Jeep info in Aruba
Saturday, May 1
new info 4/8/04

Jeep Insurance info - as of April 8
There are three options for insurance per Raj at American Jeep:
Deductible $1000, fee $15
Deductible $ 750, fee $20
Deductivle $ 500, fee $25

American Jeep & Car Rental.

• 4 Jeep Wranglers
  
  
• $75 per Jeep - Cash
  
  
• Located located just outside the maingate at the cruise terminal
  
  
• We can pick up at 8am. Return by 5:30pm
  
  
• All jeeps are soft tops and 4x4
  
  
• All prices are cash and there are no additional fees except OPTIONAL collision insurance at your own choice which is $15 per jeep, but they can tell you about that when you are here. No Credit card covers 4x4 accidents on aruba, so make sure you check with your insurance.

Info posted on Ports-Aruba board re: renting a Jeep in Aruba and seeing the sights:
Part 1 (renting the jeep)
Part 2 (touring the island)

Canopy Tour
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Wednesday, May 5

Details coordinated by our fearless leader Joyce:

The tour includes the canopy tour, a hike in Manuel Antonio National Park and a typical Costa Rican lunch (based on past experience with them in South America, the lunches were all fantastic!). The cost is $129.00 pp and the tours lasts approx 8 hrs. They will send us invoices via email. If we add more people, (even from the ship) the cost will be less.
It is Portcompass Tour # GLA-MACAN. Website: http://www.portcompass.com/regionproducts.cfm?region=Carrib

Zippers:
Joyce & Tom
Michael & John
Doris & Carl
Cathy & Jerry
Bill & Sue

Info from Dave at Port Compass as of 2/02/04:
Jungle Walk instead of ziplining?
I have gotten re-confirmation that there are a sufficient number of guides on your tour to allow a jungle walk to be performed by those who do not wish to use the zipline.

Who is the local tour company for the zipline?
Sue tells me that our local operator is sub-contracting a company called Waterfall Canopy Tours to deliver that particular portion of your tour. A detailed review of their services is included in this "e-pinion" posting that was made by a Costa Rica tourist in 2002: http://www.epinions.com/content_2560598148

Info from Dave at Port Compass as of 1/30/04:
Is there a weight limit for the "zip" mechanism?
Sorry: the operator has still not replied to that question, so I have no answer at this time.

Refund policy for an absence due to illness?
In the case of an absence of one or two persons, we can offer a full refund. However, if a more significant number of absences occur, we may only be able to offer partial refunds depending upon the base cost of our having booked the guide/operator.

Refund policy for the group absence due to ship canceling the port or due to the operator canceling the tour(e.g. for safety reasons during extreme weather)?
These kinds of failures involving cancellations out of your control merit full refunds, of course.

Just wanted also to confirm that anyone who finds they are unable to do the zip line will have a tour of the area with a guide?
Sue had received preliminary "OK" on the idea of the guide being able to handle both those who want to zip and those who don't. But I agree that we must get extra confirmation on that; it would seem to me that such a group "split-up" would be possible only if *two* guides are leading the tour. I want written confirmation from the operator that a 2-guide tour is what they plan.

Please let me know (by doing a "reply all" to this message) if there are other questions and I will add them to the above list! As soon as your questions have all been satisfied, I will do one more "count of hands" regarding how many persons wish to book this tour, and then I will send out individual tour plans (invoices) to each couple/family. Thanks for your patience as we communicate with our tour operator to get all your questions answered! -- Dave Sklar, Dave@PortCompass.com