RichC wrote:
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> Believe it or not I can assure you it's not a bull shit story & I'm sorry if
> you are offended by the negative Princess tipping comment. Just because it
> didn't happen to you personally doesn't mean it couldn't happen. I also have
> been on many Princess cruises & have never had anything like that happen to
> me either. Our friends were reluctant to turn him in for his actions for
> fear of any consequences for his job unless the service was to suffer.
> My understanding is that the $10 per day tip -not 10%, is put into a pool &
> distributed accordingly. Reducing the amount would only slightly affect any
> individual's amount but tipping directly would almost double his tip amount.
> Our waiter did tell us that on the previous week he was turned in by his
> co-workers for eating French fry's off of a persons plate (a fabricated
> story) & almost lost his job of 17 years. He asked us to give him some good
> recommendations to offset his reprimand but I suppose this is another second
> hand urban legend story & you wouldn't believe that either. BTW he was a
> good waiter & we did tip extra.
Sounds like this cabin steward was not very honest. From what I
understand if you remove the tips and tip personally they
are supposed to turn that money into the pool.
Sounds like his intention was to pocket the tips given to him directly.
Bill
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