OutToSea Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I know I payed 18% tip when I purchased the package. but averaged out that about 25 per meal so I figure the waiter was getting a 4.20 tip from that. but if I tip off list price i should be tipping $12. we had great service all cruise so Felt I should make sure I tipped appropriately so I made up the difference and added some more. IS that the right way to do it or am I missing something ChessE4, FloatyBoaty and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 2 hours ago, OutToSea said: I know I payed 18% tip when I purchased the package. but averaged out that about 25 per meal so I figure the waiter was getting a 4.20 tip from that. but if I tip off list price i should be tipping $12. we had great service all cruise so Felt I should make sure I tipped appropriately so I made up the difference and added some more. IS that the right way to do it or am I missing something You tip what you feel is comfortable. I fluctuate from between $5/10 a person per instance. I do what feels comfortable to me and the staff is always grateful. Neesa, FloatyBoaty and RCIfan1912 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveling Mike Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I am in the same price range as @Ampurp85 and tip $5 or $10 a dinner. They are happy to get it and they remember you if you come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMLM Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I tipped $20 at Wonderland and $10 at playmakers. Service was much better at Wonderland but it was also likely due to the overall experience. WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizIan Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 13 hours ago, OutToSea said: I know I payed 18% tip when I purchased the package. but averaged out that about 25 per meal so I figure the waiter was getting a 4.20 tip from that. but if I tip off list price i should be tipping $12. we had great service all cruise so Felt I should make sure I tipped appropriately so I made up the difference and added some more. IS that the right way to do it or am I missing something This is a great question and all of the answers seem appropriate it is really a feel thing. For me I usually do UDP so I have paid for all of the dinners in advance. That being said I know that the staff works their ass off. Just for me I usually tip 10$ if I am having lunch somewhere with my wife and then at dinner I will leave a $20 unless we were to eat at Johnny Rockets. It may seem like a lot to some but usually my only onboard room charges are tips at the restaurants and is less than $200 for the week. I usually take $200 in small bills for tipping other folks like a dollar a drink and stuff like that but I am even thinking that on my next cruise in November I might just take more cash in $20's to leave cash just to make it so the servers don't have to wait for it on their paycheck. Whatever you leave them regardless of amount I think they will appreciate it and it is great that you are doing it. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 I tipped 20 bucks last week on Adventure at Giovannis. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 $20 for dinner, $10 for lunch and $5 for breakfast whether we eat in the WJ (which almost never happens, BTW), MDR (which also never happens anymore) or the Chef's Table. Ampurp85 and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooner Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 Do the staff not get a tip if you purchase the UDP with tip included or is everyone here just talking about extra beyond that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 1 hour ago, Sooner said: Do the staff not get a tip if you purchase the UDP with tip included or is everyone here just talking about extra beyond that? Extra beyond the initial tip, yes. I always try to tip something extra on everything. FloatyBoaty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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