Decided to book Club Mobay for our arrival Dec. 21. Can anybody tell me who and what do we tip for this service?
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Decided to book Club Mobay for our arrival Dec. 21. Can anybody tell me who and what do we tip for this service?
i.... would tip the bartender he can get you whatever u need
Hi Nancy,Quote:
Originally Posted by Nancy Marie
I like to get the arrival and departure bundle.
I tip my arrival representative about $10 us ( travel solo ).
I tip the person who watches the bags a dollar a bag - I'd do two if they had to do any lifting or moving
I tip the waitress or waiter a dollar a drink in the lounge
Unassociated with the CMB is the Red Cap Porter who may handle your luggage out to your shuttle or taxi. I tip $2 a bag for this service.
I tip the same for the person who loads my bag into the van.
I tip my shuttle driver $10 each way.
Upon departure, go through the typical airport check in processes, then to security where you present your CMB voucher for the fast track. You have no one to tip up to this point. Once through security, go up the stairs and bear right through the duty free and past several fast food and retail shops.
Approach the CMB reps and present your voucher. They will direct you either straight ahead or towards the elevator/stairs to go downstairs.
I tip the waitstaff or bartender (depending on where I end up sitting) $1 a drink.
If you book an extra service like the spa or something, you would tip the service provider accordingly, but I've not had an additional services.
I like to budget out what I will need and store that amount in a separate envelopes. When the plane is getting ready to decend, I like to take a small pouch (which is holding my "arrival cash" envelope) into the bathroom and put my cash into my pocket so I have it right there... the $10 in one pocket, and the $1's in the other. That way I have it ready and don't have to fumble with my wallet at the airport. I do something similar for my departure. I just don't like taking out my wallet if I don't have to.
Enjoy the services!!!
Wow, so you have already given like $40 in tips by the time you get to your hotel? That just seems crazy to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by LivinInThe603
Let's see:Quote:
Originally Posted by TAH
rep: 10
bag watcher: 1
drink: 1
guy who loads my luggage: 2
driver: 10
so... for me, I am out $24 before I get to my hotel. Money I'm comfortable spending while I'm on VACATION....
no tone in your text, but I feel like you are judging .... You can do your vacation however you want. The OP wanted to know... This is just my experience. You can have your own experience and I won't judge you....
also, who am I tipping when I'm sitting on the beach sipping cocktails from my thermos... to me it all evens out
Not judging, it just seems like a lot to tip for a service that you're already paying good money for.
living in the 603, i think you are just more generous than the majority of us. good for you that you can afford that and that is kind of you
Well, I spend 12 months saving,I guess... mostly I see it as courtesy. If someone is pleasant and treats me kindly, like, genuinely kind... I think they deserve whatever I can afford. It's a vacation... When I ride the shuttle to my hotel, I sit in the front seat and chat the driver up the whole way... well worth $10 for him, imo. Ten dollars to greet me with a name placard and graciously escort me through the airport, carry my luggage, make sure my transfer is organized... well worth $10 to me... and a dollar a drink is just my standard. To me... what's a dollar? And to Jamaican, what's $112 or whatever the exchange is.. to me it's about the courtesy of appreciating someone is a small way. I also give $200j for my taxi rides, and I've gotten **** for it from locals... but what am I going to do with 30 j?Quote:
Originally Posted by original spanky
Once I get to my place, I'm pretty self sufficient. I eat out but if I'm paying half what I would at a US restaurant, or more! Why not give an extra one or two dollars to the waitstaff?
Why? What do other people tip? ?????
TAH, Thank you.. tone doesn't carry in text... I don't want to create bad vibes!
[QUOTE=TAH;184545]Not judging, it just seems like a lot to tip for a service that you're already paying good money for.[/ service I pay for is the fast track on arrival and the lounge on departure... while not for everyone, it's something I enjoy, esp finally as a solo traveler.
just google the history of tipping................lol crazy stuff
No worries here, I know I can come across as being curt sometimes. I just tend to say exactly what I'm thinking, all the time. The empress at home still has issues with it, so I realize it can be abrasive.Quote:
Originally Posted by LivinInThe603
But when I am being judgy, there is no mistaking it.
Thanks again! I can be a straight up ***** on text.... don't always mean it! I can certainly see your point, it seems like paying on top of paying... that's the feeling I get when people who stay at sandals or csa or Riu want to know the best places to eat or drink... why would you pay after you've already paid... so I see your point. But honestly, it's just me, I travel alone for now, so a few extra bucks here and there are built into my travel budget. I always worry about being too cheap, actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAH
Hope we are in a good spot, you and me! Thanks again!
group hug
For sure, and I'm with you on tipping on a drink, and I would probably give a couple bucks to the greeter, I just thought $10 a bit steep. I was thinking of how many people do they greet and take through to the lounge in a given day? A hundred? I really don't know, but doing the math on $10/pp (if everyone were so generous) that would be a real nice gig. The only thing that does sometime irk me about tipping everywhere is the expectation it tends to create, and feeding the "beggy beggy" thing. I tend to tip modestly where appropriate, and more generously when I feel someone truly went above and beyond.Quote:
Originally Posted by LivinInThe603
And yeah, we're good for sure. There is really only one person on this site that I don't care for, and he knows who he is. I have no issues with you in any way, and I never have. I do think you are overly generous, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I like that you're enthusiastic about Jamaica, need more people that are positive. Keep doing what you do, but give the west end a shot one of these trips. It may not suit your style, but it's a different experience entirely to stay there rather than just spending part of the day. Respect boss lady.
