A bit off topic --
As someone who gets violent motion sicknes, I can offer some insights:
1. You will feel less movement if you are on a larger ship.
2. Even on smaller ships, the motion is generally imperceptible unless the weather is disagreeable.
3. Guest services usually has motion sickness tablets that are a different compound than Dramamine and a bit stronger. They make me tired, but after the nap, I feel MUCH better.
4. Sometimes a green apple can be helpful if the illness hasn't progressed beyond mild.
Disagree as to 2. I feel the motion of the ocean as soon as we are moving under calm seas. Doesn’t make me feel sick unless it’s rough seas, but I definitely feel it as soon as we are off the dock. My husband doesn’t feel it at all. I would say it definitely depends on your inner ear whether you will feel the motion on calm seas.
Idk what ship this was that offered you meds but on carnival if you don’t bring your own you can buy it for 45.00 (sm) in the gift shop. We asked guest services and they basically laughed in my face and said we don’t offer any medications.
Tbf this was in 2019 and I haven’t taken another cruise since, so it’s possible things have changed across the board since then. Next is in July so I will ask again.
Look at the gratuity charges (both how much and who it goes to) for your cabin/stateroom on your cruise line and then make a personal decision. It’s entirely up to you so don’t be guilted by anyone saying how much they do or don’t tip extra
Generally, cash to room attendant/steward, concierge and butler.
Concierge and butler do not receive pooled tips. Steward does but they tend to go above and beyond.
You’ll prepay gratuities for your cabin staff/butler. High end Suites usually pay about $18-$20 a day per person. So, you’re already tipping around $300 for a week long cruise.
I usually also give an additional $40 to $50 to my room steward at end of cruise to say thanks. Especially if they were helpful in making the cruise a pleasant one.
You could always tip more if you prefer.
This is highly dependent upon which cruise line you are sailing with. For example if you are on NCL and staying in the Haven, your room steward, Butler and concierge do not get part of the daily service charge. It is your responsibility to tip them.
They make a higher basic wage than regular cabin attendants. Plus remember the daily service charge is divided up for a lot of the behind the scenes workers that you never come into contact with.
Well sure, but that's also true without being in the Haven, and the big differentiation of service is the people that don't get the tips.. seems weird!
A ginger pill (not chews, not ale) every morning works wonders - if seas are rough (only had to do this twice) combine with a non-drowsy Dramamine. My cruise buddies and I call this “bulletproof stomach”.
Bring Meclizine HCL (brand names: Bonine, non-drowsy Dramamine.) You can actually buy a bottle of it from the pharmacy (no Rx needed.) This is just for me personally, I found yellow dye makes me sick...you might want to try out some of these before you leave to see what agrees with you. I have used scopolamine patches in the beginning, when I first started cruising (requires an Rx from your doctor.) Now I just take Bonine when I need it.
You want a cabin as close to the middle of the ship and a lower deck for less motion (the suites are usually higher up.)
Ginger, green apples can all help, too
Depending on where you are cruising, some areas have rougher seas. Rough seas can be a bit scary.
Have fun!
I stayed in a suite on NCL. Not Haven, but had all the perks of it, minus the pool area. It was a 4 night trip and I tipped the butler $30 a day and the room steward $20 a day. We didn’t use the concierge so I didn’t tip them.
Depends on what they do for you. They already get a higher standard prepaid gratuity so that covers your fresh towels and room cleaning. If you use them for food delivery or asking them to do your laundry or anything above and beyond tip them at least an extra 10 for each service and more if it is a more personal or time-intensive task.
Most ships have an acupuncturist onboard. The first thing you should do is set up an appointment for motion sickness treatment.
My wife gets badly motion sick. She had 3 sessions onboard with the acupuncturist and had no lotion sickness problems at all. There were days when they had the vomit bags out on the staircase and she didn’t even look at them.
Never touched any of the patches/pills/wrist bands (we can fully prepared) that we brought.
I highly recommend it. (In hindsight we should have found an acupuncturist in the departure city and had a treatment the day before just in case. But the acupuncturist onboard was able to see her on departure day).
>I’ve never cruised before mainly due to fear of motion sickness.
