点评:Do not get your PADI cert here. Got extremely ill immediately after the first ‘confined space’ dive - they do it in the local bay, which is highly trafficked by boats and heavily polluted with trash. The first confined space dive includes many exercises that will likely result in you swallowing some water and water exposure to your eyes as you practice emergency skills.
I was feeling perfectly fine before the dive, which was from 3-6pm. Within an hour of leaving the water, I began to feel nauseous. I had a banana and a piece of toast for dinner as this was all I could stand to eat. By 1am I was violently ill, with both vomit and diarrhea, which lasted all night and into the next day. I couldn’t be more than a few steps from a bathroom for the rest of my stay in Phi Phi.
When I informed them I was too sick to dive in the morning, they told me it would be an additional $1000 baht to reschedule my next set of dives. They also insinuated that I got sick because of alcohol or food poisoning, even though I didn’t drink the night before and had a very bland ‘meal’ as described above. I went to the doctor and I was so dehydrated that they wanted to administer a IV drip.
The only reason I’m giving them 2 stars is because the instructor was fantastic. He was patient and very kind, with wonderful teaching vibes. I wish I could’ve continued this course, but after my experience I couldn’t wait to get off of this island. Truly one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had while traveling.
Save yourself an expensive trip to the doctor and get your PADI open water cert somewhere that does the initial confined water dive in a clean pool.
翻译:千万别在这里考PADI证书。第一次“密闭空间”潜水后,我立刻就病得很厉害——潜水地点是当地海湾,船只往来频繁,垃圾污染严重。第一次密闭空间潜水包含许多练习,在练习应急技能时,你很可能会吞咽一些水,眼睛也会接触到水。
潜水前我感觉很好,潜水时间是下午3点到6点。但下水后不到一个小时,我开始感到恶心。我晚餐吃了一根香蕉和一片吐司,因为这是我唯一能忍受吃的东西。凌晨1点,我病得很厉害,呕吐和腹泻,持续了一整夜,直到第二天。在皮皮岛的剩余时间里,我离洗手间只有几步之遥。
当我告诉他们我早上病得太厉害无法潜水时,他们告诉我,重新安排下一组潜水需要额外支付1000泰铢。他们还暗示我生病是因为酒精或食物中毒,尽管我前一天晚上没喝酒,而且正如上文所述,我吃了一顿非常清淡的“饭”。我去看医生,结果脱水严重,他们想给我打点滴。
我给他们两星的唯一原因是教练太棒了。他很有耐心,也很友善,教学氛围也很棒。我真希望自己能继续上这门课,但经历了这次经历后,我迫不及待地想离开这个岛。这绝对是我旅行中最糟糕的经历之一。
与其花大价钱去看医生,不如去一个干净的泳池里考PADI开放水域潜水证书,进行最初的平静水域潜水。