Hey there! We are not looking for a freebie. Notice I mentioned a little note or a small gift. We have sailed on one cruise lines where they sent four chocolate covered strawberries to someone celebrating a birthday. We also sailed a trans -Atlantic cwhere we were celebrating an anniversary and the cruise director sent us a bottle of champagne along with a fruit basket. So, it DOES happen in the cruise world! I guess not everybody gets it so they may not be aware of it.