Jean O'Boyle wrote:
> "Eddie-Type2" wrote in message
> news:4aqhg.3230$hp.2820@read2.cgocable.net...
> > Hello,
> >
> > We are going on our first cruise at the end of this month.
> >
> > I've been reading a lot about tipping and quite frankly, I don't agree
> > with
> > it at all.
> >
> > I'm not trying to be cheap at all, but my philosophy regarding tipping is,
> > "
> > I tip if I think the service is worth it !".
> >
> > I read that tipping for room stewards should be $3.50 per day per person -
> > This is crazy in my opinion! I have a young family of 5 and there is no
> > way
> > that I should feel compelled to tip $17.50 per day! I don't want to sound
> > rude, but why do I need to tip on a cruise when I don't even tip for
> > normal
> > room service at a hotel? Am I missing something here?
> >
> > I also read that we should tip our main server and assistant server during
> > dining. Why do I need to tip 2 people instead of only one person like any
> > other normal restaurant? How much is an appropriate amount?
> >
> > I read that every passenger must have a sign and sail card and that each
> > time you use it, a 15% gratutuity will automatically be applied to my
> > account? What the heck is all that about? Will I have an option to just
> > pay cash for sodas and stuff?
> >
> > Any comments are sincerely appreciated
> >
> > Eddie
>
> Eddie,
> From the sounds of your post, you apparently have not cruised before.
Queenie Jeannie, did someone stomp on your tri-focal and broke it?
Or has your head been deep in the sand and where the sun don't shine
for so long that you're going blind.
Eddie> We are going on our first cruise at the end of this month.
That means Eddie has not cruises before.
> Your cabin steward has many cabins to care for..Your cabin is cleaned each
> day, the beds made up and clean linens provided when necessary..Your
> bathroom is cleaned and towels and washcloths replenished twice a day..Your
> ice bucket is refilled twice a day..more if you need it...
and the cabin steward is being PAID by the cruise line that hired him.
> The cruise line only pays him/her $50-100.a month, so your tips mean
> a great deal to them.
Actually some cruiseships AUTOMATICALLY hold out a fixed amount
per day for tips. But if the steward is underpaid, it's up to the
cruise
line to make it equitable. By the same token, the steward takes the
job because that's the best paying job he could get (coming from the
Philippines and the job-depressed countries in Europe) -- it's called
the Free Market.
Your lecture to Eddie only shows your lack of education, and lack of
perception that Eddie feels automatic tipping is unwarranted. In
some countries tipping is very much frowned upon, by the workers
themselves, such as in UK and Japan, and some other countries.
Have you ever been to those countries?
There the workers take pride in their work and not expect any
condescending handouts, as O'Boil treat them like beggars
needing her few lousy dollars.
> Hope I have been able to give you the information that you needed.
> --Jean
What you have given Eddie was a gratuitous low-brow lecture, from
an uneducated yapping Old Bag.
-- Bob.
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