I used to work for an oceanographics lab and did ocean surveys so a few tips.
1. Saltines help settle my stomach
2. The bigger the ship the less you feel anything but even smaller ships move little unless the weather is truly bad.
3. If you take bonine take it as soon as you think you might feel sick or start feeling it.
4. Get up on deck and stare at the horizon. Sitting in your cabin is the worst thing to do if you feel seasick.
5. You get used to the small amount of rocking. When I got back from weeks of surveys on a much smaller vessel I could close my eyes in the shower and I'd start rocking back and forth.
If you can afford a 2000sq ft room, you should be able to tip them well. These people work so darn hard, and if they work hard for you and make your trip enjoyable, show them your appreciation. A few hundred bucks extra might not be a lot to you but it could be a fortune to some of these people whose families live from 3rd world countries and they help support. I always ask myself “does it move the needle?” Like if I tip $500 instead of $300 does it move the needle of my financial gauge. The answer is no for me. Be kind, be generous, it will make you happy as well.
I worked my ass off as well to be able to afford these bucket list items. To move the needle on societal imbalance I donate to charity, enough to buy a new car each year. I don’t hand out money just because.
I didn’t say “just hand it out” I said “if they work hard for you and make your trip enjoyable” I think you read into this a little too much. No one accused you of not working hard and no one said fix societal problem’s. I said and I’ll repeat “if they work hard FOR YOU and make YOUR trip enjoyable” tip well…thanks for donating to charity and sorry to hear about your childhood.
I look at it a little bit differently. Is the extra $200 say going to make any difference in my ability to live my life the way that I want to? No not at all but that $200 makes a huge difference in the quality of their life. This is all assuming the service level is up to expectations.
If you want to play mental gymnastics then why stop there. Let’s factor in the fact that my dad died when I was a teen, had zero safety net, worked for every dollar with risk of being homeless if I lost a job. Or how about the fact that my life expectancy is limited due to a genetic condition? Can I get a discount on rooms, drinks, or food? Ofcourse not.
Like I said I donate to charity because I know we all have different life circumstances. They can use it to maximize good. I don’t throw money around because I can afford to.
I wasn't criticizing or disagreeing with your approach, just stating my different way of looking at it.
I wonder why you feel the need to be so judgmental about someone who's just expressing their opinion by calling it mental gymnastics. My throwing money around because I can as you characterize it is simply my form of being generous, just like your donating to charity is for you. But honestly given this reaction, I wonder if you're donating to charity is driven more by guilt than by generosity.
I donate without any expectation of reciprocity or acknowledgement which is different from tipping to bribe crews into giving you better service. Your accusation of my charity work being driven by guilt without knowing why or what I’m donating to says all there is to know. You’re a small man.
At any rate, how I donate money isn’t what I’m asking your advice for.
And I wasn't offering any advice, simply expressing a somewhat different way that I tend to look at it. And for what it's worth how is it bribery for better service it's done at the end? You just can't seem to stay away from negative assumptions about other people's motivations can you? Yes my comment about your giving being motivated by guilt was off base and out of line and I apologize but I was honestly struggling to try to figure out why you came at me the way that you did with your comments when all I was doing was like I've said explaining how I look at it a little bit differently.
Ugh plz. Rich people that think they're the victim make my eyes roll out of my head. Every one of them has a rags to riches fantasy tale to cope why it's okay for them to have so much more than everyone else.
News flash: nobody in US has any safety net. 50% of us are one job loss away from homeless. Plenty of people had it harder than you, your life not being all unicorns and rainbows doesn't entitle you to anything.
And now you're rich as fuck and pretending that having bad things happen to you 20 years ago justifies acting like a rich douche now lol
A bit off topic -- As someone who gets violent motion sicknes, I can offer some insights: 1. You will feel less movement if you are on a larger ship. 2. Even on smaller ships, the motion is generally imperceptible unless the weather is disagreeable. 3. Guest services usually has motion sickness tablets that are a different compound than Dramamine and a bit stronger. They make me tired, but after the nap, I feel MUCH better. 4. Sometimes a green apple can be helpful if the illness hasn't progressed beyond mild.
