Coralia confirmation?

[aogram]

Four days ago I sent wire transfer to Coralia Liveaboard to reserve a trip, but have not been able to get confirmation from Coralia that it has been received. Up until now, I have had very good response to email inquiries. I'm now fearing that a wire transfer was not wise and that I may have been scammed somehow. Has anyone else done a wire transfer to reserve spots?

 

[Cert1967]

Four days ago I sent wire transfer to Coralia Liveaboard to reserve a trip, but have not been able to get confirmation from Coralia that it has been received. Up until now, I have had very good response to email inquiries. I'm now fearing that a wire transfer was not wise and that I may have been scammed somehow. Has anyone else done a wire transfer to reserve spots?

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@aquabluegreg

Great service- better price and no worries

Me? I wouldn’t be concerned, Coralia is legit

 

[cozcharlie]

Wires are the most common way of paying for scuba travel expenses in Indonesia in my experience. Sometimes they can take a few days to show up (especially if you are using intermediary banks in between ). As long as you are certain you are dealing with Coralia (you found them via website and not some random email offer or internet post ) I wouldn’t sweat it much. Might be their bookkeeper is on vacation or something. I have never dealt with them , but most liveaboards aren’t part of some large company that would have a team of finance people covering each others responsibilities.

 

[aogram]

Wires are the most common way of paying for scuba travel expenses in Indonesia in my experience. Sometimes they can take a few days to show up (especially if you are using intermediary banks in between ). As long as you are certain you are dealing with Coralia (you found them via website and not some random email offer or internet post ) I wouldn’t sweat it much. Might be their bookkeeper is on vacation or something. I have never dealt with them , but most liveaboards aren’t part of some large company that would have a team of finance people covering each others responsibilities.

Thanks; I received confirmation yesterday. It is good to know that wire transfers are the most common approach.

 

[clownfishsydney]

What do you mean by a "wire transfer"? I have no idea what this means, perhaps it is just what we call an international bank transfer.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Thanks; I received confirmation yesterday. It is good to know that wire transfers are the most common approach.

It always makes me nervous too.

 

[cetacean]

Four days ago I sent wire transfer to Coralia Liveaboard to reserve a trip, but have not been able to get confirmation from Coralia that it has been received. Up until now, I have had very good response to email inquiries. I'm now fearing that a wire transfer was not wise and that I may have been scammed somehow. Has anyone else done a wire transfer to reserve spots?

Glad the transfer worked out...

A best practice I continue to use every time I wire $$ overseas is I always send a first wire with a (much) smaller partial payment.

If a liveaboard wants $4k for a deposit, I will wire $1k (at most) to make sure the right account numbers, etc. are being used. I then follow up with full payment once the first payment is confirmed as received.

Yes, some operators want full payment (or a full deposit) all at once, but I've never had anyone actually say "no" to this approach. I've also used it exclusively for transfers to Africa, where there is a much greater chance of scams, etc. it seems.