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LET'S GET REAL!!

Why do you think that the Penthouse Suites have wine coolers that hold 3+ cases of wine?? Do you really believe that those lucky pax who take those suites are going to fill those coolers by odering off the Celeb. list??? You can and will save a lot of $$ by paying the corkage fee especially when you have an expensive bottle of wine. I have seen wines that I could buy in the $50 range that were priced in the $120+++ range onboard.

The lines charge these high rates because it is easier to place a 15% charge on $5.75 than it is to to charge $2.50 with a % fee for the server. I truly believe if they went back to the old rule of tipping based on service that they could charge $2.50 and sell 5 times as much as they do now and the servers would be better rewarded than they are now. It does not take long to find out who is tipping and who is not. The servers would do much better on volume and the line could do better on their profits. They are getting $3.75 for a drink from the "list of the day" and the servers are not happy because this cuts their tip by more than 1/3 on a $5.75 drink. The majority of the pax are elders who would easily buy 2-3 drinks per evening where they are now buying none. It would also make for a much more lively atmosphere at night. I am not advocating drunkeness but I have seen ships with the old style service and the new ships with the hotel prices and I can assure you that we would all prefer the former to the latter.

The day they start confiscating wine and liquor is the day that I get off and do not return!!!

ROSS

This has been a very enjoyable thread!!

<blockquote data-quote="ROSS" data-source="post: 698280">LET'S GET REAL!!Why do you think that the Penthouse Suites have wine coolers that hold 3+ cases of wine??&nbsp; Do you really believe that those lucky pax who take those suites are going to fill those coolers by odering off the Celeb. list???&nbsp; You can and will save a lot of $$ by paying the corkage fee especially when you have an expensive bottle of wine.&nbsp; I have seen wines that I could buy in the $50 range that were priced in the $120+++ range onboard.&nbsp; The lines charge these high rates because it is easier to place a 15% charge on $5.75 than it is to to charge $2.50 with a % fee for the server.&nbsp; I truly believe if they went back to the old rule of tipping based on service that they could charge $2.50 and sell 5 times as much as they do now and the servers would be better rewarded than they are now.&nbsp; It does not take long to find out who is tipping and who is not.&nbsp; The servers would do much better on volume and the line could do better on their profits.&nbsp; They are getting $3.75 for a drink from the &quot;list of the day&quot; and the servers are not happy because this cuts their tip by more than 1/3 on a $5.75 drink.&nbsp; The majority of the pax are elders who would easily buy 2-3 drinks per evening where they are now buying none.&nbsp; It would also make for a much more lively atmosphere at night.&nbsp; I am not advocating drunkeness but I have seen ships with the old style service and the new ships with the hotel prices and I can assure you that we would all prefer the former to the latter.&nbsp; The day they start confiscating wine and liquor is the day that I get off and do not return!!!ROSSThis has been a very enjoyable thread!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ROSS, post: 698280"] LET'S GET REAL!! Why do you think that the Penthouse Suites have wine coolers that hold 3+ cases of wine?? Do you really believe that those lucky pax who take those suites are going to fill those coolers by odering off the Celeb. list??? You can and will save a lot of $$ by paying the corkage fee especially when you have an expensive bottle of wine. I have seen wines that I could buy in the $50 range that were priced in the $120+++ range onboard. The lines charge these high rates because it is easier to place a 15% charge on $5.75 than it is to to charge $2.50 with a % fee for the server. I truly believe if they went back to the old rule of tipping based on service that they could charge $2.50 and sell 5 times as much as they do now and the servers would be better rewarded than they are now. It does not take long to find out who is tipping and who is not. The servers would do much better on volume and the line could do better on their profits. They are getting $3.75 for a drink from the "list of the day" and the servers are not happy because this cuts their tip by more than 1/3 on a $5.75 drink. The majority of the pax are elders who would easily buy 2-3 drinks per evening where they are now buying none. It would also make for a much more lively atmosphere at night. I am not advocating drunkeness but I have seen ships with the old style service and the new ships with the hotel prices and I can assure you that we would all prefer the former to the latter. The day they start confiscating wine and liquor is the day that I get off and do not return!!! ROSS This has been a very enjoyable thread!! [/QUOTE]