Butler tipping guidelines?

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Bill&Jan

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We are sailing on the Costa Mediterranea on 2/1/08, and have a suite with a butler for the first time. Does anyone know what the tipping etiquette is for butlers? We don’t think we will need much “special attentionâ€Â, but we do want to know what’s proper. It doesn’t seem to included in the normal tipping guidelines. Will it be added to our account with the rest?

Thanks in advance!

bill&jan
 
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Cruizer

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I am not sure why you posted this in the Carnival forum. Carnival does not have any butlers on any of its ships (yes, I know, Carnival owns Costa).

At any rate, I too find myself in a suite with butler service for the first time, so I asked the same question you are asking. $4 to $6 per day per person seems to be the basic rate. However, if use your butler a lot, you might consider increasing this amount.
 
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