点评:Four long-time friends, all of us in our sixties, arrived at the island on a ship, and after being tendered across to the harbour took a walk along the quay side to see what we could book for a bit of exploring. We took a look at every one of the vendors and asked some for more information before deciding on Maui Adventure Cruises. The reason that we plumped for this company, over all of the others, was that first of all they were cheaper than the rest at $113 per person. Then we liked all that we heard from the pleasant young lady on the booth. Finally, before purchasing, we took a walk down to where the RIB was tied up and spoke to Kerry the skipper, who was just a thoroughly nice guy, about the trip and the boat. We were impressed with all that he told us, and everything on the boat looked to be in good order for our snorkelling excursion, so we went ahead and booked. We then did a bit of exploring around the shopping area before returning half an hour before the trip to do the waiver forms and get briefed for the ride. During this briefing we were offered some neoprene jackets for hire at $10. There was no pressure to hire them and initially we declined, but after considering what Alison, the boat’s other crew member, told us, we decided to get one each. This was a totally good call as they are a great piece of kit for when you are in the water to keep your upper torso a bit warmer, and they also offer some protection when the RIB is speeding through the waves. At this time, we were also given a snack bag which contained crisps, a piece of fruit and a snack bar, which again showed us the quality of this company – there was also a large cool box at the front of the boat filled with an assortment of drinks, which you could help yourself to, and you could have as many as you desired throughout the trip. Whilst waiting to board we noticed a woman of a more senior age than all of us who was using a rollator. We surreptitiously whispered to each other that we did not think that this was the trip for her, but she was sold a ticket anyway. Oh, how wrong we were, and we needn’t have worried as Kerry and Alison had all of the bases covered, and this quite spritely senior citizen was helped in and out of the water and was given a brilliant flotation aid to ensure that she came to no harm. This just showed us the professionalism of this team and company. When we boarded the boat, we were pleasantly surprised to find that there was dry storage under all of the seats to store our gear – now we’ve been on quite a few of these types of excursions in different parts of the world and normally your gear is on the floor of the boat and usually gets soaked – not on this high-quality RIB. Everything about the boat and equipment smacked of class and it was obvious that a lot of thought had gone into making these excursions enjoyable and a trip to remember. Anyway, off we went in the RIB at high speed, skipping over the waves to our first snorkelling area. We were soon in the water wearing the useful neoprene jacket and good quality mask, snorkel and flippers. We were soon seeing a multitude of different fish and turtles. Once we had our fill of that site Kerry sped to another site which was over a broken-down quay, where again we saw lots of fish and turtles, and this time a reef shark – amazing how everyone, including myself, made our way closer to the boat, even though Kerry was shouting that it was harmless. After we had finished our snorkelling all of the kit was disinfected and stored away for the next trip, which again showed the quality of this company. We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon, we all thought that the excursion was great value for money, and we can’t recommend this trip enough.
翻译:四个老朋友,我们都是 60 多岁的人,乘船抵达岛上,在被送往港口后,沿着码头边散步,看看我们可以预订什么来进行一些探索。在决定购买 Maui Adventure Cruises 之前,我们查看了每一家供应商并询问了一些供应商以获取更多信息。我们选择这家公司而不是其他公司的原因是,首先他们比其他公司便宜,每人 113 美元。然后我们喜欢我们从摊位上那位令人愉快的年轻女士那里听到的一切。最后,在购买之前,我们走到 RIB 绑扎的地方,并与船长克里谈了这次旅行和船,他是一个非常好的人。他告诉我们的一切给我们留下了深刻的印象,船上的一切看起来都井井有条,适合我们的浮潜之旅,所以我们继续预订了。然后我们在购物区周围做了一些探索,然后在旅行前半小时返回以填写豁免表格并听取有关乘车的简报。在这次简报会上,我们以 10 美元的价格租用了一些氯丁橡胶夹克。没有雇用他们的压力,最初我们拒绝了,但在考虑了船上另一名船员艾莉森告诉我们的话后,我们决定每人雇一个。这是一个非常好的选择,因为当您在水中时,它们是一个很好的工具包,可以让您的上半身保持温暖一点,而且当 RIB 在海浪中加速时,它们也能提供一些保护。这时候还给了我们一个零食袋,里面装着薯片、一块水果和一个零食棒,再次向我们展示了这家公司的品质——船头还有一个很大的冷藏箱,里面装满了各种各样的饮料,您可以自己喝,在整个旅程中您可以想喝多少就喝多少。在等待登机时,我们注意到一位使用助行车的女士年龄比我们所有人都大。我们偷偷地互相窃窃私语,我们认为这不是她的旅行,但她还是卖了票。哦,我们大错特错了,我们不必担心,因为 Kerry 和 Alison 已经涵盖了所有的基础,而且这个非常活泼的老年人在进出水中时得到了帮助,并得到了出色的漂浮辅助以确保她没有受到伤害。这恰恰向我们展示了这个团队和公司的专业性。当我们登上船时,我们惊喜地发现所有座位下面都有干燥的储物空间来存放我们的装备——现在我们已经在世界不同的地方进行了相当多的这种类型的短途旅行,通常你装备在船的地板上,通常会被浸湿——而不是在这种高质量的 RIB 上。关于船和设备的一切都带有一流的味道,很明显,为了让这些短途旅行愉快和令人难忘的旅行,已经花了很多心思。无论如何,我们高速进入 RIB,跳过海浪到达我们的第一个浮潜区。我们很快就穿着有用的氯丁橡胶夹克和优质面罩、通气管和脚蹼进入水中。我们很快就看到了许多不同的鱼和海龟。在我们填满该地点后,克里迅速前往另一个地点,该地点位于一个破烂的码头上方,在那里我们再次看到许多鱼和海龟,这次是一条礁鲨——令人惊讶的是,包括我自己在内的每个人都让我们离得更近了到船上,尽管克里大喊它是无害的。在我们完成浮潜后,所有的工具包都被消毒并存放起来以备下次旅行使用,这再次证明了这家公司的质量。我们非常享受我们的下午,我们都认为这次旅行物超所值,我们怎么推荐这次旅行都不为过。