baked alaska and drink questions

[S.S.Oceanlover]

When was the last time you saw the baked Alaska parade through the MDR?

 

What is the percentage of tip added when buying drinks?

 

Thanks

 

Bill

[serene56]

My first cruise in 2000 was the first and only time with the flaming baked alaska

 

they did away with it soon after that

 

 

15% on all drinks-- including cans of soda of bottles of water

[S.S.Oceanlover]

My first cruise in 2000 was the first and only time with the flaming baked alaska

 

they did away with it soon after that

 

 

15% on all drinks-- including cans of soda of bottles of water

 

That's what I thought too. Haven't seen a baked Alaska parade since around the early 2000's and thought the drink gratuity was 15%.

 

The reason i asked was because there was an article on a website from the author of a different cruise forum. the article was 10 things the cruise lines should stop.

 

One was the baked alaska parade and the other said they shouldn't hand him a receipt with the 18% already added with an additional line for another tip.

 

One of the other things he said was they should stop having the muster drill since it was a pain to drag your life vest with you.

 

Haven't had to take my life vest to muster for a few years now either.

 

Bill

[ShakyBeef]

They did the Baked Alaska parade on our Celebrity Mercury cruise in January 2010. That was the first and only time I have seen it.

[serene56]

I have not taken my life vest to a muster drill in a few years.

 

 

and the bar gratuity-- is that raised since everything else seemed to go up?

 

but IMHO= I dont think that blogger knows what he is talking about.

maybe it was his first cruise

[DocF]

They stopped doing the Baked Alaska parade after a waiter dropped a flaming plate onto a customer. The customer was not amused.:eek:

[golfadj]

They stopped doing the Baked Alaska parade after a waiter dropped a flaming plate onto a customer. The customer was not amused.:eek:

 

That could hurt. Been at least 5 years I think. Right around the time they stopped preparing desserts such as cherries jubilee at tableside.

[S.S.Oceanlover]

I have not taken my life vest to a muster drill in a few years.

 

 

and the bar gratuity-- is that raised since everything else seemed to go up?

 

but IMHO= I dont think that blogger knows what he is talking about.

maybe it was his first cruise

 

Been editor of the cruise forum he is associated with since i think her name was Anne Campbell left.

 

Bill