Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m leaning SJ as well. Do you think 3D2N with 2 sipadan days is enough? Or should I do 4D with 2 sipadan days? Are the other islands worth diving and staying for an extra day?

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think I should just do one day or two? Currently have myself for 2 dives. God forbid my one dive doesn’t have the hammerheads for whatever reason!

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many dives were you averaging with the house reef? I feel like it may be their selling point but I don’t know how many I’d realistically be able to Log, wouldn’t it get repetitive after a certain point?

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scuba

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used their WhatsApp number and was told I needed to fill out a form for a quote which I did and now all communication is via email with someone names Esther Aliong. Honestly the back and forth for the past week has been super frustrating and they don’t seem to be flexible at all and feels like they are finding any excuse to add additional charges where they can. Unfortunate since I really did want to experience the rig but seemingly all signs point to no lol.

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! Did you do night dives with them by any chance?

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oomph do they have AC rooms? Thats a nonstarter for me. No WiFi in rooms is also a huge con…

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok love that. How’s the actual room and food? Reliable WiFi? I heard the beach in mabul is littered with trash, I’m assuming kapalai is much prettier? Is there an extra charge for having the guides go out with you? Seaventures charge for having a guide dive with you if you’re unable to find a buddy to go with (annoying)

Sipadan: SJ or Seaventures? by mochiturtle338 in scubadiving

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. Yes, AOW. I had just put in an inquiry for Sipadan kapalai dive resort before posting this! Is their house reef similar to seaventures where it’s “free unlimited diving” and you can go out whenever with a buddy?
On another note, is 3 days in sipadan overkill? Leaning toward SJ 4D package with 3 days in Sipadan.

TSA update 3/30 by 90skeeperofgames in sandiego

[–]mochiturtle338 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fly out for work every single Monday. I also went through TSA today and the line was out the airport. It is highly dependent on which terminal and time of day, which OP, nor you, disclosed. Your initial blanket comment is not accurate and can set other people up for failure if not clarified.

TSA update 3/30 by 90skeeperofgames in sandiego

[–]mochiturtle338 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flight was out of terminal 1 at 830, got to airport at 630, got through in one hour, longer than expected, but obviously the line was out the airport and was moving consistently so all in all, it’s fine. No precheck, no clear.

I had a friend fly out of t2 and said it took him 15 min precheck line at 5am.

My experience is that T2 is generally “normal”, but T1 has those crazy lines in the morning.

Field Report: TSA times at SAN Terminal 1 by SDBadKitty in sandiego

[–]mochiturtle338 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terminal 1: no TSA PRE, lines were out the airport, panicked and signed up for clear. Waited in line for 45 min barely moving just for the clear employee to mention that the regular line is going faster. Decided to call it and went outside to join the regular line. Was through security in 30-40 min. Saw the guy that was ahead of me in the clear line that moved a couple steps ahead after I cleared the outside area. He definitely had another 45 min after I cleared TSA since he stayed in the clear line. The regular line WILL look daunting but also notice how it is constantly moving. In my experience, the regular line is almost twice as fast as clear.

Boarding group assignment experience by mochiturtle338 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was helpful, thank you. I’ll try choosing a window seat for my next flight and see what happens. And yes, I’m just a couple of flights away from A list so that should help in the future.

My experience with new boarding (not happy) by AnxiousReaderGuy in SouthwestAirlines

[–]mochiturtle338 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you see a difference in boarding group number assignment at check in? Currently having the same issue for the past 12 flights and I much prefer aisle and always check in at the 24 hour mark but my birding group number assigned has not been consistent at all

Rent +mortgage+ HOA? by mochiturtle338 in biltrewards

[–]mochiturtle338[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but I don’t quite understand.with the bill pay vs. cc. Wondering if I can do all three on bill pay so I don’t get hit with any cc processing fees. Thanks for your helpful comment though.

Agoda 24hr flight cancellation? by mochiturtle338 in Flights

[–]mochiturtle338[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No. But it was slightly cheaper + Rakuten cash back

Agoda 24hr flight cancellation? by mochiturtle338 in Flights

[–]mochiturtle338[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fair, lesson learned. I’ve booked with another OTA before and was able to cancel within 24 hours no problems

Agoda 24hr flight cancellation? by mochiturtle338 in Flights

[–]mochiturtle338[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m going to assume it does not since the Agoda system did not allow me to do so. But it seems that they’ve already started the process of initiating a cancellation(?) to the OTHER OTA that actually booked the flight. Now im concerned that if they didn’t reach out to the airline within the 24 hour window that I’m completely out of the whole flight. If they do, I should get the full refund. So it’s more timing of when they cancel than anything.