I'll grade ya, on MY personal scale. Note" Y'all, I said MY personal scale, I'm sure everyone's got their own scale just like everyone's got their own buttplug, right? Q1 "Steves and only Steves cruise." A1: Absolutely correct! Q2 "large cooler mug." A2: On a roll! Again, Absolutely correct!! Q3 "2 and 5 dollar bills for tips" A3: Don't know about the Two Dollar Bills, y'all (sort of a Limp Bizkit reference for you hip to music types). Personally, I use singles and tens. Singles during the day usually, tens to liven someone's day when they've been kicking ass in my or Stacia's name. Shout out to Jose! Dude is a Machine! Q4: "join in everything" A4: If that's your thing, crush it! I am STILL, after SIX trips trying to get Stacia to shake her ass in the Ms. Temptation contest. I don't get it. She's not shy... Q5: "look after the maids" A5: Absolutely correct, again! Take care of your housekeeper and they keep your house perfect for you! Even if you have an unfortunate incident involving too much vodka and raspberry and it is ... uh ... shot out with tremendous force places it should not go. Just sayin' . Do NOT do as I do, do as I SAY. Q6: "avoid the time share pitch at all costs" A6: Sorta kinda. Avoid the whole "production/presentation" thing. If you are interested in going back AGAIN after you've been, say, FIVE times like us, you may want to opt for the abbreviated, cut-to-the-chase dealio we got. If so, just ask to be taken to the sales manager and be shown, on paper, what you get for how much. That simple. They "can" show it to you in ten minutes. If you travel a lot, as we do, it's impressive. I "would" have saved (woulda, coulda, shoulda I know) four grand on the trips I've already booked and paid for this year, alone. The thing is going to pay for itself in 2.5 years at our current trip-taking regimen, which we've been following for the past SIX years. Q7: "sea sickness pills for the Boobs Cruise" A6: No clue. We're not wimps. We're drunks, there's a difference ... and immunity to sea-sickness comes with alcohol poisoning. Q8: "don't lose your towel" A8: True, it's one of the most expensive towels you'll ever buy and never use again! Q9: "drink like it's going out of fashion" A9: It really won't go out of fashion, but I guess we can create a sense of urgency that way, can't we! 10: "And finally remember nobody knows you and nobody gives a shit." A10: Absolutely correct once more! "How did we do ?" OK, tallying our scores of this exam, we give you a 97$%! If you take control of the membership presentation at the outset, knowing what it is and what you "need" to see vs. what they want to "show you" to build value, it is not that bad. We were done with the main points in 10 minutes. We had questions, all answered quickly and in our favor. They will sweeten your deal for you to close, as any good salesperson, so keep that in mind as well. Also, it's a HUGE help to be built like a brick sh*thouse (ladies only) when you're trying to bargain, Stacia got things that I have no illusions about MY being offered to make sure the deal closed.
Welcome to the forum Jac and Mark, from a fellow Brit. Looks like you were able to find all the 'must knows'. There's a few more suggestions at this link: http://www.cancuncare.com/forum/temptation-cancun-reviews/5793-69-temptation-first-timers-tips.html it's a little dated but most still as relevant as ever. I'd echo Stacia and John's comments about the timeshare. It all depends on your travel habits and to be honest it doesn't usually work for Brits, but for some people it can work out great. There was a period a couple of years ago where I would have warned people away at all costs, but the program is very different now and the people behind it actually seem to care about their members once again, which has got to be good for all concerned.
Hey John Thanks for the detailed response Really appreciate it and will take on board what you say. I'll take 97% no bad for a novice When I said join in everything I was stretching it a bit I can't see Jac volunteering for the miss Temptation either. Can you recommend a room location
Thanks Steve and congratulations on the board. It's first class Really looking forward to meeting you in September ( if you have a cruise scheduled ) Not quite sure what to expect but everyone on here says it's the highlight of their trip and that many people can't be wrong.
Room recommendations.... For me personally, I answered this with an intended-to-be-funny comment about the following items being required for my room: King-size bed Channel 12 Huge double-rainfall shower Big-ass balcony with great viewing angles to & from Sexy Pool area .... and the rest I forget as unimportant. But that's me. Stacia REALLY liked the Temptation Suites (the numbers we saw were 1139 (ours) and 1140 (next door). They are an upgrade of a couple steps though, which I only paid for the first step. But, now as members, I think we automatically have the jacuzzi rooms as our base room? That sound right, y'all in the know types?
Don't forget to wake up early to get the perfect spot by the pool by putting ur towel on the chairs...
Thanks Deereman. I'll add that to my ever increasing list It's probably gonna be 63 pages long by September.
U got it..September will be our third trip....so we kinda sorta know the ins and outs...we are part of the April addicts, but are doing September this year...sorry Kim and bruce
Thanks Jeff n Jill We plan to get involved with the forum until we go and hopefully for a long time after with the new friends we make. Have a great trip in June
