Tipping - Who does it go to?

Just done a search on this forum wrt tipping. Lots on whether the automatic daily charge is right, whether it is OK or not to stop or reduce it. My query is how do we know exactly where it ALL goes? Who gets it? How is it divided between stewards, waiters, maintenance staff and others? Does the company skim any off? Also is it true that P&O have raised the daily charge from 3.95GBP/day to 5GDP/day?

Just done a search on this forum wrt tipping. Lots on whether the automatic daily charge is right, whether it is OK or not to stop or reduce it. My query is how do we know exactly where it ALL goes? Who gets it? How is it divided between stewards, waiters, maintenance staff and others? Does the company skim any off? Also is it true that P&O have raised the daily charge from 3.95GBP/day to 5GDP/day?

can't answer for P&O . No the company doesn't take any of the daily service . Your room steward and MDR server get the bulk of the service charge. The rest is divided among the hotel staff that you don't see not including bar tenders. Deck and maintenance staff don't share in the pool of money.

If you cancel the charge and give directly to the server or room steward they are supposed to give money directly to the pool. If you keep the daily charge , any money you give extra they can keep it all.

If someone wants to reduce or remove the charge that their personal business.

P&O will be raising the daily 'service charge' to £5 from sailings commencing after 1st May (I think). It's a hefty increase, but still one of the smallest daily tip amounts on the market.