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Does anyone have booking info? i have a group of like 20 who would be into it ifs not super sketch. Also what departure time are they usually?

Does anyone have booking info? i have a group of like 20 who would be into it ifs not super sketch. Also what departure time are they usually?

All the banning of important items and criminal searches keep me away. I put up with it at the guv, but to go through that on a boat is just too much of a nuisance.

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Originally posted by RobSt*r Nothing personal against you or Activate, but maybe to help on your points, promoters and boat staff can get their shit together sooner, and start boarding the thing and ADVERTISING an hour sooner boarding time. Departure times stay the same.

I assure you, you are not the first person to think if that. we've done that. However the reality is that no matter what time boarding starts, 50 percent of the people attending still stroll up 5-10 minutes before departure. I've done 23 boat cruises in the last 7 years. It's always the same. We've also advertised a departure times 30 minute before the actual time. That worked, we got out on time, but a few people complained that we left 20 minutes late. However we had our full time on the water.

Unfortunately when 75-100-150 people stroll up 5 minutes before you're to leave dock, you can't exactly leave with out them. I wish it was that easy, but it would be a disaster if anyone were to actually do that and they would never hear the end of it.

I cant speak for other promoters, but with our events, we've only had to that left significantly late.

But i'm telling you.. if everyone did what i said early.. no one would ever leave more than a couple of minutes late.

maybe a megaphone/ air horn indicating time to move your butts from the parking lot to the boat? Most don't head to the line-up until the majority seem to move.

I'm coming with a baseball bat on May 30th

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Originally posted by DigiNut Fuck the boat cruises. I'll shell out $50 for 3 hours of entertainment if and when reports start pouring in that promoters and operators have cleaned up their act.

agreed.

basically, i have zero desire to hit up any boat cruises in TO this summer.

Advertising an earlier boarding is a great idea. Thing is, STICK to the times on the ticket and start boarding.

And leaving with people not on the boat.... If they're in the parking lot chillin' leave them behind. Seriously.

Does a concert that has a start time on the ticket wait to begin because there are 50 people that haven't made it into the venue yet? Does a plane wait at the airport because there are 50 people that haven't made it to the gate yet? There are times set out for a reason.

Why do we cater to the people who like to ruin the fun for others?



Someone needs to set the precedence, and once they do, promoters can follow suit....

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Originally posted by �Zm�zis

I think I may have to consider a trance cruise this summer.... Just because....

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Originally posted by jchung52

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Originally posted by jchung52 maybe a megaphone/ air horn indicating time to move your butts from the parking lot to the boat? Most don't head to the line-up until the majority seem to move.

best idea in the entire thread.

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Originally posted by activate Late departures are not always the fault of the promoters/boats.

Don't care. Find a way to fix it, or I'm not wasting any more money.

And I think I speak for many people here when I say that.

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Originally posted by Knox I think I may have to consider a trance cruise this summer.... Just because....

YAYAYAYAYYAYYAYAYAAYAYAYAYA! DO IT!!!!!!

agreed...if you're late too bad....come again the next week....


sure some of the late departures are not always promoters faults but I'm willing to bet that the majority are...

overall boatcruise season should be fun...maybe I'll go on a dirty cycle cruise this year...

So far its looking like Beats Ahoy, BBS and Canada day with Calderone (also beats ahoy) are looking good to start.

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Originally posted by RobSt*r LOL @ plastik girls who wear 6" heals and a mini dress on a boat. Its not fucking guvernment FFS!

do you run after trannies @ Guv or what?

How do the promoters lose money if people don't board, exactly? Aren't the majority of the tickets bought before hand? Pretty shoddy business to rely on people paying at the dock, isn't it?

Fucking leave without the cunts. Why is the world always waiting for the slow fucking morons??

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Originally posted by jennypie How do the promoters lose money if people don't board, exactly? Aren't the majority of the tickets bought before hand? Pretty shoddy business to rely on people paying at the dock, isn't it? Fucking leave without the cunts. Why is the world always waiting for the slow fucking morons??

Maybe if 100 people were waiting the last 5 min to board and they weren't let on the promoters think they'd lose out long term for those 100 ppl.

Toss up between losing out on 100 people by not letting them board when they're late OR losing out on way more by leaving on time, cutting down on the idiots etc etc.

For me the answer is obvious.

(I haven't been to a summer cruise mostly b/c they're on Sundays...when I work an earlier shift one of these days I will check it out.)

btw: allo Jennie!

Allo!

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Originally posted by Endlesswave

You said it! I do understand Activate's point of view. He doesn't want to disappoint people because he wants them to return.

But at the same time people are aware and are told "Arrive early or risk Missing Departure" simple as that! and don't complain/ask for a refund because you didn't follow simple instructions.

To me, it seems like the best method is to just lie about the departure time so that everyone is there early and gets on board. This way, the cruise leaves on time and everyone enjoys the full cruise time. However, I'm sure people will still complain once they realize that the promoter lied about the actual departure/cruise time. People seem to complain no matter what you do lol

I say just take off right at departure time and if you ain't on the boat, too damn bad...

I love the siren/horn/megaphone idea though! haha

Someone give me a CALZONE!

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker Someone give me a CALZONE!

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Originally posted by �Zm�zis To me, it seems like the best method is to just lie about the departure time so that everyone is there early and gets on board. This way, the cruise leaves on time and everyone enjoys the full cruise time. However, I'm sure people will still complain once they realize that the promoter lied about the actual departure/cruise time. People seem to complain no matter what you do lol

Yeah, well, no shit. If you lie about the departure time then the only person who knows about the real departure time is you. Since when am I the bad guy for complaining about a 2:00 departure when the ticket says 1:30? That's still bullshit, it solves nothing, I still had to sit on my ass drinking overpriced beer for a half hour.

I'll say it again: the promoters and operators have already lost all credibility. I will only consider giving them my money again after they are able to re-establish a reputation for providing a reasonable level of service. Make it happen, because that is the only solution as far as I'm concerned.

people are just accustomed to the boats leaving super-late now.

My friend and I totally went to the wrong pier for one of the cruises last year - and we were already running late. We assumed there was no chance we'd get on the boat but made our way down in a rush hoping we'd squeeze ourselves on. Sure-enough... boat wasn't even close to leaving... (and then someone g'd out which kept us there for even longer ).

I just think that rather than telling us the boat is gonna leave at __ time "sharp" and at cruise-time end up proving your word doesn't mean much by leaving __ hours late - make it very-clear that you're not exaggerating this time and follow-through.

How can anyone be mad? Trust me - punctuality is not a strong point of mine but I wouldn't be mad.

I was on the SOS cruise two years-ago that was delayed because of reasons beyond the promoters' control... stuff like that happens now and then. I don't even blame the promoters now...(it took a group effort to set the status quo), but someone's gotta fix things if you expect the cruise gimmick is gonna be a successful one this year. It really does bite when everyone is there and the damn boat isn't moving (and even worse when the music can't start depending on which pier the boat is leaving from)

Cruise tickets aren't cheap - why pay the ticket price for three hours (if-that) , when the majority of djs are guys we see every-week locally (I love our TO djs - but still...), when cruises are a dime a dozen... the experience has to be great - otherwise ... people will not find what you are offering to be of value and they will bitch.

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Originally posted by DigiNut .

lol whooppdeedoodeedooo a whole 15min-30min of waiting. OH NOES!

I just think people like to complain no matter what! If I pay for a 4 hour cruise and get a 4 hour cruise then I'm happy. I'm not going to complain that I had to wait 15min-30min for departure.

A solution would be nice though! But as someone else said, if you leave em behind once, they won't make the same mistake of coming late again!

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