In the next few months we will be scattering ashes at sea. The process takes about two hours. The fee for the boat, including the captain and his assistant, is $1000. Are these two guys to be tipped? If so, any thoughts about how much?
Is the captain the boat owner? If so in the past you did not need to tip owners of businesses. In general since you will likley not need to do business with them again tipping is not required according to the old rules.In the next few months we will be scattering ashes at sea. The process takes about two hours. The fee for the boat, including the captain and his assistant, is $1000. Are these two guys to be tipped? If so, any thoughts about how much?
In the next few months we will be scattering ashes at sea. The process takes about two hours. The fee for the boat, including the captain and his assistant, is $1000. Are these two guys to be tipped? If so, any thoughts about how much?
If it is not dead calm out on the water, use care when scattering or you'll end up wearing some of the ashes...
I would go with that.If it were a fishing boat charter, I think the norm is that the captain just gets the charter fee. Mates often work for just tips, so 20% is usual. More if you actually catch fish.
For this kind of charter I have no idea.
In keeping with my LBYM style, I scattered the ashes of both my parents myself, at their request. Dad in 1996 and Mom in 2012. It was in Jamaica Bay (NYC), which was my father's (and my) favorite fishing grounds.