Smbruner Posted January 3, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2016 We are scheduled to cruise on January 29 - getting quite excited! But, I can't find anything on tipping. Do we need to plan on tipping or is it added to our account or how does it work? Thanks for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMLincoln Posted January 4, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 4, 2016 There is no gratuity/hotel service charge added to your account on Hurtigruten and none is expected. If you choose to tip an individual (in NOKs cash) it may or may not be accepted... it's not part of the culture in Norway. We didn't tip anyone so I don't know how it would be received, but others will add their experiences below I'm sure. m-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarniaLo Posted January 4, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 4, 2016 If you are sailing on the Coastal Express in Norway then indeed no tip is required nor expected. On exploration cruises (Antarctica, at this season) then you can tip and I seem to remember a indicative amount of 50 to 80NOK per passenger per day (if I'm wrong, please correct). You can just ask it to be added to your cruise account. It is not mandatory but recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitl Posted January 4, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) As others have said, the coastal cruises do not expect tips but the subject is raised on the expedition cruises. However, wherever we are, whatever the circumstances, we only ever tip if someone goes significantly above and beyond what we would expect. The idea that we pay an invoice and then, later on, are expected/recommended/invited to top it up is not one we accept... Edited January 4, 2016 by digitl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smbruner Posted January 4, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted January 4, 2016 We will be on the 10 day Coastal Norway "In Search for the Northern Lights". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrheadlass Posted January 4, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 4, 2016 On our cruise last year there was a tip jar on the counter where one enters the dining room. We felt the service was good, although mostly unsmiling, and we did put some NOK cash in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrheadlass Posted January 9, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I should clarify that the jar was only there at the end of the cruise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbisailsolo Posted January 10, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I've been told Europeans don't expect tips. So I stopped tipping. You may not agree with this, but I've heard some may take it as almost an insult to tip. And I kind of understand that. As though Americans are looking down on them throwing a couple of dollars at them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitl Posted January 10, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I've been told Europeans don't expect tips. So I stopped tipping. You may not agree with this, but I've heard some may take it as almost an insult to tip. And I kind of understand that. As though Americans are looking down on them throwing a couple of dollars at them. 'Europeans' covers a whole range of views and values from quite a number of countries! I don't think it's about 'Americans looking down', more about 'I've paid the advertised price so why do I need to pay more?'. As far as I am concerned, if it costs £?? to provide a service and pay the employee the rate for the job then £?? should be the advertised price. Not £?? -£x and hope the client will add on the £x by way of a 'tip' to make the employee's pay up to the correct rate. Tips should be for service 'above and beyond', not simply for service. It's a little like shopping in the US where prices are shown without mandatory taxes and the customer has to do the maths to get to what they will have to pay. But all of that it just my opinion. Others will, and do, have different views... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetcbl Posted January 10, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I've been told Europeans don't expect tips. So I stopped tipping. You may not agree with this, but I've heard some may take it as almost an insult to tip. And I kind of understand that. As though Americans are looking down on them throwing a couple of dollars at them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk When I lived in Sweden some years ago, I was told that no one considered the work they did a "job"....it was a profession. You wouldn't tip your doctor, therefore you didn't tip anyone else. Also, in restaurants the tip is usually included in the total. Few people tip on the Hurtigruten Coastal ships; I have not had experience on the Explorer a voyages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbisailsolo Posted January 11, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 11, 2016 When I lived in Sweden some years ago, I was told that no one considered the work they did a "job"....it was a profession. You wouldn't tip your doctor, therefore you didn't tip anyone else. Also, in restaurants the tip is usually included in the total. Few people tip on the Hurtigruten Coastal ships; I have not had experience on the Explorer a voyages. Exactly! Well put. I think in the states tipping waitstaff is so drilled into us, that we feel like we should be doing it wherever we go, which is not the case. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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