Oh my goodness. In the name of all that is good, I have no idea what allowed me to receive extra helpings of pixie dust but I am thankful beyond words. What a mess we have on here. Please forgive me for any scattered thoughts, I returned back home about 6:00 pm and had every intention of checking my email and going to bed but here we are many hours and 33 pages later. Plus, they had the nerve to drag me off of my ship this morning.
I have no idea how much I am allowed to post so please delete anything questionable.
I did have 5 glorious days at the BCV. We checked in on the 8th and out on the 13th. We moved to PC where we spent Friday evening before boarding the ship. Our reservation at BCV was completely void of any negative events, if you don't count the 11 stressful months prior to getting there. I have had much support and hand-holding along the way from members of the DIS community. It was overwhelmingly positive, even when I was questioning my own judgement. I have no idea what allowed me to come out of this without having lost my money or my mind.
As many have mentioned, I had a very difficult time establishing any type of communication with the PP. That has been documented here. Always a reason and I always accepted them. Who was I to say that her life was not as she said. Just because I lead a typically boring, charmed life, not everyone does. I believed each line she gave me. In the beginning, I had doubts. I saw the red flags. I did not trust my gut but told myself that I was expecting too much. I never spoke to her without leaving a request for a call back on a generic voicemail. She initially identified herself by her middle name and when MS called her by her legal name, I was taken by surprise. Easily explainable. The aunts name on the confirmation, easily explainable. The new number, explainable. The new address, explainable. No longer email, explainable. Wanting to change the final payment agreement to Western Union transfer. WOAH! I don't think so.
Spoke with her approx 2 weeks before final payment was due and she asked that I send WU. After researching, I decide that I am not comfortable with that. At this point, her name on nothing because confirmation in aunts name. (Spoke with aunt long ago, just after receiving confirmation letter. No explanation or information came with this letter explaining. I had no idea who the aunt was. I researched online and was able to get a phone number. The aunt assured me that PP did have permission to access account and gave me a different phone number. It didn't work but by then the original number was good again.)I sent a certified letter, priority mail to aunt and PP explaining that I would not make final payment via WU but was still hopeful we could work out arrangement. At this point, I knew I would get no acceptable accommodations onsite and was positive we could find solution. The letters sat at the post office for nearly agonizing 2 weeks. PP called on day 33 wanting to know where her money was, explained would not send WU and that I had sent certified letter but never picked up. We agreed on final payment arrangement with the stipulation that we would have a 3 way call with MS before I sent out. The phone call, although late did happen and I mailed USPS money order via certified mail with restricted delivery. The post office assured me that she would have to show picture ID to pick up and she would have to sign for. It was picked up and signed for within a few hours. Once again, I crossed my fingers and prayed for pixie dust. I called BCV 4 days prior to arrival and they confirmed my reservation was valid. In the end, I don't know if I was lucky or if she is just a disorganized person on a real string of bad luck.
When I returned home this evening, there was a message from her on my voice mail from last week. New phone number. I called and recognized the destinctive voice immediately. When I ask to speak with her, she states that "she" is not there, will I leave a message? I say I was returning HER call and that I was a bit confused from other messages that I had received and could she just tell me what was going on. Also a message from an investigator that I can't get ahold of on the weekend. Just a little unsettling. What is that about? She explains that away and tells me I don't have to get involved and that it is all taken care of. Sounds good.
I visit the DIS, doesn't sound so good. In the end, she did follow thru with my reservation and I will share that, along with the bumps along the way.
I sit here, sick to my stomach, with tears down my face. I so feel your anxiety, I truly do. I know firsthand the disruption it causes to your life. It is not about the money. It is about being violated. Wishing all involved a speedy resolution. Now going on 3:00 am. Will check in tomorrow.Thanks...........Heather
By the way, somewhere along the line tonight I remember reading the PP imply that I expected regular or monthly calls. That is not the case, I think in 11 months, I spoke to her on 4 different occasions. Granted some of these situations were more than 1 phone call because she always returned my call but I did not, by any means, make numerous interruptions or requests of her.
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