viking cruises tipping policy
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Viking River Cruises Tipping Policy Viking River Cruises Tipping Policy. It is customary to give cruise gratuities, subject to your satisfaction of services rendered. Gratuities on board and on land are not included in your full fare.
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Cruise tipping guide River cruise companies also have their own tipping policies. A handful, such as Scenic Tours, Avalon Waterways and Tauck, include gratuities in their overall price, while Viking River Cruises recommends that guests tip at the end of the trip at a rate of between £5 and £10 a day.
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Cruise Newsletters Archive Here's a look at how tipping is handled by each of the world's major cruise lines. On most cruise lines, but not all, gratuities are expected and encouraged. The traditional tipping procedure is to hand cash gratuities to the service staff on the last full day or evening of the cruise. For longer itineraries, tipping on a weekly basis may be the norm. The cruise lines that follow this tipping procedure are Crystal, Disney, Fred. Olsen, Hurtigruten, P&O, Royal Caribbean, Star Clippers, Uniworld and Viking River Cruises.
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- Viking River Cruises Departure Ports. Enrich your life with a cruise on a Viking river ship. This river cruise line is devoted to giving their passengers a cultural curriculum. The cruise line has a wide array of ships sailing rivers like the Seine, Rhine, Danube and Elbe in Europe, but they also explore Asia, Russia, and Egypt.
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tipping etiquette for hotels in United Kingdom In the UK Tip mostly at high end hotels. At high end hotels in the United Kingdom it is customary to tip. You can tip your porter about 1 or 2 pounds per bag, or 5 if you are in a 5 star hotel. You do not need to tip room service or your housekeeper but it would not be inappropriate to do so.
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- Viking Cruises. Viking Cruises is a privately owned, professionally managed company offering river and ocean cruises. Its destination-focused river and ocean itineraries are designed for experienced travelers with an interest in geography, culture and history. It is the parent company of Viking River Cruises and Viking Ocean Cruises.
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- Sun also gained a Brazilian-style churrascaria, a concept that debuted on Norwegian Epic. In fact, with so many ships and cruise lines from which to choose, it's often the little things that make a difference between a great experience and one that is so-so.orwegian Sun Dress Code. Each passenger is automatically billed $13.50 per person, per day in all cabin categories up to and including a mini suite. Suite guests will be charged $15.50 per person, per day. This is considered a service charge.
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Hotel Service Tipping Tip: $2 per day in a moderate hotel, $3 to $5 per day in a deluxe hotel. (Tipping daily rather than when you check out ensures that the tip will go to the specific person who cleaned your room.) Valet. Parks and retrieves your car. Tip: $2 to $3 per handoff.
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- Low-cost or budget cruise lines pay the least, and some have even been accused of mistreatment and unfair wage practices. P&O is a British line that was found guilty of paying waitstaff as little as 250 pounds or about $400 per month.n-board entertainers are not affiliated with the cruise line at and are hired on short-term freelance contracts as well. They are paid somewhere between $450 and $2,000 on average depending on the line and the talents they bring.
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- Editor Rating. 4.0. When it debuted in late 2001, Norwegian Sun was considered Norwegian Cruise Line's first real innovator. It was the first cruise ship the line built expressly for the Freestyle Dining concept, and raised quite a few eyebrows when it launched with nine -- count 'em nine -- restaurants.orwegian Sun Dress Code. Each passenger is automatically billed $13.50 per person, per day in all cabin categories up to and including a mini suite. Suite guests will be charged $15.50 per person, per day. This is considered a service charge.
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Cruise Ship Tipping Guide: What You Need to Know MSC Cruises: MSC charges different gratuity rates based on the voyage length and destination, but a typical Caribbean cruise carries a $12 per person per day fee for tips (half that amount for children under 18).Norwegian Cruise Line: $12 per person per day.indstar Cruises: $12 per person per day. How Much to Tip When Going A La Carte. If you do prefer tipping on a case-by-case basis, you can use these guidelines for how much to offer each member of the crew: Cabin Steward/ess: $4 to $5 per night, depending on service.
