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spj8705

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oldguysandgalls

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To those who remove the daily service charge:

 

1. Do you buy the drink package?

2. Do you buy ship arranged excursions?

3. Do you play the slot machines/casino?

4. Do you treat yourself to a special dinner) not MDR

5. Do you buy ships photographs?

 

If you answered 'YES to one or more of the above.....YOU.... can afford the Daily Service Charge.

 

FYI:

Before you come down on me...please READ the questions. ( I know 'reading' appears to be a problem here for some....)

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Milwaukee Eight

Milwaukee Eight

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No problem.

I do flaunt my C&A status thread is still running.

You should read it from the beginning it is hilarious and you can quickly increase your post count if you reply to the posts.

 

 

 

Is that what your doing Graham?? Lol

 

Flaunting or increasing post count?

 

You know post count has been known to disappear quickly. [emoji23]

 

 

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LMaxwell Great Review Rare

LMaxwell

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What do you think people do? You talk to them, talk to their boss. There are steps you take way before it gets to the tips.

 

And at the end of all that, if you don’t tip a person, the management knows why.

 

If I go out to a restaurant and my service has been very good I'm going to leave 20% tip.

 

If the service was "meh"; we haven't been checked on, drinks run out, etc., I'm not going to talk to a manager. Doesn't really rise to the level of complaining about and having to do something. It's just not AS good as "very good" service. So in that case I'm going to leave a 15% tip.

 

And I think that's the way a vast majority of people do it as well. If a waitress disappears for 20 minutes and you run out of water most people aren't going to go seek out the manager, they'll just tip a little bit less.

 

Is there something wrong with that?

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Dennis#1

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If I go out to a restaurant and my service has been very good I'm going to leave 20% tip.

 

 

 

If the service was "meh"; we haven't been checked on, drinks run out, etc., I'm not going to talk to a manager. Doesn't really rise to the level of complaining about and having to do something. It's just not AS good as "very good" service. So in that case I'm going to leave a 15% tip.

 

 

 

And I think that's the way a vast majority of people do it as well. If a waitress disappears for 20 minutes and you run out of water most people aren't going to go seek out the manager, they'll just tip a little bit less.

 

 

 

Is there something wrong with that?

 

 

 

Very well said. I agree with your positions.46f27baa1963e290872bc7ff61e30044.jpg

 

 

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Dennis#1

Dennis#1

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What?

 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, unveiled on Thursday, includes a provision to kill the deduction that taxpayers get for making such payments to an ex-spouse. (alimony) ... Child support, which is separate from alimony, already offers no deduction.

 

Wonder if this means that the ex-spouse will not have to claim the alimony as income, and accordingly will be able to take some additional cruises because of the lower taxes they will pay to the IRS.

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grapau27

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If I go out to a restaurant and my service has been very good I'm going to leave 20% tip.

 

If the service was "meh"; we haven't been checked on, drinks run out, etc., I'm not going to talk to a manager. Doesn't really rise to the level of complaining about and having to do something. It's just not AS good as "very good" service. So in that case I'm going to leave a 15% tip.

 

And I think that's the way a vast majority of people do it as well. If a waitress disappears for 20 minutes and you run out of water most people aren't going to go seek out the manager, they'll just tip a little bit less.

 

Is there something wrong with that?

My wife says i go over the top with tips but if we were in a restaurant and got shocking service like that i would leave no tip and write an appropriate TripAdvisor review.

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DirtyDawg

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I know,jealous brother in law started trolling my reviews so i stopped doing them 6 months ago.

 

Too bad it's not easy to remove troublesome in-laws. ;)

 

And speaking of troublesome in-laws, Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans on CC. Enjoy turkey dinner this Thursday with the in-laws!

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LMaxwell Great Review Rare

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My wife says i go over the top with tips but if we were in a restaurant and got shocking service like that i would leave no tip and write an appropriate TripAdvisor review.

