1. The suggested daily tipping amount for your head waiter, busboy, cabin stewart ect. are automaticaly added to your sail & sign card to be paid the last night of your cruise. You may add or deduct from this amount as you wish. Fifteen percent (15%) is added to each shipboard transaction such as drinks. I do not believe you have any say on the latter.
2. Your best bet is to make your own tour arrangements as there will be tour guides lined up as the ports competing for your business.
3. Your hotel is six miles from the airport.
4. Interstate 4 east takes you to Orlando.
5. Have fun!
6. Fruit juice, tea, coffee & milk are included, soft drinks are not.
Hope this helps, have a great time.nigelh wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Myself and my girlfriend are coming over from the uk for our
> 1st cruise, and i have been reading some reviews/forums and
> stuff.
> But can anyone help me...with a few questions
> we are traveling from Tampa on the Inspiration on sept21st.
>
> 1) What the deal with the tips?.. us english have a whole
> difernt attitude towards tips and being "Automaticaly charged"
> for them seems a bit weird.
> Is it the done thing to just pay the automatic charge? or
> cancel that and pay the waiters etc as we go? or do both?
> 2) Is it best to not book the trips with the line and take them
> locally when u get to the destination
> 3) anyone know if the Holiday inn Downtown in tampa is close to
> the port?
> 4) Anyone know the best/easiest way to get to Orlando from
> Tampa?
> 5) any general tips?
> 6) it seems u get fruit juice,iced tea, and soda free?is that
> right?
>
> your info for a english 1st timer would be really appreciated
