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Dinner Cruise okay in Hilo Bay?
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10-12-2007, 04:26 PM
Shane? I've been following the issue(s), and to tell you the truth I have no opinion on the matter(s).
I do, however, think you need a much better proofreader on your website. ~~~~~~~~~ Edited by - malolo on 10/12/2007 20:29:59
10-12-2007, 05:37 PM
I just give advice here and I believe in doing business in the right way. I have been a Director of Food & Beverage for 25 years and I know the F&B/Liquor laws. It's up to you how you run your business, licensed or not licensed. (BTW, just FYI, to serve food to guests the food has to be be prepared in a Certified Kitchen.) Outside of this scope, I can have a really nice dinner for $300/couple at the Pahui'a at the Four Seasons. Do you think you can match that on your boat?
Aloha, John S. Rabi, ABR,CM,CRB,FHS,RB http://www.JohnRabi.com Typically Tropical Properties "The Next Level of Service!"
10-12-2007, 05:58 PM
WOW, way too pricey for me.
Not sure, but I think I could probably get equivalent meal in Hilo for $100-150, meaning $150-200 just to cruise the bay? Sorry David Ninole Resident
Ninole Resident
10-12-2007, 06:16 PM
Shane, I noticed that the tours are only on Friday nights, so I'm thinking that this is just one of the tours you will offer with the boat, and the rest of the tours will be on the standaard configurations, without the food & traveling more than around the bay....but this is a guess only....anyhooo
Hilo is tough for higher end cuisine. Kaikodo closed down just a couple of months ago due to lack of patronage. Their prices were very reasonable for the higher end market (under $40 an entre), yet they could not make it. It has been amazing to me that there is such a lack of bay side eating in Hilo, esp. on nights like tonight... Your boat would give a very unique way to enjoy this spectacular bay....BUT You also have to look at the weather. Today, your cruise would have been an absolute delight....but there are many a friday night that are rainy (Having tried repeatedly last spring to get time on the UH-Hilo observatory telescope on campus, I had drawn fridays...4 out of 11 did not rain & 2 of those were heavy overcast) and many people might not book much in advance because it COULD be rainy.... Just some things for you to think about. You may also want to actually survey the guests on Banyan, and in some of the higher end B&B like Shipmans, as would be your bread & butter clientele. It can work, it will be slow to start & you may have far fewer guests than you need to make the change over investment work.
10-13-2007, 01:51 AM
LavaOcean
Wow just got back to this thread, lots of dialog. I wanted to state why I think it is too expensive. -there is no setting sun to be seen -there is a good probability of rain -as others have said, there are many other and perhaps better opportunities for $300 -I would consider $100 per person for special occasion. PS On your website. I would restate the following sentence from “free of charge” to “no extra charge”. It is not free, the customer pays for it in the $159 price of entry. Also you have two spelling errors in this sentence. (I am not the best speller either…  A fine wine, cold beer or a glass of champange goes great with stargazing into the night sky and are availible free of charge on this all inclusive dinner cruise. Good luck. I hope it is successful. Susan
Susan
10-13-2007, 03:28 AM
A good way to avoid the food requirement is to purchase the food from a caterer/vendor that already has done this....alot of the tour/boat groups go this route, but they only tend to do this during the day time not dinner cruises...so you might be able to offer a cheaper price if you did the day-time cruise thing.
10-13-2007, 11:18 AM
How about a breakfast cruise to watch the sun wake up the slopes of Mauna Kea. Cheaper, with simple breakfast fare, and the early morning rain on the slopes is very pretty, so it's not a disaster even if its rainy. No booze is needed, just Sharkey's coffee and fancy teas. It's early morning so you can reconfigure the boat for other stuff later in the day.
Pua`a S. FL Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL Big Islander to be.
10-13-2007, 11:50 AM
No booze needed! I'm disappointed in you Oinkster. One day I'll have to introduce you to the Bloody Mary, Mimosa, Nutty Irishman, Mexican Coffee, etc., etc.
 Aloha Richwhiteboy "I don't care what the people are thinkin'- I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin." -Albert Collins
“Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.”
- Henry Rollins
10-13-2007, 01:02 PM
Oink,
Good idea. I am a morning person and would enjoy a great breakfast cruise! Susan
Susan
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