WOW! It is certainly a red flag that they drank that much. Did they move the boat after drinking or was the drinking done after the boat was set for the night? Pretty sure most captains for the major charter companies are either not allowed to drink at all or I think one told me he was allowed 2 drinks after the boat was safely set for the night. I do know that with most charter companies they say that you are responsible for the captain's meals but they do not specify that you have to take them with you to all the meals.
Most times we were set for the night but once there were several drinks at lunch and we moved after. There’s nothing in the contract saying we are responsible for the captains meals.
We ended up tipping 13%. By the end of the trip we all agreed that the captain and his wife did not make the experience a very good one for any of us. Drinking and eating on our dime aside, they just weren’t good.
