Tipping

This will be our third cruise on Princess coming up in February, and I
need some information of tipping the crew. I usually follow what the
brochure says and sometimes more, but I don't want to seem cheap. Can
anyone give me amounts that are fair? Thanks for any help. This is my
first posting in this group, and I enjoy reading all the postings. Anna

I would think the suggested gratuities are just about right unless you have
substandard or truely exceptional service which would be deserving of
adjustment. Just refer to the back of the catalogue, but about $9 or $10 per
day total pp.

Princess will add the tips to your shipboard account and you can adjust them
up and down as you see fit with a visit or phone call to the front desk. I
usually stick with the recommended amounts, but then will tip those I feel
deserve more in cash at the end. From their website:

TIPPING
Effective January 2002, all ships will implement an automatic gratuity
program; formerly this option was applicable only to those ships with
Personal Choice Dining. A charge of $10 per person per day for Dining and
Stateroom Personnel will be automatically added to the passenger's shipboard
account. We are confident that passengers will find the services onboard
exemplary and should a passenger wish to reward a staff member for service
"above and beyond", they may do so by adding to the automatic gratuity.
Similarly, if a passenger feels that the service levels fall short of
his/her expectation, then they may subtract from the automatic gratuity
amount simply by visiting the Purser's Desk onboard and requesting the
change. It is important to remember that passengers will be able to
increase, decrease or remove the automatic gratuities at their discretion.
Gratuities for other shipboard staff such as Casino dealers and Spa
Personnel is at the passenger's discretion. Please note that a 15% gratuity
is automatically added to all bar tabs.


"Anna Marie" wrote in message
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This will be our third cruise on Princess coming up in February, and I
need some information of tipping the crew. I usually follow what the
brochure says and sometimes more, but I don't want to seem cheap. Can
anyone give me amounts that are fair? Thanks for any help. This is my
first posting in this group, and I enjoy reading all the postings. Anna

Thanks for this information. I think I will go that route this time. I
hate going around with those little envelopes at the end of each cruise
looking for the people to tip. This group is fantistic with all the info
you give others! Thanks a million.