"Tom K" wrote:
>
>"Rosalie B." wrote in message
>news:r2lvp3h3lm9lci9bhf6mv5ljoa2ltfucig@4ax.com...
>
>>>I don't see what is dishonest. They don't have automatic tips. The
>>>default is paying tips with cash. As a convenience to many who wanted
>>>to put the tips on their account rather than pay tips with cash they
>>>have an optional opt-in method to do that. If you have the tips put on
>>>your account you can still give and additional amount over that in cash
>>>in the envelopes. And many do that.
>>
>> The reciprocal of being honest about the tips is not to be dishonest,
>> but to be confusing. I think RCI's method is a kluge between the old
>> style tipping with cash at the end of the cruise and the service
>> charge type of tipping. I think that makes it unnecessarily
>> complicated.
>
>It's not complicated at all.
>
>You can either tip in cash, or if you find it more convenient, you can put
>it on your on-board-account to be paid by credit card later. This
>eliminates the need to worry about that extra cash all week.
>
>Now... what's so complicated about that?
>
I just don't like the whole envelope thing that they do in lieu of
cash, and see no reason for it. If you give cash, you get the
envelope and give cash. If you pay by credit card, why do you need to
have an envelope and vouchers and the whole bit?
>--Tom
> |