Re: Tipping Experiment on NCL: Don't Bother, Service Will Be Mediocre

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Re: Tipping Experiment on NCL: Don't Bother, Service Will Be Mediocre

Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2008 09:58:02 -0700

Warren wrote:
>> I got better service from the people that I smiled at and talked to, without tipping them extra.
>
> I agree with you Rosalie. Sometimes I think people can inadvertently
> turn a tip into an insult. Money can be waved around at crew but if
> they are being treated with disrespect it can backfire.
>
> NOT saying this is the case with the OP of this thread. Nor should
> anyone assume I'm a stingy tipper having said the above (you'd be
> wrong). But I have observed obnoxious people who think that "money
> talks" without realizing they've just publicly humiliated the
> recipient of the tip.
>
> Warren

Our family also thinks that a plain, "Thank you," when food is brought,
a glass refilled, extra towels brought to the cabin etc. is appreciated.
Tipping is something done before departing, and is unrelated to a
single act.

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