Originally Posted by
TammiMcMan
PAMouseLover, the gratuities look a bit confusing, but they're actually pretty easy to figure out. First, are you on a 3, 4 or 7 night cruise? If you are on the 4 night, you want to pull the amounts shown in the 2nd column. Next, multiply that amount by the number of people in your stateroom. For example, if you are 4 night with 3 people:
Dining Room Server tip is $14.75 X 3 = $44.25
DCL will supply you with tip envelopes on the last full day of your cruise. They'll be delivered to your room with your daily navigator. I know ours had a sheet with the full breakdown, so it was easy to calculate. When you go to dinner that night, you bring your envelopes and distribute them to the dining room staff. It's up to you whether you want to enclose cash or stop by guest services to charge the tips instead.
Some tipping is done at the time the service is given. For example, any alcohol you order, is automatically charged 18% gratuity as is any deck service (non-alcoholic drinks delivered to you on deck). If you plan on utilizing room service, you should tip when the food is delivered to your stateroom. Spa treatments have a line to add tipping and if you want to tip an excursion guide, do that at the time of your tour.
Hope that helps to clear things up a bit.