I'm a maniac with the tipping as well. Here in the states too. The bartender and outside staff at my country club love me.
I used to work in the service industry. I try to give back.
I do the same as you! I always get the bundle package and tip for good service... a little goes a long way ;) Happy Travels all!Quote:
Originally Posted by LivinInThe603
I am also a member of Overtippers Anonymous, but only if service is being provided, no handouts. I feel that anyone that is working deserves a little help as I'm sure the boss man is already getting at least his fair share.
i do find especially from the porters at the airport if you don't tip snuff , they are not shy about telling you.
I find costs for things in Jamaica a very similar to what we pay at home so for me I tip as I would at home. I too am in the service industry and tipping someone for a job well done is important to me. On the other hand if someone does a poor job or acts like an a**hole it will be reflected in the tip I give.
Funny story though, we were sitting in a local Jamaican establishment (won't name) and a worker brought me a beer which I paid for and I handed him a tip of one US dollar. He threw it back on the table and said "what am I going to do with one dollar!". I picked up my beer and my dollar and walked away.
Rumlover, out of curiousity, did you tip a $1 bill or a $1 coin? A friend of mine brought down a bunch of US $1 coins to use as tips, and was disconcerted that nobody wanted them. Either the cambios won't take them, or the people just didn't know what they were.
If it was a bill, well, you can find an idiot anywhere you go.
Cambios won't take them.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrtiii
Thanks for the info Livin. I like to have money for tips readily available as well so I appreciate knowing who will be assisting us. As far as departure the worst part is checking in for our flight and Club Mobay doesn't help you with that. The rest of the departure process is nothing compared to that. We have a tradition of having an overpriced cheeseburger at Margaritaville on our way home. In the early to mid '90s there weren't many restaurants in the airport so there wasn't much choice.
We have the same MBJ Margaritaville tradition! We never step foot into the Negril location but for some reason it seems imperative once we are checked in... US1$ coins are no good but I hear the US2$ bill is a big hit.
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Originally Posted by Nancy Marie
The tip was a $1 bill for a $3 beer. If I had stayed and kept drinking I would have kept tipping too.
Oh, well, you just encountered an idiot.
Ahhhhh tipping.......my favorite topic.
I tip according to the service I receive multiplied by a factor of how much I think it will affect the person's life.
Look around while you are in Jamaica. Does it appear that these people have been so "over-tipped" that have become spoiled and lazy?
I tip well for selfish reasons. I love the thought of a service provider going home with more money than they thought was possible.
It makes me feel like I am (in a tiny way) helping.
Same thing here at home.
If you see a waitress who is working her tail off and doing a great job (not just with your table but also with all of the others) see for yourself how good it feels to leave a $10 tip on a $12 breakfast.
Know that somebody else who received just as good of service as you did only left a dollar.
Just my 2 cents but put a few hundred extra dollars in your budget for a week in Jamaica and you'll have at least that much more value in your trip.
Yes, $2 US bills are a hit, been bringing them down for years! This certainly was a interesting post.
Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a overtipper[all together, Hi Mike] I don't think those tips are out of line. We are doing the Club Mobay on our up coming trip. I was figuring a 5 for the escort though. Other than, I say tip away. We tip at AI as well. It's amazing what extra attention it gets you. Spent many years on the receiving end, time to give back. We happen to budget for a lot of tips though. Understand if some can't though or just don't. To each their own. I say, do what your comfortable doing.
It's all relative to personal discretion. I tend to tip my ass off.. who cares? Each their own
I actually joke to my wife that the trip from the airport to the drop off of our bags in the room will cost me a. Minimum of $100 in tips most years.
Once MBJ (at least the major airlines) added kiosks for checkin, it got much faster...if you don't have to check a bag. I almost never check one and often wait nearly an hour if I'm with people who do. Me, I'm checked in and at security in like 10 minutes now. The only negative to this for me is the inability to bring home 3 Dives jerk sauce as it's liquid and I can't carry it on.Quote:
As far as departure the worst part is checking in for our flight
For departure my favorite food is at Island Grill at the ticketing area but before you go through security. Not expensive, good Jamaican food, Just can't get soup (or eat it right there), they won't let it through security.
That said I've done Club MoBay several times but it's not quite as special as it was the first time or two. I think we'll skip it this time, there are 3 of us and the $ doesn't seem worth it. If you like to get your drink on before you leave though, the price is hard to beat.
I tip $20 to the rep and if I see them on departure they expedidite through the lineQuote:
Originally Posted by ohliz
Which they're supposed to do anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by jar77
I tip $20 on arrival and usually get the Mobay Departure package for free is what I was saying. Last time it saved a lot of time and I didnt buy the departure package.Quote:
Originally Posted by saeyedoc
Now that makes sense!Quote:
Originally Posted by jar77
How'd you accomplish that Doc
Expediting through the line? It's part of the departure package with Club Mobay. Only applies to the security line, not airline check in.Quote:
Originally Posted by JahCruiser
exactly. i tip $20 on arrival. if that person sees me when queuing up for departure line they wave me over to the Mobay expedited line. Happened 3 of the last 4 times.Quote:
Originally Posted by saeyedoc