Dh609g Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 If I pre paid for soda package will I have a gratuity bill at the end or is it already included? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Dh609g said: If I pre paid for soda package will I have a gratuity bill at the end or is it already included? already paid - 18%. You're free to add more if you choose but once you bought the package, you're done. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 I actually don't think there is gratuities on the soda package since 90% of the soda you're getting is from a machine. We don't tip machines...yet...the robot uprising my change that. LovetoCruise87 and Spang1974 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said: We don't tip machines CrimsonCruiser, Carlyn3, Neesa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said: I actually don't think there is gratuities on the soda package since 90% of the soda you're getting is from a machine. We don't tip machines...yet...the robot uprising my change that. Yes Gratuities are added to the soda package, just like the are when you purchase individually, 18% In the newer version it shows as its own line item when you check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, CruiseGus said: Yes Gratuities are added to the soda package, just like the are when you purchase individually, 18% In the newer version it shows as its own line item when you check out. I can't find any mention of gratuities but I also can't find a breakdown of what we paid. Where would gratuities go though...since the soda package is mostly for the freestyle machines...? Like...to who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, CrimsonCruiser said: Where would gratuities go though...since the soda package is mostly for the freestyle machines...? Like...to who? Bar staff in general. Someone still has to stock the machines. Plus some ships don't have have the Freestyle machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 2 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said: We don't tip machines... This is exactly why drinks from the Bionic Bars aren't all that great! CrimsonCruiser, WesKinetic and Jolly Ogre 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said: I can't find any mention of gratuities but I also can't find a breakdown of what we paid. Where would gratuities go though...since the soda package is mostly for the freestyle machines...? Like...to who? @CrimsonCruiser just like @CGTLH said those gratuities go into the "Tip Pool" that those in the "Beverage Dept" participate in. This pool is different than the pools for the Dinning Wait Staff and the Housekeeping pool. Those are the other 2 pools that I am aware of I don't know if there are others or not. If you have a cruise that uses the "new" cruise planner, go ahead and load a Soda or any other package into your cart then head to check out (you can remove the package there if you really don't want it like i just did). At checkout you will see a line item for the gratuity charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 34 minutes ago, CruiseGus said: @CrimsonCruiser just like @CGTLH said those gratuities go into the "Tip Pool" that those in the "Beverage Dept" participate in. This pool is different than the pools for the Dinning Wait Staff and the Housekeeping pool. Those are the other 2 pools that I am aware of I don't know if there are others or not. If you have a cruise that uses the "new" cruise planner, go ahead and load a Soda or any other package into your cart then head to check out (you can remove the package there if you really don't want it like i just did). At checkout you will see a line item for the gratuity charge. I tried to load one but we already have the soda package so it wouldn't let me get "another one" and I didn't want to try with the other packages cuz I was only curious about the soda. But that makes a lot of sense. I guess I never really thought about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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