we don't tip housekeeping in hotels for single night stays - and we don't request anything extra, maybe towels.
we don't tip in the mdr - again nothing extra, unless a baked potato with extra butter is a special request.
I tipped $33 last night on a $137 bill for an hour and a half dinner.
we tip room service a couple of bucks
we tip at Vines - we spend a lot of time there - sometimes too much maybe
NEVER removed autotips -
we tipped $10 for a $60 order of firewood delivered to our house.
we have a 'special' bag for our room steward upon arrival - call it what you want - and a special envelope sometimes at the end. we have also handed out small bags with candies, etc to people on the ship, just because... she enjoys putting them together and handing them out, that's what is important. any gifts/bags are in addition to auto tips and other.