Watchdog to investigate compulsory tipping on cruise ships

On Thursday 1st September 2011 at 20:00 it has come to my attention that one of the topics that BBC Watchdog will be covering is compulsary tipping on cruise ships.

It will be interesting to see what they have to say as this is a topic that often comes up in conversation with my clients.

Different cruise lines have different policies when it comes to the tipping policies, P&O's policy is one that is popular with feedback that I have had from my clients.


American ships such as Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises seem to cause the most controversy when it comes to tipping, American tipping culture is completely different to ours.

I could go into my views and opinions on the tipping policies myself but I won't as from my experience people are very passionate about the subject and I don't want to start any arguments.  I will certainly be interested in what comes to light on Watchdog though.