Hi! I’m doing my first ever cruise, and it’s a Carnival Miracle Alaska cruise in July. I was just reading some FB group comments, and I’m now curious as to:
How much is it ok to tip?
(As context; This trip wasn’t my first choice since I wanted something more lowkey budget, but after 2 minutes that we booked, I understood I got bamboozled (by my family members that are the main reason I’m doing this) since I saw how much all the add-ons + excursions cost.
So I just saw someone asking on a group how much cash to bring along, and saw the average (of the people who were commenting) was around the $800-$1000+. So, I just want to understand, other than the prepaid gratuities, how much are workers expecting to be tipped? What is the normal culture of tipping on a (mind you, I consider expensive) cruise? How much are excursion guides expecting to be tipped? I was considering (I’m not sure yet if I’ll be able to do them) to do a helicopter ride to a glacier in Juneau, a railroad in Skagway and a basic bears and totems tour in Ketchikan; so how much are they expecting to be tipped?
Is the norm to be tipping every single worker an 18% of whatever I consume/tour I do? Or are like $5 ok? Also when, who and how much do I tip after the already prepaid gratuities? 😭