socaldiver
Contributor
Very kind of you to stay on top of this issue so that we can all get the proper clarification.
Nancyscuba, I personally have not had the pleasure of experiencing their liveaboards, but I have no doubt that it is top notch just from what I have read about their operation and from reports posted on several different boards. But that is not the concern. The concern is if it is true they charge a higher rate for Americans and Japanese than other countries and why that would be. I read your explanation a couple of times and I hate to say it, but I don't agree with your scenario.
If you book a trip with someone for next month, next year or even the year after, they will quote you a price and you are required to place a deposit. This reserves your spot on the trip and I believe it also freezes the cost of the trip. Fluctuation of the value of the dollar I don't believe comes into play at that time. But the fluctuation of the dollar is not the issue either. What we are trying to ascertain is the validity of statements made that 2 countries are charged more for the same trip as people from other parts of the world, and if that is true, why.
Nancyscuba, I personally have not had the pleasure of experiencing their liveaboards, but I have no doubt that it is top notch just from what I have read about their operation and from reports posted on several different boards. But that is not the concern. The concern is if it is true they charge a higher rate for Americans and Japanese than other countries and why that would be. I read your explanation a couple of times and I hate to say it, but I don't agree with your scenario.
If you book a trip with someone for next month, next year or even the year after, they will quote you a price and you are required to place a deposit. This reserves your spot on the trip and I believe it also freezes the cost of the trip. Fluctuation of the value of the dollar I don't believe comes into play at that time. But the fluctuation of the dollar is not the issue either. What we are trying to ascertain is the validity of statements made that 2 countries are charged more for the same trip as people from other parts of the world, and if that is true, why.