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Cruise Line Tips #5

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PROTECTING YOUR HEALTH
Complete and take with you a personal medical history. Your doctor should be able to help you complete the history. It should include:

Your Insurance Company’s name and address.

Trip Insurance contact information.

Contact person in case of emergency.

Your blood type.

A copy of your eyeglass prescription.

A list of current medications with their generic names, brand names can vary in foreign countries.

A list of allergies, including any known food or drug allergies.

A list of immunizations with their dates.

A basic description of your past and present medical condition, including past hospitalizations and any current problems.

TIPPING
Let the controversy begin. Tipping has become a hot topic among cruisers. Some Cruise Lines have pulled away from tipping, but they seem to have done so just enough to confuse the issue. Tipping is a traditional part of cruising and just like the restaurants you frequent at home, it is an important part of the income of those that will help you on your cruise. The people that will be assisting you are in the service industry, and it is the passenger tips that will make up the largest percentage of their income. Each Cruise Line will provide their own guide to tipping, in fact some even provide all the envelopes for you to pass them out in. These are just some general guidelines to help you know who and how much to tip.

Airport skycaps generally are rewarded $1.00 for each bag if they carry them.

Porters at the loading area of the Cruise ship also look forward to $1.00 for each bag

Cabin Stewards and Waiters $3.00/3.50 each per passenger, per day

Servers or Busboys $1.50/2.50 per passenger, per day

Maitre d’ $2.00 to 10.00 per passenger for the entire cruise depending on how helpful they have been.

Many bar and lounge tips are included on your bill at a standard 15% which you can generally adjust for poor or excellent service. Check your individual bills to see if a tip has already been included.

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