点评:We are an elderly couple who having loved boating holidays since the mid-1970's and owned our own boats from 2004 to 2017 had reached an age where we felt that we could no longer cope with boats and the attendant necessary work. However, we decided that we must still try to recreate the experiences for one more holiday. We tried Kris Cruisers on the River Thames and are so glad we did. We hired Lady Catherine for a week at the end of May 2026 and have bee delighted with the outcome. Kris Cruisers are a great little company to go to. Nothing is too much trouble, the staff are all brilliantly friendly and caring, the boats are clean and well maintained and easy to use. A good demonstration run is arranged at the start of the holiday just about everything you could ever need is provided. (One small niggle here is that only the 5*luxe boats are provide with Kitchen paper towels. A small point that must have been decided by a man!) The main thing to suit us is that all the Thames locks are electric/hydraulic and mostly manned by EA lockkeepers. We could just stay on the boat and hold the lines. All in all a great holiday. We had to search for moorings, but found other boaters & lockkeepers very helpful. You only had to ask.
Lovely holiday and we are hoping to do it again.
翻译:我们是一对老年夫妇,自上世纪70年代中期以来就热爱乘船度假,并在2004年至2017年间拥有自己的船只。如今,我们年纪大了,感觉自己无法再驾驭船只及其相关的维护工作。然而,我们决定还是要尝试重温这种体验,再享受一次假期。我们尝试了泰晤士河上的Kris Cruisers公司,真是太明智了。我们在2026年5月底租了Lady Catherine号一周,对整个行程非常满意。Kris Cruisers是一家非常棒的小公司。他们服务周到,员工热情友好,船只干净整洁,维护良好,而且操作简便。假期开始时,他们会安排一次精彩的演示,几乎所有你需要的东西都一应俱全。 (这里有个小小的不足之处:只有五星级豪华游船才提供厨房纸巾。这肯定是个男人的决定!)最让我们满意的是,泰晤士河的所有船闸都是电动/液压的,而且大部分都由环境署的船闸管理员操作。我们可以待在船上,自己拉缆绳。总而言之,这是一次很棒的假期。我们得自己找泊位,但发现其他船民和船闸管理员都非常乐于助人。只要开口问,他们都会帮忙。
假期很愉快,我们希望以后还能再来。