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Guide to Tipping in London On coach tours (particularly long ones) a tip to both the tour guide and the coach driver are expected an appreciated. A good guideline would be between £1.00-£2.00 per day traveled. We hope this guide to tipping in London was helpful.
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Prepaid Gratuities cruise line guidelines. Check with your cruise line for guidance on their daily gratuity charge per passenger per day. Its usually $11-12/day per passenger. The gratuities are parsed out to the dining crew and the cabin/house keeping crew that service you during the cruise.
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The Low-Down on Cruise Ship Gratuities Norwegian Cruise Line — A service charge of $12 per person, per day is automatically added to onboard accounts, for all guests age 3 and older. The service charge is divided between restaurant staff, cabin stewards and behind-the-scenes support staff.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Raises Its Daily Service Charge The cruise line is raising its daily service charge from $12 per day for all guests three years of age and older, to the new rates below that are based on your stateroom category: 1  $12.95 per guest per day for any category up to a Mini-Suite stateroom.  $14.95 per guest per day for any suite category.
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The Low-Down on Cruise Ship Gratuities Major exceptions: Oceania, which adds $15 per day for gratuities; and Windstar, which levies a $12 per day service charge. Carnival Cruise Lines — Carnival adds a tip of $11.50 per day, per guest for crewmember services, other than bartenders. The full amount is added to onboard accounts on the second day of the cruise.
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- Curbside Porters are available at the pier to take baggage to the vessel for delivery by shipboard personnel to your stateroom. It is customary to tip Porter for this service. Please be advised that curbside porters are not employees of Princess Cruises. You are responsible for your belongings at all times.
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Las Vegas Tipping Guide Tip dealers at least $5 per hour, no matter how much you're betting, and whether you win or lose. This is a lot less than other guides recommend, so let me explain where it comes from. Remember that the main point of tipping is to make sure the worker gets a decent wage.
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Cruises: how much should I tip? Most lines are keen to stress that where gratuities are charged they are not mandatory, and passengers can ask for them to be removed or reduced if they are dissatisfied or wish to make their own arrangements. The exception is Costa Cruises (0800 389 0622; costacruises.co.uk).
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Cruise Ship Tipping Guide: What You Need to Know Costa Cruises: Costa calculates its auto-gratuities based on the length of your voyage, the destination, and your ship but you can generally expect $9 to $11 per person per day. Cunard Line: Britannia passengers are charged $11.50 per person per day and Grill passengers pay $13.50 per person per day.
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Viking European Grand Tour Viking European Grand Tour. May 10, 2012, 5:16 PM. My wife and I have just booked the Grand European Tour on the Viking Skadi for the summer of 2013, travelling from Amsterdam to Budapest. We are relative novices as far as river cruising is concerned and would welcome any useful tips. I'm particularly interested in the protocol as regards to tipping, as we've already received literature from Viking suggesting that about £7 per day/per person is a reasonable amount.
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A Guide to Cruise Gratuities: Has Cruise Tipping Gone Overboard? Gratuities are one expense the cruise lines are only too glad to pass on to the passenger. With the exception of the high-end cruise lines, many crew members rely on tips from cruise passengers to supplement their income.
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United States: Tipping & Etiquette Generally, the average tip is 15% to 20% of the total meal cost. Tipping practices can vary depending upon the location in the U.S., and even published guidance can vary greatly depending upon the source.
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Money and costs Tipping. 1  Hotels Not expected. Leave a small gratuity for cleaning staff if you like. 2  Restaurants Not expected; 5% to 10% in smart restaurants or if you're very satisfied. Locals don't tip. 3  Guides A few dollars on day trips is sufficient, more for longer trips if the service is good.
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Gratuity debate â what do you think? Norwegian Cruise Lines announced an increase in its gratuities this week – a rise of $US.95 to $12.95 per passenger per day. Cruise Passenger readers responded with a series of complaints – mainly about the lack of transparency.
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The Low-Down on Cruise Ship Gratuities Most of the upscale and boutique lines—Azamara, Crystal, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn and Silversea—include tips in their cruise fare and additional gratuities are not expected. Major exceptions: Oceania, which adds $15 per day for gratuities; and Windstar, which levies a $12 per day service charge.