点评:We took the full day Great Barrier Reef tour from Arlie Beach. This was a shortened version from a cruise ship, which was incredibly over priced (probably the cruise line's fault). Based on the price, we expected a luxury experience. That's not what we got.
The boat picked us up from our ship. It's a fairly large boat but there were 59 passengers, which made it feel crowded. We were given 2 drink tickets that were needed for anything but water. As we were leaving, the captain announced that the conditions were bad (even dangerous) so we would not be going to the reef. He suggested that anyone that's not a strong swimmer should stay on the boat. The trip probably should have been canceled.
We stopped near two islands to snorkel. The conditions weren't good and the currents were strong. The boat staff did a nice job of keeping track of everyone. The current carried us quite far from the boat and we were told that they would be moving the boat to pick us up (that's what most operators do). After a few minutes, they changed their minds and told us to swim back, which was against the current. They had to pick up numerous people in the tender. The second spot was a little better but we still had to swim a long way. At the end, I felt like I had been on a swimming excursion as opposed to snorkeling.
Lunch was served on the boat. It was pretty good but it was a small buffet and it took quite a while for everyone to get through. Again, there were too many passengers.
The crew worked hard and were very nice despite the challenging conditions.
翻译:我们从阿利海滩出发,参加了大堡礁一日游。这其实是游轮行程的缩减版,价格贵得离谱(可能是游轮公司的责任)。按这个价格,我们原本期待的是一次奢华体验,结果却大失所望。
游船从我们的游轮上接我们。船本身挺大的,但船上挤了59名乘客,感觉很拥挤。我们拿到了两张饮料券,但除了水以外,其他饮料都不能用。出发时,船长宣布海况恶劣(甚至危险),所以这次行程取消。他建议不擅长游泳的人留在船上。这趟行程或许应该取消。
我们在两个小岛附近停靠浮潜。水况不好,水流也很急。船员们尽职尽责地照看着每一位乘客。水流把我们冲离游船很远,他们告诉我们会把船开过来接我们(大多数游轮公司都是这么做的)。几分钟后,他们改变了主意,让我们逆流游回去。他们不得不用接驳艇接上很多人。第二个地点稍微好一些,但我们仍然要游很远。最后,我感觉自己像是参加了一次游泳之旅,而不是浮潜。
午餐在船上供应。味道还不错,但自助餐种类不多,大家吃完花了很长时间。看来乘客还是太多了。
尽管条件艰苦,船员们依然非常努力,而且态度也很好。