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07-31-2019, 12:33 AM | #16 | |
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Re: Palapas Ventana Flop
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You get 0 response from me kid! Now go away!!!!
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07-31-2019, 07:20 AM | #17 |
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Re: Palapas Ventana Flop
If I spent $5000 and brought my wife down there only to find out there’s no TV, the boats aren’t reliable, and the captains can’t find us some fish.... man Id be pissed too. Guys may have had good experiences down there but it sure doesn’t sound like you didn’t. Bummer.
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07-31-2019, 08:13 AM | #18 |
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With all due respect, running a charter is no simple task. Most people haven't a clue what it takes to run one, myself included when I set out. In the beginning (2017) my boat started experiencing mechanical issues on my motors. First time was with my son and I limped back on one motor. (5 hrs.) It wasn't the time of travel that bothered me, but the realization that down there, there is no boater assist and my spanish sucks, so radio is out. It was a compressor issue on one of the 200 optimax and I had it fixed. A couple trips later-same thing, only this time it was with a paying couple and we also had to limp 30 miles on one motor. I ended up giving him 50% back ($600). I realized how IMPORTANT reliability is down there and decided, for safety sake that I would repower. Man, what a battle with my wife. She's like "why cant you just fix em" and I'm like " YOU aren't the one going 30-60 miles out with no support! (unless you speak good spanish and can maybe get someone on the radio). Anyway I bit the bullet and spent 50k on two brand new 300 4 strokes. Best thing I ever did! I've heard good things about Palapas Ventana and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, the fish don't play. As I said before, Baja is basically a guys trip. Minimal amenities and accommodations. If you want something a lil more refined, you'll find it here!
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07-31-2019, 08:38 AM | #19 |
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The point I am making is that, when you are trusted with a family vacation, you have a duty to deliver on everything you promise. Having two of the five boats in a fishing fleet break down in three days is just plain irresponsible. I don’t care how much you guys like this guy.
Consider not so much the expense but that which no one has enough of; TIME. My friend and his wife left their business only for the 3rd time in 15 years and the resort couldn’t even get their dietary restrictions correct. I am leaving the Palapas Ventana review alone from here. If you have never been there and want to go, good luck, you are really going to need it!
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07-31-2019, 09:15 AM | #20 |
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Re: Palapas Ventana Flop
Taking wives on a guys dive trip? Lol, what could possibly go wrong? Hell, I took the wife once to a 3 hr party with just divers. It was a disaster. Lol
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07-31-2019, 10:42 AM | #21 | |
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... but they still want to go!!!!
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07-31-2019, 11:43 AM | #22 |
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Mr. Carrasco—- Thank you for calling me “kid”. In two weeks, I turn 76. I have been diving consistently since I was thirteen years old, that’s 63 years. True, I don’t post very much. Maybe that is because I don’t often get as mad as I did when I read your ill considered attack A treasured diving institution, Palapas Ventana.
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07-31-2019, 12:38 PM | #23 | |
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Once again Sir, its not at all an attack. I am stating a factual experience on a trip that was disappointing to say the least. As consumers, forums like Spearboard have given us a strong platform to impact both shady business practices and stellar ones alike, accordingly. I don’t see that you do much of either. since you like Palapas Ventana so much, why have you not taken the time to share your stoke on the resort, its owner or its staff? Why did you wait until someone shares a negative experience? Anytime I have either a negative or a positive experience, I post it. Doing so, helps all operations improve or risk becoming extinct. Slow down a minute, re-read my original comment, see things from our perspective for a moment and considering how you would feel if your very first experience at Palapas Ventana went the way ours did. I would hope that your maturity prevails and you can understand our point of view. Moreover, appreciate the value in posts like these- albeit, contrary to how they jolt your heartstrings.
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07-31-2019, 01:01 PM | #24 |
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Re: Palapas Ventana Flop
not big on forum rants but happy to discuss reality with anyone who has questions about a trip with us -
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07-31-2019, 01:46 PM | #25 | |
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... Feel free to elaborate. Oh yeah, “not big on forum rants.” Reminds me of the good ole’ octopus. Squirt ink and abscond right behind it! How about: “I would be happy to answer any questions about a trip with us.” Lest you are ready to engage in an honest, open forum conversation/discussion or what you conveniently dismiss as “a rant.” -Buyer beware. Honest customer feedback resented to boot! By the way, Did you really change your Avitar Title and add Spearboard Sponsor. I guess I can expect the thread to die pretty soon! Well, you do live in Mexico- when in Rome...
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07-31-2019, 01:59 PM | #26 |
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happy to answer any questions email me 17 years in business and packed with return customers and always improving Sea of Cortez resort and camp plus Mag Bay house on the island liveaboards on both sides of Baja and 3 weeks a year Panama Tuna liveaboards Love my Job
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07-31-2019, 02:28 PM | #27 |
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I was planning to go down there and take my family for 5 days. I don't want to go to a broken down boat. I am glad you have educated us in the way in which we would be treated. Mexico is always a bit sketchy but i have never been ripped off there.
I guess ill replan our trip to Bahia De Los Angeles instead. I know the people are honest and excellent there. Thanks for your blog. It's the only way to keep things honest for the rest of us. |
07-31-2019, 04:34 PM | #28 | |
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07-31-2019, 04:53 PM | #29 | |
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However, would your opinion be the same if your boat was a heap that broke down repeatedly and ended up with no fish as a result of it. If this guy doesn’t improve his operation by retiring his garbage motors, even guys like you will soon be writing post like these. Its just a matter of time. Since you are going back, please share with us when you return, whether the same 125 2stroke Mercury engine is still being used. Whats more, why don't you jump on that boat and test it out. As for the TV, how much can it possibly cost him to put those in? The answer is a lot in lost drinks’ revenue. No one in my party drinks- so yes, a TV would have been nice. My two cents to your 2 cents.
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07-31-2019, 05:10 PM | #30 |
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Shiz happens & it sucks! I personally know well over 50 people who have had exceptional experiences at PV. I'll consider PV as a 4.5 star Yelp review. Can't please everybody & it definitely sounds like an effort was made. I'll be planning a trip in the next few months. As for the TV thing, they should be banned in Baja!
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