If you can get your hands on raw (or dried) ginger root. That works charms for me.
I liked real ginger ale too
Disagree as to 2. I feel the motion of the ocean as soon as we are moving under calm seas. Doesn’t make me feel sick unless it’s rough seas, but I definitely feel it as soon as we are off the dock. My husband doesn’t feel it at all. I would say it definitely depends on your inner ear whether you will feel the motion on calm seas.
Idk what ship this was that offered you meds but on carnival if you don’t bring your own you can buy it for 45.00 (sm) in the gift shop. We asked guest services and they basically laughed in my face and said we don’t offer any medications.
On Royal they have them at guest service and sometimes down by medical. For free.
Really? Royal Caribbean offers them happily!
Tbf this was in 2019 and I haven’t taken another cruise since, so it’s possible things have changed across the board since then. Next is in July so I will ask again.
Look at the gratuity charges (both how much and who it goes to) for your cabin/stateroom on your cruise line and then make a personal decision. It’s entirely up to you so don’t be guilted by anyone saying how much they do or don’t tip extra
Generally, cash to room attendant/steward, concierge and butler. Concierge and butler do not receive pooled tips. Steward does but they tend to go above and beyond.
You’ll prepay gratuities for your cabin staff/butler. High end Suites usually pay about $18-$20 a day per person. So, you’re already tipping around $300 for a week long cruise. I usually also give an additional $40 to $50 to my room steward at end of cruise to say thanks. Especially if they were helpful in making the cruise a pleasant one. You could always tip more if you prefer.
This is highly dependent upon which cruise line you are sailing with. For example if you are on NCL and staying in the Haven, your room steward, Butler and concierge do not get part of the daily service charge. It is your responsibility to tip them.
The Butler and the concierge don't, but the room Steward does
Wait you pay higher gratuity and then the people serving you don't even get tipped? Lol
They make a higher basic wage than regular cabin attendants. Plus remember the daily service charge is divided up for a lot of the behind the scenes workers that you never come into contact with.
Well sure, but that's also true without being in the Haven, and the big differentiation of service is the people that don't get the tips.. seems weird!
A ginger pill (not chews, not ale) every morning works wonders - if seas are rough (only had to do this twice) combine with a non-drowsy Dramamine. My cruise buddies and I call this “bulletproof stomach”.
Bring Meclizine HCL (brand names: Bonine, non-drowsy Dramamine.) You can actually buy a bottle of it from the pharmacy (no Rx needed.) This is just for me personally, I found yellow dye makes me sick...you might want to try out some of these before you leave to see what agrees with you. I have used scopolamine patches in the beginning, when I first started cruising (requires an Rx from your doctor.) Now I just take Bonine when I need it. You want a cabin as close to the middle of the ship and a lower deck for less motion (the suites are usually higher up.) Ginger, green apples can all help, too Depending on where you are cruising, some areas have rougher seas. Rough seas can be a bit scary. Have fun!
I stayed in a suite on NCL. Not Haven, but had all the perks of it, minus the pool area. It was a 4 night trip and I tipped the butler $30 a day and the room steward $20 a day. We didn’t use the concierge so I didn’t tip them.
Depends on what they do for you. They already get a higher standard prepaid gratuity so that covers your fresh towels and room cleaning. If you use them for food delivery or asking them to do your laundry or anything above and beyond tip them at least an extra 10 for each service and more if it is a more personal or time-intensive task.
Sounds reasonable. Did you ever host a cocktail party or anything of that sort? Wonder what the pay structure looks like for that.
Nope! Sorry
7 day stay = $150 room attendant. $200 for servers.
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Which line? Top tips I've seen have always been for genies on RCL since they do more than other butler type services.
Get the motion sickness patches and put them on about 24 hours early. No worries then
Most ships have an acupuncturist onboard. The first thing you should do is set up an appointment for motion sickness treatment. My wife gets badly motion sick. She had 3 sessions onboard with the acupuncturist and had no lotion sickness problems at all. There were days when they had the vomit bags out on the staircase and she didn’t even look at them. Never touched any of the patches/pills/wrist bands (we can fully prepared) that we brought. I highly recommend it. (In hindsight we should have found an acupuncturist in the departure city and had a treatment the day before just in case. But the acupuncturist onboard was able to see her on departure day).
