I am so disappointed. I have talked to Carnival 4 times about booking the Dolphin Swim in Cabo. Each time they assured me that it would be available and would be posted on thier websight to book soon. Today I was told by an extremely rude customer service rep from Carnival that he didn't know why I was told it would be available but it would not. He basically said too bad..deal with it. I was going to book this for my daughter for her birthday. She has wanted to swim with the dophins for years. She is graduating from college this year and this is probably my last chance to give her this gift before she moves out and moves on with her life. I have spoke to Carnival probably 6 or 7 times about this trip and I cannot believe how rude most of their agents are. This is my last Carnival cruise. I am sticking with Royal Caribbean for now on. I have never had a bad cruise or a rude agent with them. Anyway, does anyone know how to book this excursion outside of Carnival?
Trust me, RCI has their share of rude employees too. It isn't something exclusive to Carnival.
I'd feel fine doing a private tour in Cabo. Google "cabo san lucas dolphins" and you'll find tour options. BTW, I moved this to Ports of Call Chat since it isn't a Caribbean port.
I am so glad to hear you were able to book this excursion. There have been very good reports for shoretrips. So sorry to hear the Carnival representative was rude, but it does happen with all lines, unfortunately. I know your daughter will love it. I finally got to do the swim in Cozumel. It was one of the most awesome experiences in my life. I had to wait until I was 50, but it was well worth the wait You did book the swim and not the encounter, I hope. The encounter doesn't give you the interaction with the dolphins that the swim does. The swim is more expensive, but was worth every cent!
So today, after Carnival was so rude and guarantteed that the dolphin swim would not be available on this cruise, the dolphin swim shows up on my bookable shore excursions. It just seems very unprofessional the way they handled this. The good news is that I was able to book through shoretrips.com but it was more expensive than the ships excursion.
You did book the swim and not the encounter, I hope. The encounter doesn't give you the interaction with the dolphins that the swim does. The swim is more expensive, but was worth every cent!
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