As from the hotel reopening we will eventually be switching the Boobs Cruise to a regular schedule. During August we will run on the old basis of dates depending on numbers listed on the roll call. August dates will be: - Monday 21st August - Saturday 26th August During September we intend to run every Friday and also one Monday - Friday 1st September - Friday 8th September - Monday 11th September - Friday 15th September - Friday 22nd September - Friday 29th September From October forward once the hotel has their full capacity of rooms available we will run every Monday and every Friday. We will start taking bookings two months ahead instead of one month. I will open the August and September cruise dates later today (4th July) once I have made appropriate updates to the relevant webpages. A regular schedule will help people ensure their dates can include a Boobs Cruise, which is an often asked request. We may have certain exceptions when we don't run on those days such as special occasions (Christmas, Halloween, Reopening party, New Year etc) falling on a Monday or Friday. In those cases we will run one day before or after depending on the occasion. Our profile at the hotel will be raised significantly, there is no more rival cruise (previously known as One and Only) and we expect to make greater "in hotel sales" than before. In hotel sales staff will be actively promoting our cruise as their only adult product, and we are in the process of producing promotional material. Sales staff will be fully briefed on our appropriate customer demographic. We are replacing many components of our sound system (speakers etc) and will also be using a new beach club that has recently been completed (same dock location, but next door to the old one). We will have exclusive use of the new beach club just for our group. We will be using the 'big boat' (Just Amazing) if we have more than 60 people, if we have less we will use a smaller boat but it will still be Platinum Class and an improvement over the 'smaller boat' we used previously for lower numbers. We will be raising our price, sorry! The last time we raised prices was Jan 2015, some 2 and a half years ago. Since then my price to charter the boat has increased twice and our staff also had a healthy pay rise about a year and a half ago. We will still offer an online booking discount to encourage early booking and reward our regular customers and cancuncare members. As a comparison, the top of the line "Platinum Class" non adult themed catamaran tour currently sells for $115 (inc tax) and offers everything we do but does not have a DJ, top quality Ents staff, sound system, prizes and games etc. There is also a 4 hr sunset cruise around Isla Mujeres with on board snacks only, no DJ, small boat for $99 plus $11 tax. Our new price will be $108pp online with a deposit of $43 in advance, followed by a balance of $65pp on the day. Our in hotel price and walk up price will be $115pp ($11 tax is included in both cases). The online price represents an increase of 6% per annum since our last increase. We do not have a confirmed meeting place inside the hotel at the moment, this should be agreed shortly after our return from vacation in early August.
That makes so much sense to have set days, it answers so many questions people have when booking 6-12 months in advance. It is very exciting to hear that they are acknowledging your superior product and are promoting it within. That also shows their commitment to offering a total overall improved concept. As far as the price increase, any vacationer knows that for a full day, over the top excursion, that is still a great value. People are shelling out twice that for an hour experience to "swim with a dolphin", while we have a chance to.... well you know what we do on there, and it is a hell of a lot more fun than swimming with any aquatic mammal!!! Congratulations and good luck! See you in October! Paul & Lisa
@Steve It might be to soon for you to answer this but I will ask anyway....looking at the first week of October do you think we will still be on the Friday only schedule? I know the Grand Opening isn't until mid-october. I don't if/when they will be full capacity. Nikki
@Steve will it be a separate post for the August Boobs Cruise or on this thread or the official August thread?
Fantastic Steve! Really great news to see how the business has evolved, how you are adapting the product, and how your hotel connection has "legitimised" the Boobs Cruise! Doubtlessly your hard work has been a big part of their success after all! Great explanation of these changes, and thanks for your openness with your loyal fans! I hope you are able to get the bookings you need to make the new regular schedule a success - Personally I am delighted that I know I will be able to get on a cruise during my trip in November, and look forward to toasting you and the new, improved, Boobs Cruise 2.0!
Can't imagine that the slight price increase will impact things much. I love the set schedule concept, that should be very well received. Thanks for the info Steve. Looking forward to our Boobs Cruise in October!
I take it nothing in the beginning of August? We have a group of friends going down there and they were really looking forward to the cruise.
New beach club, is it the one right at the end of the dock or down the beach past the previously used club? If I remember correctly there was not much else past the old beach club. T
