Aanna
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For us, it has varied according to service.
It sounds like you have had a LOT of variation in service, too! When the service has been good, can you ballpark what you tipped them?
For us, it has varied according to service.
It sounds like you have had a LOT of variation in service, too! When the service has been good, can you ballpark what you tipped them?
Not sure at all about the attentive crew member from the Magic. I think it may have been $30? BTW that time we were at Serenity Bay. The time the gal drove us to the ship, I think I tipped $10. It was actually the same time no one answered our call during the storm. She drove up and looked at us huddled near the door. I asked for a ride to the ship as we no longer wanted to even try staying in the soaked cabana. That was a cabana on the family beach.
You are doing a great job with this thread. As everyone has said, there is no right or wrong answer but it is so helpful to get a consensus.
With regard to room service tips, it is my understanding that cash tips go to the person who assembles and delivers your order. Tips added to your account are split between everyone. So I tip in cash.
4. Cabana hosts at Castaway Cay are Concierge staff members.
I recall hearing somewhere that the sommelier should be tipped separately if one gets the wine pairing?
Not so for Serenity Bay. Serenity Bay tends to be some random crew member.
This is standard practice in any high end restaurant.
No. The only off ship staffing by DCL crew members on cruises would be on Castaway Cay. At the family beach cabanas and the Serenity Bay cabanas.Okay, I'm clueless about cabanas. Are there other ports that offer cabanas staffed by Disney besides Castaway Cay and Serenity Bay?
Okay, I'm clueless about cabanas. Are there other ports that offer cabanas staffed by Disney besides Castaway Cay and Serenity Bay?
True, but it feels as if so little on the cruise is "standard!" What do *you usually tip the Palo/Remy sommelier?
It sounds like you have had a LOT of variation in service, too! When the service has been good, can you ballpark what you tipped them?
Serenity Bay is on Castaway Cay. It's the adult beach. Apparently adults don't warrant concierge hosts.
Is there a way one can tell the difference between a concierge host and an any-old-cast-member host? I suppose that if one is a concierge-class cruiser, one would recognize them. The rest of us should just tip immediately in cash anyway?
I'm trying to figure out a succinct way to phrase this in the first post LOL "Castaway Cay cabana hosts (other than on Serenity Bay) are concierge hosts and may be tipped by concierge guests at the end of the cruise. If you are at Serenity Bay or not a concierge cruiser, tips should be given immediately and in cash if the service warrants ($10-$25 seems to be the base range)." Right?
Concierge hosts wear tan suits. When I've seen them on CC they've been wearing the same. That may change in hotter weather. I don't know. We are always at Serenity Bay and just happen to see them when out and about.
We've mostly tipped in US. But have also used local.Thank you!
I have thought of a new question: do excursion guides prefer to be tipped in local currency or dollars?
Generally, any tour operator/guide has the ability to convert other currencies into their own without much issue. They usually get large amounts and it's not like they're just taking $10 to the bank to convert.Golly, didn't even think about tipping in local currency!! Now I am concerned about the US tip we gave our Capt in Grand Cayman. I suspect it happens all the time though.
You tip them yourself. As you do with all other tips. Difference being for your "regular" room host and dining room servers the tips are automatically added to your onboard account, and you get gratuity coupons to put in the gratuity envelopes that you receive at the end of the cruise for handing out. You will also get concierge gratuity envelopes, but you put whatever cash amount in there that you wish.We've never cruised and were cruising concierge... Are the concierge hosts, concierge bartender, etc (extra things from normal servers, cleaning etc) added automatically or do you have to give it to them in person?
I recall hearing somewhere that the sommelier should be tipped separately if one gets the wine pairing?