From Cartagena, Colombia to Zeebrugge, Belgium - April, 2017

Route
Shipment From: 
Cartagena, Colombia
Shipment To: 
Zeebrugge, Belgium
Shipper details
Company name: 
Enlace Caribe S.A.S.
Contact person email: 
i...@enlacecaribe.com
Contact details: 

ENLACE CARIBE SAS

Calle 29 No. 25-69 Int 4

Tel +57 (5) 6608960

Cel +57 315 758 5872

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

gere...@enlacecaribe.com

Travellers Impressions of the shipper
Recommended?: 
No
Rating: 
1/5 - Useless
Information about this Shipment
Shipping Method: 
Ro-Ro
Shipping date: 
April, 2017
Cost Paid at Start (US $): 
More than the original quote
Cost Paid at Destination (US $): 
360
Comments: 

ENGLISH:

I’ve shipped my motorbike with the agency Enlace Caribe from Cartagena.

It was a pain: mistakes in many documents, late e-mail replies, lack of knowledge about port procedures and unfriendly service. I had to double check all the papers they printed (due to several errors in them) and I was told not to clean the bike before the shipment but at the port I was charged extra money because the bike was dirty.

Only when the motorbike was finally shipped I was asked to pay cash because credit card was not allowed: I was never told to pay cash in any previous e-mail and when I noticed that to the manager he then started treating me really unfriendly. I was then forced to stay two more days in Cartagena to collect the money by ATM and when I finally collected them (to shorten the wait I payed with some Euro and USD I already had, plus COP - Colombian Pesos) I was extra charged due to unconvenient exchange rate they offered me. I was two days late to leave Cartagena (my original travel plan was ruined) so I eventually accepted this exchange rate but at the end I had to pay 86 $ more than the original price.

I don’t recommend the services of Enlace Caribe unless you want: inaccuracy, late e-mail replies, bad customer care and to pay a higher price than the original quote.

 

ESPAÑOL:

He enviado mi moto con la agencia Enlace Caribe desde Cartagena.

Fue un experiencia muy mala: errores en muchos documentos, respuestas de correo electrónico tardías, falta de conocimiento sobre los procedimientos portuarios y servicio muy malo. Tuve que revisar todos los papeles que imprimieron (debido a varios errores) y me dijeron que no era necesario limpiar la motocicleta antes del envío, pero en el puerto mismo me cobraron porque la moto estaba sucia.

Sólo cuando la moto fue finalmente enviada me pidieron que pagar en efectivo, porque no era posible con tarjeta de crédito: averigué que nunca me dijeron que pagar en efectivo en cualquier correo electrónico anterior y cuando lo dije al director dela empresa él empezó a tratarme realmente hostil. Entonces fue obligado a quedarme dos días más en Cartagena para recoger el dinero desde el cajero automático y cuando finalmente lo coleccioné (para acortar la espera pagué con un poco de Euro y USD que ya tenía, además compensé con COP - Pesos Colombianos) me ofrecieron un tipo de cambio muy malo. Yá estaba dos días atrasado para salir de Cartagena (mi plan original de viaje fue arruinado) así que acepté este tipo de cambio pero al final tuve que pagar 86 $ más que la cotización.

No recomiendo los servicios de Enlace Caribe a menos que usted desea: inexactitud, respuestas tardías por correo electrónico, mala atención al cliente y pagar un precio más alto que la cotización original.



 

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