Yes, it is clearly posted on the website at Current Onboard Charges | Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet.someone did post what looked like a screen shot from the web site showing the costs. perhaps you missed it.
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Yes, it is clearly posted on the website at Current Onboard Charges | Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet.someone did post what looked like a screen shot from the web site showing the costs. perhaps you missed it.
Hopefully you can distinguish between fact and opinion. For example, you can describe the food choices; that's a fact. Your opinion was it was too fancy.
Distinguish between information and judgements. If you present facts and unbiased information, the review is useful to everyone. Once you start coloring your info with your own opinions and judgements, the review degrades.
So you are not supposed to use your opinion in a review? Really??? It's up to you to read the review and take what you want from the review.Hopefully you can distinguish between fact and opinion. For example, you can describe the food choices; that's a fact. Your opinion was it was too fancy.
Distinguish between information and judgements. If you present facts and unbiased information, the review is useful to everyone. Once you start coloring your info with your own opinions and judgements, the review degrades.
We knew charges were coming but we missed that page with the total amount. If they know before hand you had to pay this, why don't you pay it in your main payment instead of expecting to take a fairly large amount of currency around on your person? OK maybe the prices change they could still send a payable invoice the week prior to the trip.Yes, it is clearly posted on the website at Current Onboard Charges | Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet.
That probably has to do with what country the credit cards are processed in. Obviously there are tax implications for the company to process credit cards in the USA, I don’t know if Wyoming has an onerous business tax or not, but avoiding it altogether is the best solution.We knew charges were coming but we missed that page with the total amount. If they know before hand you had to pay this, why don't you pay it in your main payment instead of expecting to take a fairly large amount of currency around on your person? OK maybe the prices change they could still send a payable invoice the week prior to the trip.
It's common on liveaboards to have charges that you need to pay on board - usually at the end of the trip (some boats let you use a credit card but charge you the extra ~4.5% processing fee that they incur so cash is usually better) . You missed it so that is on you and not really a valid complaint. I have no issue with the rest of your review as it reflects your actual experience - so thanks for sharing!We knew charges were coming but we missed that page with the total amount. If they know before hand you had to pay this, why don't you pay it in your main payment instead of expecting to take a fairly large amount of currency around on your person? OK maybe the prices change they could still send a payable invoice the week prior to the trip.
You really think the taxes are less in Turks and Caicos? Every where we went the had that 30% tax placed on everything. Unless they are avoiding paying taxes, doubtful Wyoming was more. On an online invoice the credit card cost is normally the same as in person. At least it is for our company.That probably has to do with what country the credit cards are processed in. Obviously there are tax implications for the company to process credit cards in the USA, I don’t know if Wyoming has an onerous business tax or not, but avoiding it altogether is the best solution.
I ALWAYS processed credit cards for trip incidentals (hats, t-shirts, helium if a tech trip) outside of state waters so I didn’t have to charge sales tax to my clients. Taxation is theft, and sometimes those breathing gas bills would exceed a grand for a week of open circuit trimix diving.
Now That is Funny!Give facts, distinguish what is opinion, don't generalize.
Well obviously that's on you, it's not the fault of the dive charter that you didn't read carefully. They put it there, it's up to the customer to do their homework. So anything related to "surprise charges and fees" and you having to incur inconveniences for not bringing enough cash should be eliminated from your review because it is not a valid complaint (along with the poor visibility and possibly the choice of dive sites - because as I said as per my experience they were ALL bad). Toss the weird grumble about the "food being too fancy" and the silly rant about the midweek towel exchange and infrequent bed linen swaps (seriusly dude this is a DIVE boat not the Ritz Carlton) there isn't all that much to whine about except maybe the dive crew wasn't as friendly as you'd like and the boat was a bit run down.We also missed the page showing the total cost of the extras
Actually, no. Since you directed your post at me (and everyone else who read it), that is not necessarily why I go on a liveaboard. I go on a liveaboard for the convenience and the ability to do a ton of dives in a short period of time without constantly boarding and unloading heavy wet dive gear and wasting time on long boat rides and having all my gear right there ready to go without having to swap tanks and do a bunch of mundane tasks that do not apply when there is a dedicated gear station right near the platform (including a charging station for camera and torch batteries). If I forget something in my room it's never more than a 45 second walk to retrieve it, and on the way back I can usually grab a snack from the lounge. You can't put a price on that.You go on a liveaboard to reach dive sites that are usually inaccessible from the shore and are among the best diving around.