RCCI Tipping

Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a cash
tip?

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:31:48 GMT, "Norm" wrote:

Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a cash
tip?

Hi Norm,

You can still hand out gratuities in the traditional way.
Any more easy questions, just ask!

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com

From their website:

10. Tipping - So that you can thank those who have made your cruise vacation
better than you could have imagined, we've developed suggested gratuity
guidelines:

Dining room waiter: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Stateroom attendant: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Assistant waiter: $2 USD a day per guest

Gratuities for headwaiters and other service personnel are at your
discretion. Envelopes for gratuities will be distributed to your stateroom
the day before your last day onboard. Also, gratuities may be paid in cash
or charged to your SeaPass account. A 15% gratuity will automatically be
added to your bar bill or wine check when you are served.
If you like, you can also pay for gratuities in advance. Just ask your
travel agent or reservation sales consultant to add this to your reservation
prior to your cruise.




"Norm" wrote in message
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Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a cash
tip?

Mike,

I get confused by initials because I think that Carnival is CCL and Royal
Caribbean is RCL because that is how I track their stocks.

If "RCCI" is Royal Caribbean Cruises International, they now suggest tips
for the cabin steward and table waiter which are lower than they were in
1990 when they suggested $3.75 per person per day.

WOW!!!
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ


"Mike Cordelli" wrote in message
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From their website:

10. Tipping - So that you can thank those who have made your cruise
vacation
better than you could have imagined, we've developed suggested gratuity
guidelines:

Dining room waiter: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Stateroom attendant: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Assistant waiter: $2 USD a day per guest

Gratuities for headwaiters and other service personnel are at your
discretion. Envelopes for gratuities will be distributed to your stateroom
the day before your last day onboard. Also, gratuities may be paid in cash
or charged to your SeaPass account. A 15% gratuity will automatically be
added to your bar bill or wine check when you are served.
If you like, you can also pay for gratuities in advance. Just ask your
travel agent or reservation sales consultant to add this to your
reservation
prior to your cruise.




"Norm" wrote in message
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Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a
cash
tip?

Another senior moment, Goldie?
"Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message
...
Mike,

I get confused by initials because I think that Carnival is CCL and Royal
Caribbean is RCL because that is how I track their stocks.

If "RCCI" is Royal Caribbean Cruises International, they now suggest tips
for the cabin steward and table waiter which are lower than they were in
1990 when they suggested $3.75 per person per day.

WOW!!!
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ


"Mike Cordelli" wrote in message
. ..
From their website:

10. Tipping - So that you can thank those who have made your cruise
vacation
better than you could have imagined, we've developed suggested gratuity
guidelines:

Dining room waiter: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Stateroom attendant: $3.50 USD a day per guest
Assistant waiter: $2 USD a day per guest

Gratuities for headwaiters and other service personnel are at your
discretion. Envelopes for gratuities will be distributed to your
stateroom
the day before your last day onboard. Also, gratuities may be paid in
cash
or charged to your SeaPass account. A 15% gratuity will automatically be
added to your bar bill or wine check when you are served.
If you like, you can also pay for gratuities in advance. Just ask your
travel agent or reservation sales consultant to add this to your
reservation
prior to your cruise.




"Norm" wrote in message
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Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a
cash
tip?

Norm wrote:
Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a cash
tip?



Just sailed the Rhapsody in Feb and we were given envelopes to use for
the tips.

sue

Just got off the Nordic Empress about 3 weeks ago.

We were given traditional envelopes OR we were allowed to just add it to the
tab if done before Friday.

The pre-tip fees were $68 per person for the week. (7 nights)

So $138 for my wife and I combined. I think the break down was $60 for the
room attendant, $50 for the dining room waiter, and $28 for the assistant
waiter.

You were encouraged to slip a few bucks to the head waiter but we didn't. I
don't think we ever met the guy.


"Norm" wrote in message
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Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a cash
tip?

I would encourage you to consider front-loading your waiters. I always tip
and have recently begun giving my waiters ~2/3s of their tip the first day -
telling them "I am looking forward to their attention." Hasn't failed yet
and (IMO) I get noticably better service than others. Don't know if it is
violation of policy but the waiters have yet to complain.


"Norm" wrote in message
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Is RCCI into pre-included tipping or can I stll hand my waiter, etc a cash
tip?

Old guy wrote:
I would encourage you to consider front-loading your waiters. I always tip
and have recently begun giving my waiters ~2/3s of their tip the first day -
telling them "I am looking forward to their attention." Hasn't failed yet
and (IMO) I get noticably better service than others.

We have been on 13 cruises so far and have never tipped ahead and still
get excellant service. I consider tipping ahead to be a bribe, which
isn't at all needed.

sue

Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:

We have been on 13 cruises so far and have never tipped ahead and still get
excellant service. I consider tipping ahead to be a bribe, which isn't at all
needed.

We don't tip ahead, either, and still get excellent service. I agree that it
would feel like a bribe to tip someone ahead of time. Plus, I would prefer to
reward staff who do a great job without being bribed.