Rdclfamily Posted November 11, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 11, 2023 For those of you who have booked with Cleve's Tours: Can I trust the process? They are just asking me to send them money "friends and family style". NO invoice came through to secure the date. If I do this, there is no recourse via paypal if they cancel on me. It's only $100, but still... I just wish there was a little bit more formality and not just facebook messaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted November 11, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rdclfamily said: For those of you who have booked with Cleve's Tours: Can I trust the process? They are just asking me to send them money "friends and family style". NO invoice came through to secure the date. If I do this, there is no recourse via paypal if they cancel on me. It's only $100, but still... I just wish there was a little bit more formality and not just facebook messaging. We have never paid in advance on Roatan although i know requests are more common now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2000 Posted November 11, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Rdclfamily said: For those of you who have booked with Cleve's Tours: Can I trust the process? They are just asking me to send them money "friends and family style". NO invoice came through to secure the date. If I do this, there is no recourse via paypal if they cancel on me. It's only $100, but still... I just wish there was a little bit more formality and not just facebook messaging. Cleve has an excellent reputation. Unfortunately, formality costs money, and we are talking about an island off the coast of a third-world country. You could ask Cleve for an invoice and see what happens. In the end, if you believe there is a risk, much like anything else in the world you have to weigh that risk against the reward. Enjoy the island, if you go. :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OCSC Mike Posted November 13, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) On 11/10/2023 at 7:24 PM, c-leg5 said: We have never paid in advance on Roatan although i know requests are more common now. They do seem to be more common around the Caribbean, especially with smaller independent operators. FWIW, I'm in the middle of planning a Roatan tour with Rony's Tours (had one planned in 2019 but the ship couldn't dock due to high winds). He asked for a PayPal deposit if I could but when I told him I'd rather just pay the whole thing when we got there he was perfectly OK with that. Edited November 13, 2023 by OCSC Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted November 13, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: They do seem to be more common around the Caribbean, especially with smaller independent operators. FWIW, I'm in the middle of planning a Roatan tour with Rony's Tours (had one planned in 2019 but the ship couldn't dock due to high winds). He asked for a PayPal deposit if I could but when I told him I'd rather just pay the whole thing when we got there he was perfectly OK with that. That is what we have done but I understand the logic of them wanting a commitment too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OCSC Mike Posted November 13, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 minute ago, c-leg5 said: That is what we have done but I understand the logic of them wanting a commitment too. 100%. I missed out on a very small excursion (limited to 12 people I think) that required payment in advance b/c I waited too long to pull the trigger (it was 9 months out at the time). It kinda worked out though. We now plan to do it in 2025 instead of 2024 when we have a more preferable docking schedule in that port anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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