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Scuba Forum / Scuba Locations / May 2005Belize Liveaboard - Sea Dancer II -11/05
Looking for a getaway? National Geographic Portal Trip or any number of specialties offered by Rich (PADI M-10927) the instructor on the trip. So why not travel to Belize, aboard the Peter Hughes, Sun Dancer II. A 138 feet long and 26 feet wide, it serves 20 guests with a crew of seven. From BWI (Baltimore, MD) this trip comes in around $2595 http://www.divestsc.com/news.html#belize RBest@DiveSTSC.com <spadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1115953843.736179.165900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Looking for a getaway? National Geographic Porkal Trip or any number of > specialties offered by Rich (PADI M-10927) the instructor on the trip. > So why not travel to Belize, aboard the Peter Hughes, Spam Dancer II. A A trip to Belize on a Peter Hughes boat in the middle of hurricane season. Sounds like a deal to me. > <spadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1115953843.736179.165900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > A trip to Belize on a Peter Hughes boat in the middle of hurricane season. > Sounds like a deal to me. You'd think they'd be offering a bigger discount. Hurricane season from June until mid-November. However, historically, most hurricanes occur between August and October in Belize. So actualy its the tail end of hurricane season > Hurricane season from June until mid-November. However, historically, > most hurricanes occur between August and October in Belize. Iris didn't......which should be enough to cause anyone a moment of serious reflection when considering a Belize liveaboard trip during hurricane season. There is a reason October and November are considered part of hurricane season. > Hurricane season from June until mid-November. However, historically, > most hurricanes occur between August and October in Belize. So actualy > its the tail end of hurricane season So why would anyone travel with a spammer during hurricane season when they could, for $200 more, safely travel outside of hurricane season? Plus you have to add in the expense of travel insurance which anyone taking a Peter Hughes boat during hurricane season would be a fool not to have. I didn't see any disclaimer and warning to purchase such insurance on your spam. Does this mean that you're personally taking on the risk that Hughes might cancel the charter and refuse refunds like he did the last time? And where did you get the idea that it was OK to advertise your trip here, where commercial advertising is forbidden? Not only is it a waste of time since no one here is stupid enough to take the bait and we all boycott spammers, but there's a good chance it will backfire as everyone who reads this group will tell all their friends to boycott your hurricane trip as well. Obviously you need to be in a different line of work if you can't afford to advertise on your own. actualy i just though you guys might be intrested its not my trip i am not tring to advertise i saw it on scubascuba.com and just though i would share no need to go off the deep end.. <spamadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1116007544.048301.75920@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > actualy i just though you guys might be intrested its not my trip i am > not tring to advertise i saw it on scubascuba.com and just though i > would share no need to go off the deep end.. Yeah, right. That's one of the worst covers for spam I've heard to date. Even more reason to boycott the trip. > actualy i just though you guys might be intrested its not my trip i am > not tring to advertise i saw it on scubascuba.com and just though i > would share no need to go off the deep end.. We aren't going off the deep end and we aren't going on a Peter Hughes liveaboard to Belize during hurricane season, either. "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Does this mean that you're personally taking on the risk that Hughes :might cancel the charter and refuse refunds like he did the last time? What last time? Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: > :Does this mean that you're personally taking on the risk that Hughes > :might cancel the charter and refuse refunds like he did the last time? > > What last time? Yeah, what Dan said. Last time, Peter didn't cancel. That was why so many people died. >> What last time? > > Yeah, what Dan said. Last time, Peter didn't cancel. That was why so > many > people died. I thought he canceled the subsequent charters until he brought in the boat from Palau. Those who were canceled had few options available. > >> What last time? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I thought he canceled the subsequent charters until he brought in the boat > from Palau. Those who were canceled had few options available. Ah. >> > Yeah, what Dan said. Last time, Peter didn't cancel. That was why so >> > many [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Ah. Which means the fools who book with the spammer not only risk certain death if they get hit by a hurricane, but risk losing their investment if a trip prior to theirs capsizes and kills everyone aboard. Spam = Murder "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I thought he canceled the subsequent charters until he brought in the boat :from Palau. Those who were canceled had few options available. But they did get trip credits to take another Peter Hughes trip in the future. What they lost was their airfare, maybe. