点评:Booking a Dutch river boat from SA is daunting, especially if you have never done something like this before. Communication with Maurice was great and he even agreed to a video call to meet face-to-face. This made us feel a lot more comfortable. He suggested a couple of route options, recommendations where to refuel and places to visit. He also suggested that I install the Waterkaarten app. This app helped a lot navigating the Vecht river, with information on the drawbridges; height, width, depth, opening times, etc. We could plan our trip fairly accurately using this app. There is are also a selection of paper maps on the boat.
We chose the 5 day, 4 night midweek option on Abel Tasman, but could have done with another couple of days. Check-in was smooth. Pim is extremely friendly and helpful and took us through everything on the boat. The boat is well equipped with all necessary cutlery and crockery. We could even cooked dinner on board. A nice touch was complimentary bottles of South African wine, one white and one red. The beds were comfortable with enough bedding and towels for 4 adults.
Passage on the Gooimeer towards Muiden was extremely windy with huge swells and waves crashing over the bow of the boat. Throughout this, we felt save in the sturdy well built Abel Tasman. The boat is easy to manoeuvre with easy understandable controls and a bow thruster to help. Mooring was easy and I could even do it on my own later, after some practicing. Going through the Groote Zeesluis at Muiden was easier than anticipated with Abel Tasman and passing under drawbridges became easy.
Returning the boat was quick. Again Pim was great.
Our insurance deposit was refunded within hours.
All and all, a fantastic experience and highly recommended.
翻译:从南非预订荷兰内河游船之旅着实令人忐忑,尤其是对于从未有过类似经历的人来说。与莫里斯的沟通非常顺畅,他甚至同意与我们进行视频通话,让我们有机会面对面交流。这让我们感到安心许多。他推荐了几条路线,并建议我们去哪里加油以及游览哪些景点。他还建议我安装Waterkaarten应用程序。这款应用程序在费赫特河上航行时提供了极大的帮助,它包含了吊桥的信息,例如高度、宽度、深度、开启时间等等。我们可以利用这款应用程序相当准确地规划行程。船上也备有纸质地图。
我们选择了阿贝尔·塔斯曼号游船的5天4晚平日行程,但感觉如果能再多待几天就更好了。办理登船手续非常顺利。皮姆非常友好热情,为我们详细介绍了船上的所有设施。船上配备了所有必要的餐具和器皿,我们甚至可以在船上自己做饭。更贴心的是,船上还赠送了南非葡萄酒,一瓶白葡萄酒和一瓶红葡萄酒。床铺舒适,床上用品和毛巾足够四位成人使用。
从古伊米尔河 (Gooimeer) 前往穆伊登 (Muiden) 的航程风力极大,巨浪滔天,拍打着船头。但即便如此,我们乘坐的阿贝尔·塔斯曼号 (Abel Tasman) 依然坚固耐用,让我们倍感安全。这艘船操控简便,控制装置简单易懂,还配备了船首推进器。靠岸也很轻松,练习几次后,我甚至可以独自完成。乘坐阿贝尔·塔斯曼号通过穆伊登的格鲁特泽斯卢伊斯 (Groote Zeesluis) 比预想的要容易得多,通过吊桥也变得轻而易举。
还船过程非常快捷。皮姆 (Pim) 的服务一如既往地出色。
我们的保险押金在几个小时内就退还了。
总而言之,这是一次非常棒的体验,强烈推荐。