 

LOL, that's not "shocking" service, just not great service. It's average, mediocre, fair, non-memorable. Again, happens ALL the time. It would be absurd to call a manager over for an empty water glass or the waitress hasn't come back to check on the meal. The quality of service reflects in the tip. I don't think I have ever NOT left a tip, but for average or mediocre service it won't be 20%

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grapau27

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LOL, that's not "shocking" service, just not great service. It's average, mediocre, fair, non-memorable. Again, happens ALL the time. It would be absurd to call a manager over for an empty water glass or the waitress hasn't come back to check on the meal. The quality of service reflects in the tip. I don't think I have ever NOT left a tip, but for average or mediocre service it won't be 20%

In England they don't expect a tip but i always leave a tip worth 10% of the total bill and only once never left a tip.

When we are in Orlando i tip like you do.

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Merly

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In England they don't expect a tip but i always leave a tip worth 10% of the total bill and only once never left a tip.

When we are in Orlando i tip like you do.

 

In England tips are expected in restaurants mostly. Also hairdressers, beauty salons, taxi to name a few.

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Alohaaloha

Alohaaloha

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We always have automatic gratuities and leave additional tips for staff who have made our cruise extra special.

 

However, I am a hairdresser in England and have never, or would ever, ‘expect’ a tip. Tips are a bonus of course, but I treat all my clients the same, regardless of whether they tip or not. It is not customary in England to tip, therefore it is not expected. And older generation clients are less likely to tip here in comparison to the younger customers.

This will always be a contentious issue across the continents, as we all have such differing viewpoints on the custom- but it makes for interesting reading!

 

 

 

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skudy

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We have had several conversations about gratuity lately. Trying to assess our take on it. I have no firm position, however, as a family of 4, it is very difficult to spend $500 for gratuities on a 9 day cruise PLUS all of the other gratuity for drinks, bags, etc. For the last cruise, we only ate in the dining room a handful of times during lunch or breakfast. Our kids are older and we keep our room tidy. I definitely feel that we should tip the full $120 for my husband and I, but I feel that $500 for the whole family is a little steep. With that said, I care very much about the people that work on the cruise. I just think that the cruiselines have things a bit "out of balance" when it comes to gratuities.

 

I saw that you got roasted over this, but I'm with you. The tipping scheme doesn't reflect larger party sizes. We squeeze all 5 of us into a single room, and I have a hard time justifying $65/day.

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coops

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I saw that you got roasted over this, but I'm with you. The tipping scheme doesn't reflect larger party sizes. We squeeze all 5 of us into a single room, and I have a hard time justifying $65/day.

 

So then you only need towels for 2 and no bed or couch pulled out and made up? I doubt that so yes you are a family of 5 but your family is still using services and such.

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Milwaukee Eight

Milwaukee Eight

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So then you only need towels for 2 and no bed or couch pulled out and made up? I doubt that so yes you are a family of 5 but your family is still using services and such.

 

 

 

Just because you squeeze your cabin tight to save money doesn’t mean you should also squeeze the crew that depends on gratuities.

 

 

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MoniMommy

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The tipping scheme doesn't reflect larger party sizes. We squeeze all 5 of us into a single room, and I have a hard time justifying $65/day.

 

There is a simple solution. The cruise line should include the cost of paying their employees a living wage. Instead of everyone getting upset and writing to the people on the board. Write a letter the cruise lines. I am firm that tipping is for front of the house individuals. I tip in cash to the room attendant, and dinner waiters. When I go to a land buffet I do not tip the buffet staff. I will tip the waiter who brings the drinks. You can flame all you want and it will not help. Try flaming the cruise lines! All inclusive should mean that all required fees are paid upfront. If you take an all-inclusive land vacation to the Dominic Republic the cost of tips is included in the price and for a family of 4 it is the same or less than the price of a balcony on a cruise ship. This is why our next vacation will be on land.

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