liveaboard.....scam?

[alicatfish]

In my search for a live-aboard I've come to find that the business of booking these trips is much like buying a used car. "Last 2 spots left!" "Let us know right away!" "Urgent!" And my favorite: "Your first choice is fully booked. Sorry!" when in fact is there were no bookings at all, for which reason it had been cancelled. Why not just TELL me that it was cancelled due to lack of participation? Why lie? When we finally booked they actually told me that my husband and I got the last 2 spots on our boat, but then a friend wanted to go (and sleep in the middle :smileysto ) so I contacted them and miracle of all miracles (note the sarcasm) they had space for him!

Guess I'm just venting at having been lied to. I hate being lied to. :mooner:

But the good news is that we are booked on a boat (our 3rd choice of dates and I had to rearrange my vacation from work which was actually quite stressful). And we leave in a few weeks. And the dives are all guided. And, did I mention that our trip is booked??? :monkeydan

 

[Garrobo]

Always check these people out on a discussion forum before letting go of your hard-earned.

 

[Hillmorton Scubie]

I absolutely detest Liars. An honest person stands no chance when they come up against a liar in life.

 

[DiveMaven]

Gosh, I'd love to know which liveaboard company this was with. Do tell please. I've never come across that problem when booking, but we've always gone with Nekton cruises thus far.

 

[ZzzKing]

I hate being lied to. :mooner:

...and you married him anyway?

That kind of stuff can be irritating but furtunately I haven't run in to too much of it myself.

 

[Garrobo]

You have a chanse if you can kick his ******.

 

[alicatfish]

save-money-diving.com. I booked a trip on My Tempest off Sharm. This was the trip that we apparently got the last 2 spots, but then one misteriously opened up for my friend.

I was looking at King Snefro 3 too but save-money-diving said is was fully booked. The boat company said it was "unavailable". I suspect it was "unavailable" because there wasn't enough people to run the boat. That is fine, understandable. On their website (and one other) it said 12 places available, but when I inquired it disappeared from their itinerary list. The following week it became "available" and KS called me. I'm guessing a small group of enough people booked it.

No, I don't have hard facts to support any of this. But my intuition tells me this is what is going on. I'm going with my intuition.

 

[Carribeandiver]

I am looking into a trip to Thailand and was thinking of using save-money-diving.com. thanks for the warning. I have made several dive trips and have used several different live-aboard and resorts and have never had any baloney thrown my way when booking reservations. I would not deal with a company that comes across like used car dealers either. thanks again and enjoy your trip.

 

[tonka97]

I sent an email to www.save-money-diving.com, and invited a rebuttal.

 

[Allison Finch]

I have used travel companies for all my trips in the last five years. The company I use for all my trips now is www.scubatravelventures.com .They never jerk you around, make flawless plans, and know everyone!! I will use no one else anymore.