. Who knows? You might end up with your regular server for breakfast or lunch?

Yes, I understand that, my question was to nikky when she wrote that she does not tip the servers for the nights that she gets room service. So, I was wondering if she then tipped for the other services she gets.

 

[arlenesp]

Just a side note on the lack of tipping. A friends DD worked at a Dennys here off I-4. She got terrible tips, sometimes none at all. When she transferred to another unit away from the Highway her tips were great. The consensus of the servers was that the unit on the Highway got mostly tourist trade rather than locals and the diners tended to run out without tipping as they knew they would never see them again.! I guess this would be the same philosophy with poor or no tipping on the ship. All I know is that I still find it hard to understand the mindset of these people. JMHO!

 

[DVC4US]

I ama waitress and i always try to tip well. But i will not tip for poor service just because it is expected . I completely agree with tipping your room steward , head waiter, asst. waiter. But i have a problem with the dining room manager being tipped i am sure his salary is not based on tips and he technically has not served me so i don't feel it is necessary to tip him unless i request some service that he does assist me. And i have seen others post that they still tip the wait staff for nights that they have roomservice. I will not be i am tipping the room service person and do not feel i need to tip the waiters for that night they did not serve me..Just my feelings please don't flame me.

What about breakfast and lunch? Do you hand the server a couple of dollars at these meals?

I have to agree with MrsMork on this one. Are you going to run around all day with dollar bills in your pocket to tip the person that serves you at breakfast, or lunch, or even the pizza place? These are the same people who work in the dinning rooms every evening. The tip suggestions per day/per person are based on the servers and asst servers working the other dinning areas during the day and serving you in the evening. On our 11 day cruise in June there will be several nights we will not be in the dinning room but we will still be tipping our server and asst server the recommended amounts, if not more.

Not trying to flame you here, but from your comments it seems like you think that tipping on the cruise for dinning is like eating in a normal restaurant and it's not.

 

[tvguy]

The terminology and meaning of words from one area to the next has nothing to do with calling Canadians week tippers, which you insinuated in a previous post. Like you and probably most of the people you know, a tip is optional and is not a must . It should given as a sign of thanks for excellent service at a meal, get together or whatever.You will have people that simply will not tip no matter what country they are from.So it is not an isolated Canadian thing. And if you are still wondering, almost all call it fillet "o" fish with the "t" silent as that is the proper way to say it.Example is Fillet Mignon. Fillet is a french word.. fi la, I speak french and english and that is how everyone I know pronounces it ,with the french dialect.Wouldnt eat one if you payed me but I hope I answered your question. I am only speaking for my family and I and do not stereotype other Canadians,Americans, Mexicans... as cheap because of one isolated experience, to each there own!!Enjoy your cruise

Like I posted previously ,see what your fellow Canadian "Deb123453"'s post regarding tips and gravy. I'm not saying the differences are wrong, just there are differences in customs from one country to the next, and when you mix people of different countries with different customs on a cruise ship, those differences become apparent.

 

[deb123453]

okay not that i want to continue the debate but when i said i tip at least 10% that is for even bad service and then i tip more depending on the service. someone might have had a bad day and there custmer before me might have given them a hard time. i know that shouldn't excuse but hey we are all human. i even tip at fast food places that let thier staff except them (example: tim hortons) i think dealing with people must be one of the hardest jobs out there, because you have no control over what your customers will be like.

 

[nikky]

In response to tipping at breakfast or lunch i actually didn't realize that this was not assigned times and places like dinner. Yhis is my first cruise and i thought all meals were done like that. In that case i would have to go with the suggetsed tipping i suppose. thanks for setting me straight on this.

 

[DVC4US]

In response to tipping at breakfast or lunch i actually didn't realize that this was not assigned times and places like dinner. Yhis is my first cruise and i thought all meals were done like that. In that case i would have to go with the suggetsed tipping i suppose. thanks for setting me straight on this.

No problem nikky. That's what these boards are for. I thought this might be your first cruise, and we were all first time cruisers at some point and time. The only time you will officially see your serving team will be at dinner every night, but during the day they will be at the different food locations serving you and other guests. Also, if we know the evening before hand that we will not be in the dinning room the next night(Palo or long day so plans for room service) we usually try to let our serving team know in advance, just something we always do as a courtesy. This way they won't wonder about you all evening.

Hope you have a great cruise.

 

[Pumbaa_]

When you have never cruised before it is hard to relate to the tipping. Once you are on board and see how hard these folks work and the level of service they provide, it is much easier to see how they earned the suggested aount and more! I know we sure did!'

 

[VAgal76]

When you have never cruised before it is hard to relate to the tipping. Once you are on board and see how hard these folks work and the level of service they provide,it is much easier to see how they earned the suggested aount and more! I know we sure did!'

Same here!