[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree. There should be no "guide to tipping". It is an insult and one reason I don't go on cruises, among some other reasons.

We are frequent cruisers. We treat the automatic tip as part of the fare or, if you like, a tax. We do give a MODEST tip to cabin attendant and waiter at the end of the cruise as well. We get five free drinks per day so we give the bartender or server a dollar bill for each drink.