costa cruises,,

[keever, telford]

hi,, we have been on many cruises and we decide who we tip to and on princess cruises we opt out of the gratuituites , can we do the same on costa,,, we have worked the price out and its going to add on 470.00 on our holiday !!!!,, we do have our own restuarant and we pay good wages and tipping is up to the customers on what they see ????? we have never been on costa and are looking to dubai,maldives,india in jan ?????

[Wilba]

hi,, we have been on many cruises and we decide who we tip to and on princess cruises we opt out of the gratuituites , can we do the same on costa,,, we have worked the price out and its going to add on 470.00 on our holiday !!!!,, we do have our own restuarant and we pay good wages and tipping is up to the customers on what they see ????? we have never been on costa and are looking to dubai,maldives,india in jan ?????

Costa is one of the few lines at the moment where tips cannot be removed under any circumstances, so just add the grats into your cruise price and work out if this still represents good value.

[keever, telford]

thanks for that,,, why dont they just include it in the holiday price instead???? it so annoys me !!!

[Malcolm, Essex]

thanks for that,,, why dont they just include it in the holiday price instead???? it so annoys me !!!

Cos it makes the cruise look cheaper than it is - a bit of a con in a non-tipping culture!

[Wilba]

thanks for that,,, why dont they just include it in the holiday price instead???? it so annoys me !!!

Me too!!........and many others on this site.