点评:Mr. Ilko Gochev from Bulgaria , booked our yacht for a Maldives dive safari trip from 22–29 March 2025, bringing a group of 17 divers. He had initially agreed to pay a 30% deposit to confirm the booking, but that never came through. He sent us what looked like a payment slip, but the money never arrived. When we followed up, his responses were unexpectedly rude. Later, he assured us he would bring the full payment in cash upon arrival.
When we met him at the airport, he showed up with less cash than promised. We told him clearly that we couldn’t go ahead with the trip unless the full payment was made. He then asked us to continue and assured us that the remaining balance would be sent during the trip. His guests seemed completely unaware of the situation, so we decided to proceed in good faith.
Sadly, by the end of the trip, we still hadn’t received the rest of the payment. He gave us more promises, saying the transfer would be made soon. But after leaving the country, he blocked us on WhatsApp and Instagram, and has been ignoring our emails ever since. It's now been over four months, and the payment is still outstanding.
This whole experience has been extremely disappointing. We put our trust in him and chose to honor the trip for the sake of his group. We still hope he will do the right thing and settle the payment. In the meantime, we feel it’s only fair to warn others in the dive, liveaboard, and tourism industry to be very cautious when dealing with him or anyone representing his business.
翻译:来自保加利亚的Ilko Gochev先生帮我们预订了一艘游艇,准备在2025年3月22日至29日期间带我们去马尔代夫潜水探险,我们一行17人。他最初答应先支付30%的定金以确认预订,但这笔钱始终没到账。他给我们发了一张看起来像是付款单的东西,但钱始终没到账。我们跟进询问时,他的回复出乎意料地粗鲁。后来,他向我们保证会在抵达时以现金形式全额付款。
我们在机场接他时,他带的现金比承诺的要少。我们明确告诉他,除非全额付款,否则无法继续行程。然后,他让我们继续行程,并保证剩余款项会在行程期间支付。他的客人似乎完全不知情,所以我们决定诚心诚意地继续行程。
遗憾的是,行程结束时,我们仍然没有收到剩余的款项。他又给了我们更多承诺,说很快就会转账。但离开美国后,他在 WhatsApp 和 Instagram 上屏蔽了我们,并且一直忽略我们的邮件。现在已经过去四个多月了,款项仍然未付。
整个经历令人非常失望。我们信任他,为了团队的利益,我们选择履行这次旅行。我们仍然希望他能做正确的事,付清款项。与此同时,我们觉得有必要提醒潜水、船宿和旅游业的其他人,在与他或任何代表他业务的人打交道时务必谨慎。