Boat Trip From HELL!!!!
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BEWARE OF THE SANTA MARIA BOAT TOUR TO LOS ARCOS & LOS ANIMOS!!!! They CRAM 150 people on the boat, not enough snorkel gear & HORRIBLE FOOD & CRAPPY bottom of the barrel drinks. LOS ANIMAS IS SOOOO GROSS & DISGUSTING!
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Yep that was the one that sunk Mogens but they had two of them. The link above is the the discussion we had at the time it happened.
Yep that was the one that sunk Mogens but they had two of them. The link above is the the discussion we had at the time it happened.
Since he hasn't posted back, I am going to take a guess and say that the tide probably brought in all the junk (tree bark, garbage, etc.)in the ocean from the rains on that day. Several years ago we went to Quiximito (sp?) and it was really gross. There was black stuff all over the beach and it didn't smell good. No one would go in the water and it was a hot day. I was told by folks on other PV boards, when I complained about it, that that is a day to day thing in the summer time and was probably very nice and clean the next day after the tide washed it out again. I was surprized because I had been there before and found it to be very nice. I guess the stuff just moves around in the bay during the summer time after heavy rains. You never know what you will get.
Perhaps the red tide was still in when he went too.
Perhaps the red tide was still in when he went too.
Don't think that was what he was complaining about. Post is titled "Boat trip from hell", so I'm guessing that the main complaint was the Boat itself... I don't know how big the boat is.... maybe somebody who knows can enlighten me... If I'm ever going to take this tour I would like to know in advance...because 150 people on a dinghy is pushing it, but on the Queen Mary it is minuscule...Since he hasn't posted back, I am going to take a guess and say that the tide probably brought in all the junk
Also appears he/she/it didn't like the food offered... What did they provide? Did it make you sick, or did you not like the taste?... was food supposed to be part of the tour package, or just an incidental? Had to have been a very busy day as the company appears to be buying its rum in bulk by the barrel/keg as he was being served stuff from the bottom.
Being curious people it would be nice if these one time posters would come back on and enlighten us a little more about their adventure..... after all we are assuming that it is a genuine adventurer that had a bad experience verses a competitor with an axe to grind, but you never know when they never return for a followup. IMHO
I've done the Santa Maria boat tour that I believe that poster is referencing - it's the smaller, "cheaper" of the two SantaMaria's that were once offered (IIRC, it's the larger one that sunk and is no longer being offered). It's a real average, middle of the road booze cruise. Nothing to distinguish it from any of the others. If they put 150 people on that boat in low season I'll eat my hat - it's rarely that full in high season unless it's a cruise ship port day. I'm pretty sure that is an exaggerated guess of a number unless the poster physically counted every person including the crew. I'd bank on the boat's listed capacity with crew probably being closer to being between 75-90. As noted, a real average booze cruise, nothing to write home about from the food to the drinks to the tour itself. I wouldn't take it again, I wasn't impressed with their snorkeling safety and they were even less concerned about ensuring that everyone got back on the boat afterwards. There are definitely better tours in the bay.
Of course this was before I had my own boat, now I don't do "tour boats"
Of course this was before I had my own boat, now I don't do "tour boats"