This is the private msg I rec'd from the captain of the company, who didn't have the courage of conviction to make his comments public. As a customer svc mgr for some 30 yrs, I can say w/ full confidence that THAT says a lot about the accuracy of my evaluation. I tried to put it here as a snapshot, but couldn't. If anyone would like me to forward it to them so you can see that I am not making this up, pls message me.
"This is the most obnoxious review we have even (sic) read, and reflects more on you, then on the service provided. Shame on you - the boat is the nicest sightseeing boat in Wash DC. You are so busy complementing (sic) yourself for pushing ahead to get on the boat, LOL, only a New Yorker would be proud of that!"
As for me "pushing ahead", I never either said or suggested that. In fact, the passengers who hadn't yet fled the misery of standing in the torrential rain & being ignored by the boat's crew were waiting in a clot on the dock for someone, anyone, to call them over to the boat so they could take cover. When they didn't, I ran over to the boat & hopped on board. Every single person followed, w/ comments like, "Well, yeah, let's go - what the he-- are they waiting for?"
You will also notice that nothing was said in the captain's private msg regarding cleanliness, safety & overall quality of the boat & the cruises. In fact, somehow he interprets it as the "nicest sightseeing boat" in DC.
Taking umbrage at a disappointed customer who had the temerity to say so on a public forum, making personal attacks, misstating customer comments & doing all of this away from public view only confirms all of the negative reviews. You will notice from my reviews that I don't make a habit out of attacking businesses & often make allowances for various circumstances. If I say a business falls short it's because it does & I do my best to explain why, which is why my reviews tend to be long.
So, again, I would strongly suggest that anyone who doesn't wish to waste their time or money on shabby infrastructure & basement-level customer service, esp. if you are from NYC --- because obviously they don't wish to serve anyone outside of the DC culture -- find another sightseeing cruise. There are several & a few have rec'd very nice reviews here on Yelp. And I would thank the captain to tend to the improvement of his business so his evaluations & reviews get better & stop attacking customers. read more