Tipping
Richard Goldstein
waiter, etc. on my ship charge card(?). I will be sailing on the
Millenium.
Thanks, Richard
MJDEEG
I heard they might be implementing that type of tipping but I am not sure when.
Here is the bigger question.
I would feel funny, not being able to personally give to, say a waiter, a tip
in his hand, for all the personal service that he or she offered me during my
cruise.
I would think it also would be awkward to just say so-long at the farewell
dinner.
If it is a money carrying issue, you can always obtain money from the casino
from your Celebrity card.
I would be interested to hear what others have to say.
Happy Cruisin'
Mark
Home Port:
Monmouth County,NJ.
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Arlene
Dick Goldhaber
options that the concept becomes less and less possible?
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ
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> mjd...@aol.com (MJDEEG) wrote:
>
> >I would feel funny, not being able to personally give to, say a waiter, a
tip
> >in his hand, for all the personal service that he or she offered me
during my
> >cruise.
> >
> >I would think it also would be awkward to just say so-long at the
farewell
> >dinner.
>
> I know Hans and I both prefer handing our gratuities to the staff that
> served us during the cruise. It lets us personalize the transaction
> and to say our "thank you"s and "good bye"s.
>
>
Cal Ford
person for whom it is intended. Even if the envelopes are opened and the
contents pooled at least that person knows they were appreciated.
On the ships where it is almost mandatory to use "Auto" Tipping we still manage
to slip a little something to those who we deserve the recognition.
Cal Ford
Lido Deck Cruises
Clark '04
In article <400b4b92...@news.optonline.com>, CupCaked says...
>
>mjd...@aol.com (MJDEEG) wrote:
>
>>I would feel funny, not being able to personally give to, say a waiter, a tip
>>in his hand, for all the personal service that he or she offered me during my
>>cruise.
>>
>>I would think it also would be awkward to just say so-long at the farewell
>>dinner.
>
MJDEEG
options that the concept becomes less and less possible?"
Yes, DG. But that posses another question. Who then does the money go to if you
have a different waiter each night? Does it go into a pool to be split up?
Again, we enjoy the "formal" dining and thanking those personally for attending
to us.
Ray Goldenberg
>Yes, DG. But that posses another question. Who then does the money go to if you
>have a different waiter each night? Does it go into a pool to be split up?
Hi Mark,
Yes, the $ is pooled and split among the crew.
Best regards,
Ray
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SNUMBER6
>Yes, the $ is pooled and split among the crew.
Is that true on the Zuiderdam ??? With their no tipping required policy ... If
the guy doing me a good job gets the extra $10 or $20 ... that's one thing ...
if his prorated share is $0.10 that's another ...
Be seeing you
In the Village
Number 6
Ray Goldenberg
>With their no tipping required policy
Hi,
The end of this policy was announced but has not been implemented
fleet-wide. This is part of the "Signature of Excellence" program
announced on 11/10/03. I have reposted the relative portion of the
press release after my signature for your convenience. BTW, look for
the "Signature of Excellence" program to be featured by HAL over the
coming year. If you would like to read the complete press release, it
is available on my web site in the "News" Section on Nov. 10, 2003.
Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
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"Signature of Excellence" Initiative
Holland America Line to Invest $225 Million in 'Signature of
Excellence' Initiative
Strengthens Company's Leadership Position in Premium Cruise Industry
SEATTLE, Nov. 10
excerpt:
In addition, other service enhancements include a convenient folio
posting of nominal, optional gratuities, as well as automatic service
charge postings to bar-bills, thus simplifying the sometimes confusing
cruise tipping system.
Dick Goldhaber
room. The table captain would bring the next night's menu along with
dessert and she would make her choices. This also allowed us to know what
night to go to the alternative restaurant.
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> "Dick Goldhaber" <video...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> >But do you not think that as ships go to more and more alternative dining
> >options that the concept becomes less and less possible?
>
> I'm not really all that interested in ships with "freestyle" or
> totally alternative dining onboard, so it has not been a problem.
>
>
>
Dick Goldhaber
Going back to 1969 when my wife and I first cruised, and back where you had
breakfast on the last morning in the dining room with the same waiter that
had served every meal for however many days, I never remember noting any
indication that the waiter was pleased or displeased with what he had
received. Perhaps the fact that I didn't wear my final morning's coffee
should have suggested something.
In over 30 years of cruising I have never tipped the suggested amount,
always more.
My father-in-law always tipped at the beginning of a cruise, sort of "you
grease the wheel, and the train goes faster".
If HAL now will add the tips to your onboard account which is covered by a
credit card it will substantially reduce the amount of cash a passenger has
to carry.
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ
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