Mandatory Gratuities?

[sailawayward]

15 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said:

Where did you get the idea we begrudge giving  gratuities ? This statement is typical of attacks  on people who don't agree with  the  Holland america royalty on this thread   what I wanted to know is what kind of compensation does the cruise line  pay their employees on ships .what so terrible about that . 

 Perhaps the tips that are pooled the cruise line takes a   percentage .Id that  possible ?  since HAL os understaffing  then could they be doing other things that are not as   obvious .when you are talking the dollar numbers that the t tips represent any thing  is possible  . 

 Has any one on this thread counted the cut backs that HAL has made or just dismiss what once was included . you for one talked about the good ole  days & what is no longer . So what  guarantees are there that the crew gets all the dollars ?

 

[RuthC]

38 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said:

 what I wanted to know is what kind of compensation does the cruise line  pay their employees on ships .what so terrible about that . 

It's none of your business what other people earn. Period. 
If you want to know some generalities, then research the contract the crew works under. That won't give you specific wages, but will give you some ranges. 

[mcrcruiser]

25 minutes ago, sailawayward said:

 

 Interesting  video  . So in effect    salaries are all over the place   based on job  type ,negotiating skills ie  / But ,more than surprised at what he claims is a Captains salary .One time we heard $250 to $300 k   on8 yo 9  months contracts