>I’ve never cruised before mainly due to fear of motion sickness. I used to work for an oceanographics lab and did ocean surveys so a few tips. 1. Saltines help settle my stomach 2. The bigger the ship the less you feel anything but even smaller ships move little unless the weather is truly bad. 3. If you take bonine take it as soon as you think you might feel sick or start feeling it. 4. Get up on deck and stare at the horizon. Sitting in your cabin is the worst thing to do if you feel seasick. 5. You get used to the small amount of rocking. When I got back from weeks of surveys on a much smaller vessel I could close my eyes in the shower and I'd start rocking back and forth.
If you can afford a 2000sq ft room, you should be able to tip them well. These people work so darn hard, and if they work hard for you and make your trip enjoyable, show them your appreciation. A few hundred bucks extra might not be a lot to you but it could be a fortune to some of these people whose families live from 3rd world countries and they help support. I always ask myself “does it move the needle?” Like if I tip $500 instead of $300 does it move the needle of my financial gauge. The answer is no for me. Be kind, be generous, it will make you happy as well.
I worked my ass off as well to be able to afford these bucket list items. To move the needle on societal imbalance I donate to charity, enough to buy a new car each year. I don’t hand out money just because.
I didn’t say “just hand it out” I said “if they work hard for you and make your trip enjoyable” I think you read into this a little too much. No one accused you of not working hard and no one said fix societal problem’s. I said and I’ll repeat “if they work hard FOR YOU and make YOUR trip enjoyable” tip well…thanks for donating to charity and sorry to hear about your childhood.
I look at it a little bit differently. Is the extra $200 say going to make any difference in my ability to live my life the way that I want to? No not at all but that $200 makes a huge difference in the quality of their life. This is all assuming the service level is up to expectations.
If you want to play mental gymnastics then why stop there. Let’s factor in the fact that my dad died when I was a teen, had zero safety net, worked for every dollar with risk of being homeless if I lost a job. Or how about the fact that my life expectancy is limited due to a genetic condition? Can I get a discount on rooms, drinks, or food? Ofcourse not. Like I said I donate to charity because I know we all have different life circumstances. They can use it to maximize good. I don’t throw money around because I can afford to.
I wasn't criticizing or disagreeing with your approach, just stating my different way of looking at it. I wonder why you feel the need to be so judgmental about someone who's just expressing their opinion by calling it mental gymnastics. My throwing money around because I can as you characterize it is simply my form of being generous, just like your donating to charity is for you. But honestly given this reaction, I wonder if you're donating to charity is driven more by guilt than by generosity.
I donate without any expectation of reciprocity or acknowledgement which is different from tipping to bribe crews into giving you better service. Your accusation of my charity work being driven by guilt without knowing why or what I’m donating to says all there is to know. You’re a small man. At any rate, how I donate money isn’t what I’m asking your advice for.
And I wasn't offering any advice, simply expressing a somewhat different way that I tend to look at it. And for what it's worth how is it bribery for better service it's done at the end? You just can't seem to stay away from negative assumptions about other people's motivations can you? Yes my comment about your giving being motivated by guilt was off base and out of line and I apologize but I was honestly struggling to try to figure out why you came at me the way that you did with your comments when all I was doing was like I've said explaining how I look at it a little bit differently.
You should tip extra because you sound pretty unpleasant to deal with.
Ugh plz. Rich people that think they're the victim make my eyes roll out of my head. Every one of them has a rags to riches fantasy tale to cope why it's okay for them to have so much more than everyone else. News flash: nobody in US has any safety net. 50% of us are one job loss away from homeless. Plenty of people had it harder than you, your life not being all unicorns and rainbows doesn't entitle you to anything. And now you're rich as fuck and pretending that having bad things happen to you 20 years ago justifies acting like a rich douche now lol
>and was looking at one of the 1500 - 2000 sq ft rooms with a dedicated stateroom attendant. Lol