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > :I thought he canceled the subsequent charters until he brought in the > boat > :from Palau. Those who were canceled had few options available. > > But they did get trip credits to take another Peter Hughes trip in the > future. What they lost was their airfare, maybe. You've overlooked the impact on vacation time. For most people, cancellation of vacation plans often means loss of the chance to take a meaningful vacation. For some people, that's more important than the financial considerations. Lee >> :I thought he canceled the subsequent charters until he brought in the >> boat [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >meaningful vacation. For some people, that's more important than the >financial considerations. Many companies now have use-or-lose vacation policies. And rescheduling a vacation like that usually involves at least six months of planning. >Lee  Signaturedillon Women should be obscene and not absurd. Dillon Pyron <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Many companies now have use-or-lose vacation policies. And :rescheduling a vacation like that usually involves at least six months :of planning. So? Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. "Lee Bell" <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :You've overlooked the impact on vacation time. For most people, :cancellation of vacation plans often means loss of the chance to take a :meaningful vacation. For some people, that's more important than the :financial considerations. If that particular vacation was that precious, the people could have bought another one somewhere else and taken the Peter Hughes trip at another time. Or, they could have taken another Peter Hughes trip if space was available. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard > resulting in: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > But they did get trip credits to take another Peter Hughes trip in the > future. What they lost was their airfare, maybe. But Belize is much more affordable in terms of money and time than other Peter Hughes destinations which may take several days of travel to/from the boat and much more money for air fare and the extra cost of the charter (I believe Belize is Peter's cheapest boat trip). A refund would have allowed people to chose a comparable replacement trip elsewhere in the Caribbean. "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :But Belize is much more affordable in terms of money and time than other :Peter Hughes destinations which may take several days of travel to/from the :boat and much more money for air fare and the extra cost of the charter (I :believe Belize is Peter's cheapest boat trip). A refund would have allowed :people to chose a comparable replacement trip elsewhere in the Caribbean. They could have taken a Peter Hughes vacation in Turks and Caicos, which has very nice diving, and it also in the Caribbean, well, sort of. In any event, Peter Hughes had a boat running out of Provodenciales at the time, which has a get to cost about the same as Belize for most of North America. Dan Bracuk If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure. > Hurricane season from June until mid-November. However, historically, > most hurricanes occur between August and October in Belize. So actualy > its the tail end of hurricane season Mid-November? Actually, it isn't officially over until the end of November. Regardless, your spam trip is November 5 and so still in hurricane season. Lessee, here's some November hurricanes, some of them later in November but all of them too close to November 5 for comfort: Storm 6 Storm 10 Storm 14 (1916) Storm 2 (1925) Kate Michelle Gordon Greta Lenny Mitch ><spadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message >news:1115953843.736179.165900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >A trip to Belize on a Peter Hughes boat in the middle of hurricane season. >Sounds like a deal to me. It could be. It depends on how much they're paying. Signaturedillon Women should be obscene and not absurd. > ><spadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message > >news:1115953843.736179.165900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > It could be. It depends on how much they're paying. $2595, it was in the first post. Does that sound like a deal to you? >> ><spadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >news:1115953843.736179.165900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >$2595, it was in the first post. Does that sound like a deal to you? They're going to pay me $2600? I think I could do that. That should cover repatriation of remains. Signaturedillon Women should be obscene and not absurd. >>> ><spadmin@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> >news:1115953843.736179.165900@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >They're going to pay me $2600? I think I could do that. That should >cover repatriation of remains. That's before the fuel surcharge. You don't learn about that until after you pay for the trip. |
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