mamashamiller Posted July 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Never know how much to leave waiter above what is included in plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted July 13, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 13, 2022 All depends on how the service was. If the service was just satisfactory then the 20% that was paid for plan gratuities will suffice. If it was good service then MAYBE 5-10 bucks extra. I've never felt the need to over tip but of course that is one's personal choice. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARGAZERS1001 Posted July 13, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, mamashamiller said: Never know how much to leave waiter above what is included in plan Depending on service, we leave between $15-20 on top of the tip that was included. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK Dreaming Posted July 13, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Main dining room usually $5 and specialty restaurant at least $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLcruisergrl Posted July 13, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I usually leave $15 on top of the gratuity that is already paid on the package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js Posted July 13, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I bring $20 for each specialty and take the cash with me for each night. Last being in 2019, but guessing I will do about the same or $25 for next July on Joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 14, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2022 15-20% of what the actual bill would have been 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlGoodShips Posted July 14, 2022 #8 Share Posted July 14, 2022 $20 in specialty restaurants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted July 14, 2022 #9 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, complawyer said: 15-20% of what the actual bill would have been Are you saying 15-20% above the 20% that has already been added to the price of the specialty dining and that's already on top of the per day gratuities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlGoodShips Posted July 14, 2022 #10 Share Posted July 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Old Fart Cruisers said: Are you saying 15-20% above the 20% that has already been added to the price of the specialty dining and that's already on top of the per day gratuities? We always give extra tip....on top of 20% that you are charged. Its not mandatory, but with excellent service, we usually give $20 (cash). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 14, 2022 #11 Share Posted July 14, 2022 yes, this has been covered many times before. the question is how much should you tip. since the gratuities are already included, no tip is actually required, and i dont believe the waiter/waitress even expects one. if you want do leave an extra tip, feel free to do so. if not, you're correct, its already included. that being said, however remember these people make very little money and anything extra helps them out. it doesnt hurt if you leave a tip and they get to know you. at the very least, i usually leave $10. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da-Painter Posted July 14, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Any tip you leave does not go specifically to those that served you. It goes into the big tip jar of NCL, who will not tell you how it is disbursed. You pay your gratuities through the daily service charges. If you think you need to tip, go ahead, but I am already paying those gratuities. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeroWA Posted July 14, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Sorry to sound like a scrooge, BUT coming from a country where non-tipping is the norm (Australia), and seeing that we have already paid gratuities in our booking Plus gratuities in the Specialty Restaurant booking, we don't leave any tips UNLESS the service has been exceptional. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 14, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 14, 2022 you dont sound like a scrooge, to tip or not to tip is subjective and totally up to the individual. if non tipping is the norm where you are from, what do you do on excursions. do you tip the tour guide, or if you choose to do your own thing and go to a local restaurant do you leave a tip? do you tip your cabin steward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middleager Posted July 14, 2022 #15 Share Posted July 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, complawyer said: you dont sound like a scrooge, to tip or not to tip is subjective and totally up to the individual. if non tipping is the norm where you are from, what do you do on excursions. do you tip the tour guide, or if you choose to do your own thing and go to a local restaurant do you leave a tip? do you tip your cabin steward? Why be questioning like that? People do what they feel is right, not what you feel is right. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpyNor Posted July 14, 2022 #16 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Da-Painter said: Any tip you leave does not go specifically to those that served you. It goes into the big tip jar of NCL, who will not tell you how it is disbursed. You pay your gratuities through the daily service charges. If you think you need to tip, go ahead, but I am already paying those gratuities. I actually asked a waiter on NCL about that, and was told that if the tip was added on the receipt that you sign at the end of the meal, then that tip would go to the waiter who's name was on the receipt. And cash tip would be shared. But this was 3-4 years go, they may have changed it since then.... In speciality restaurants, if the sevice was very good, then we add $5 as extra tips at the end of the meal. And on very rare cases $10 is added. After all, there has already been paid 20% tips that is shared among all the waiters on board (that was also confirmed by the same waiter). Edited July 14, 2022 by TrumpyNor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaShark Posted July 14, 2022 #17 Share Posted July 14, 2022 8 hours ago, GeroWA said: BUT coming from a country where non-tipping is the norm This is actually bad logic (and a social faux-paus). When traveling, you should respect the customs and norms of where you ARE, not those where you are FROM. Where I am from, driving is done on the right side of the road. However, if I travel to the UK, I drive on the left as they do, not on the right because that is the norm where I'm from. Tipping should be treated the same way. I may tip here at home, but if I travel to Australia, I would not tip as that is the norm there. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin21497 Posted July 14, 2022 #18 Share Posted July 14, 2022 When traveling on a Mediterranean cruise, is it better to tip the waiters in euros or USD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyTrain2 Posted July 14, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 14, 2022 41 minutes ago, SeaShark said: This is actually bad logic (and a social faux-paus). When traveling, you should respect the customs and norms of where you ARE, not those where you are FROM. Where I am from, driving is done on the right side of the road. However, if I travel to the UK, I drive on the left as they do, not on the right because that is the norm where I'm from. Tipping should be treated the same way. I may tip here at home, but if I travel to Australia, I would not tip as that is the norm there. However, it is certainly not the custom in the US to slap 20% on all bills for the "staff". The cruise industry has figured out how to falsely advertise pricing while hiding what is normally a "Cost of Labor" charge from the price and stuffed it in to "Gratuities". So to say that cruise ship pricing/gratuities is normal for the US is a stretch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaShark Posted July 14, 2022 #20 Share Posted July 14, 2022 31 minutes ago, CrazyTrain2 said: However, it is certainly not the custom in the US to slap 20% on all bills for the "staff". The cruise industry has figured out how to falsely advertise pricing while hiding what is normally a "Cost of Labor" charge from the price and stuffed it in to "Gratuities". So to say that cruise ship pricing/gratuities is normal for the US is a stretch. However, a restaurant service charge is NOT a tip/gratuity. It helps to understand the difference. That aside, check out the flag that your ship flies. When onboard you aren't "in the US". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted July 14, 2022 #21 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I often run into a similar situation at home. When we go to a local restaurant with a party of 8 friends, they automatically add 20% gratuity. Just wondering what others do in this situation. Should I still include an additional tip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted July 14, 2022 #22 Share Posted July 14, 2022 34 minutes ago, Old Fart Cruisers said: I often run into a similar situation at home. When we go to a local restaurant with a party of 8 friends, they automatically add 20% gratuity. Just wondering what others do in this situation. Should I still include an additional tip? Why would you if you are already paying 20%? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted July 14, 2022 #23 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Old Fart Cruisers said: When we go to a local restaurant with a party of 8 friends, they automatically add 20% gratuity. Just wondering what others do in this situation. Make the 8 freeloaders pay the tip. 😈 Edited July 14, 2022 by Two Wheels Only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 14, 2022 #24 Share Posted July 14, 2022 old fart cruisers. the 20% added to large parties is so the waiter/waitress doesnt get stiffed if the people at the table are cheap tippers. a dinner for 8 can easily add up to a few hundred dollars. if your bill came out to $300 20% is $60. or roughly $8.00 per person. that's not outrageous when ytou think about it. sometimes the 20% comes to to be less than i would actually leave as a tip, so i make up the difference in cash. if it's a restaurant i frequent regularly, and have a favorite server, i always tip a little higher. never less than 20% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted July 14, 2022 #25 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, erin21497 said: When traveling on a Mediterranean cruise, is it better to tip the waiters in euros or USD? Euros. Otherwise the waiters have to pay fees/exchange rate to change those dollars to euros. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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