点评:We did the Blue Grotto on a tour to Capri. The tour itself was fabulous and we got to do everything on our list for the island so this is not a review of the
tour itself but wanted to let others know of the experience we had with the man handling our boat. We were helped in, and told where to sit ready to lie down when we were to enter the cavern. This depends of the rower and to evenly distribute the weight. We were then quickly rowed to a nearby boat collecting money. As ours was part of a tour we didn't have to pay again, it was already paid for and we received our ticket, no problems there. We then got in line to enter the cave, lay down as expected and entered. It is stunning, the water very blue, appearing as if by magic as the darkness is illuminated by the blue water. You are literally in there for a couple of minutes before exiting, The man rowing didn't sing inside the grotto, some do, but no worries on that, not gonna ruin my day if he doesn't sing!
Once outside however he held the boat back from the small landing area
where our guide was waiting and blatantly demanded a tip. My partner gave him €5, we had already paid, we're in there for one lap, a couple of minutes at most, (the whole experience from getting in his boat to getting out again took about 8 minutes) he looked super disgusted and for a moment I thought he wasn't going to take us back, he shoved the note into a pocket on his shorts, he rowed us back but didn’t offer to help anyone out of the boat. At the time, I didn't know that this was a common thing. and obviously I can only comment on our experience but it kind of leaves a sour taste in your mouth. By my reckoning he doesn't do his job for free, so any tips are extras. €5 for 8 minutes work sounds like a winner to me! The rudeness certainly spoils the experience.
翻译:我们参加了卡普里岛一日游,参观了蓝洞。这次旅行本身非常棒,我们把岛上所有想去的地方都玩遍了,所以这篇评论并非针对旅行本身,而是想和大家分享一下我们和船夫的经历。有人帮我们上船,并告诉我们应该坐在哪里,准备进入洞穴时躺下。具体位置取决于划船者的姿势,目的是为了让重量均匀分布。之后,我们很快就被划到附近的一艘船上收费。因为我们参加的是一日游,所以不用再付钱,之前已经付过钱了,而且我们也拿到了票,一切顺利。然后我们排队进入洞穴,按照指示躺下,然后进入洞穴。景色令人叹为观止,洞里的水非常蓝,仿佛魔法一般,蓝色的海水照亮了黑暗。我们在里面待了几分钟就出来了。划船的人没有在洞穴里唱歌,有些船夫会唱歌,不过没关系,他不唱歌也不会影响我的心情!
然而,一出船,他就把船停在离我们向导等候的小码头不远的地方,并公然索要小费。我的同伴给了他5欧元,我们已经付过钱了,我们只划了一圈,最多也就几分钟(从上船到下船整个过程大约8分钟)。他看起来非常厌恶,我一度以为他不会再带我们回去了。他把纸币塞进短裤口袋,划船把我们送了回去,但并没有主动帮忙下船。当时我并不知道这种情况很常见。当然,我只能就我们的经历发表评论,但这确实让人感觉很不舒服。在我看来,他又不是免费工作,所以小费都是额外的。8分钟的工作,5欧元,我觉得很划算!这种粗鲁的行为确实破坏了体验。