Tipping on Cruises
Mar 8, 2002 | 3:18 pm
#17
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The food on Princess is distinctly superior to HAL, NCL, and RCCL and much better of course than Carnival. Also the Grand Princess has very loose video poker.
Teenagers are a funciton of the cost and timing of the cruise. You will find plenty of them on Princess during vacation weeks. Disney is the most family-oriented line but they have no casino.
Teenagers are a funciton of the cost and timing of the cruise. You will find plenty of them on Princess during vacation weeks. Disney is the most family-oriented line but they have no casino.
Mar 8, 2002 | 10:51 pm
#19
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My Wife and I are going on our 1st cruise, 7 days on the Grand Princess. We figured how much it would cost but I didn't think about the tipping. As I have posted before - I have grown to dispise the whole tipping sham. I wish ALL cruise lines would have a "no tipping policy"! A true "no tipping policy" means that not only are the passengers not expected to tip, but the employees will be fired for accepting tips!
Mar 8, 2002 | 11:02 pm
#20
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My Wife and I are going on our 1st cruise, 7 days on the Grand Princess. We figured how much it would cost but I didn't think about the tipping. As I have posted before - I have grown to dispise the whole tipping sham. I wish ALL cruise lines would have a "no tipping policy"! A true "no tipping policy" means that not only are the passengers not expected to tip, but the employees will be fired for accepting tips!
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My Wife and I are going on our 1st cruise, 7 days on the Grand Princess. We figured how much it would cost but I didn't think about the tipping. As I have posted before - I have grown to dispise the whole tipping sham. I wish ALL cruise lines would have a "no tipping policy"! A true "no tipping policy" means that not only are the passengers not expected to tip, but the employees will be fired for accepting tips!
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I am in no way shape or form saying I agree with tips being added to the bills, but I also know most people do.
Mar 14, 2002 | 12:41 am
#21
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Location: Chicago, IL (2 miles from ORD)
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We just got our Princess information today. It states that a $10 per person per day tipping charge will automatically be added to the room charge. We do have the option of deducting if we request.
Q? If the cruise is 7 days, and we each must pay $10/day in tipping charges, why didn't Princess Cruise Lines just increase the cruise by $70 and pay the employees a higher wage?
Q? If the tip is automatically added, is it really a tip?
How about I deduct $70 from what I paid Princess, and out of that, I will dole out the wages! oops, it's tips, not wages.
Q? If the cruise is 7 days, and we each must pay $10/day in tipping charges, why didn't Princess Cruise Lines just increase the cruise by $70 and pay the employees a higher wage?
Q? If the tip is automatically added, is it really a tip?
How about I deduct $70 from what I paid Princess, and out of that, I will dole out the wages! oops, it's tips, not wages.