Suggested Tipping
- Tour escort (Coordinator; may or may not act as a guide): $6 or $7 per person per day
- Driver (Provides chauffeur services and limited assistance with luggage) : $3 per person per day
- Local Guide (Offers in-depth information at specific locations. There may be one or many guides along a tour program): $2 per person per half day of sightseeing.
- Private car tours: $12 to $16 per person per day for each day of sightseeing.
Suggested Tipping: Hotels
- Porter: $2.00 per bag per person.
- Wait staff: 5 to 10% on the bill (lunch or dinner)
- Chamber maid: $1.00 per person per day.
Suggested Tipping: Sea Cruises
- Royal Caribbean: Standard gratuities (subject to change) are $9.75 per person per day including Stateroom attendant, Dining Room Waiter, Assistant Waiter, & Headwaiter ($12 per person per day for Suite guests).
- Louis Hellenic approx $11 per person per day added automatically to the shipboard account.
- Galapagos Islands: $8-9 per person per day.
Suggested Tipping: River Cruises
- Europe: Crew: $10 per person per day; Cruise Director: $6 or $7 per person per day
- Russia & Ukraine: $6 to $7 per person per day
- Egypt: $5 to $7 per person per day.
- China: $8 to $10 per person per day.
- Ecuador: Crew: $12 per person per day; Ship's naturalist: $6 per person per day
- Peru: $15 per person per day for the whole crew
