点评:What a unique holiday experience.
We were looking for a Maldivian experience that provided an opportunity to see multiple islands, snorkel reefs (hopefully seeing manta rays and whale sharks as well as lots of fishes!), and gain some insight into Maldivian culture and way of life. We ruled out resort islands and found this conservation cruise by Secret Paradise run by a british woman called Ruth. Ruth provided lots of useful details in addition to the website itinerary and we decided to do this tour instead of staying on a local island in South Ari Atoll - what a great decision that was !!
We met lovely people on the cruise. The MV Felicity crew were fantastic, so friendly always with a smile on their faces and nothing was too much trouble for them. The meals were delicious with lots of variety, with fresh tuna and chicken dishes. Our tour guides Kamey, Hamna and Nafsha were superb, from initial meet and greet, making sure we all had the best experiences possible. The presentations on fauna and flora were informative and brought to life the challenges that the wildlife faces and solutions that are being deployed and considered. We were joined by Be-Be from Save the Beach NGO, an engaging and passionate advocate, who is leading projects to revive the coral reef. We even swam with a whale shark that hadn’t been recorded before - truly was lucky Tuesday. The fact that there was only room for a maximum of 12 passengers made the cruise feel intimate, so we got to know our fellow passengers, guides and the crew.
I personally found sleeping in the cabin a bit too hot even with aircon and fan, but I slept on deck on very comfortable sofas under the stars - never done that before either!! My wife was also happy to have the bed to herself :)
Without doubt one of the best full on holidays we have ever had. We had never been on a cruise before and didn’t know what to expect, but all our expectations were well and truly exceeded. Well done Secret Paradise on offering this unique conservation cruise and informing tourists on the consequences of human action/inaction.
I don’t think you would regret this holiday decision.
翻译:多么独特的假期体验。
我们正在寻找马尔代夫的体验,让我们有机会看到多个岛屿、浮潜礁石(希望能看到蝠鲼和鲸鲨以及大量的鱼类!),并深入了解马尔代夫的文化和生活方式。我们排除了度假岛屿,发现了秘密天堂的保护巡游,由一位名叫露丝的英国妇女经营。除了网站行程之外,露丝还提供了许多有用的详细信息,我们决定进行这次旅行,而不是留在南阿里环礁的当地岛屿上 - 这是一个多么伟大的决定!
我们在游轮上遇到了可爱的人。 MV Felicity 的工作人员非常棒,非常友好,脸上总是挂着微笑,没有什么对他们来说是太麻烦的。饭菜很美味,种类繁多,有新鲜的金枪鱼和鸡肉菜肴。我们的导游 Kamey、Hamna 和 Nafsha 都非常出色,从最初的见面和问候开始,确保我们都有最好的体验。关于动植物群的演讲内容丰富,生动地展现了野生动物面临的挑战以及正在部署和考虑的解决方案。来自拯救海滩非政府组织的 Be-Be 也加入了我们的行列,她是一位积极参与且热情的倡导者,正在领导珊瑚礁复兴项目。我们甚至还和一条以前从未被记录到的鲸鲨一起游泳——周二真的很幸运。事实上,船上最多只能容纳 12 名乘客,这让游轮感觉很亲密,因此我们开始了解其他乘客、导游和船员。
我个人觉得即使有空调和风扇,在机舱里睡觉也有点太热了,但我睡在甲板上星空下非常舒适的沙发上——以前也从来没有这样做过!我的妻子也很高兴自己拥有一张床:)
毫无疑问,这是我们度过的最好的假期之一。我们以前从未乘坐过游轮,也不知道会发生什么,但我们所有的期望都完全超出了我们的预期。秘密天堂做得很好,提供了这种独特的保护巡游,并让游客了解人类作为/不作为的后果。
我认为您不会后悔这个假期决定。