点评:As a Florida native we have driven to Key West many times and gave the Key West Express a try as an alternative. We arrived at 7AM since we had read the reviews to arrive early but there was already lots of travelers and a bus tour on board. Seating is FCFS, they have a few comforable couch type areas and bench/tables which are obviously taken quickly. The rest of the seats are similar to airline style seating. Unless your able to secure a couch area you can't lay down or recline. I would suggest arriving at 0630 since they obvioulsy started boarding prior to 7AM. The day we sailed the tour bus took up the whole 2nd floor so we were stuck with the standard seats. I would suggest to this business to consider offering the couch and bench seats as an upcharge option. We would have gladly paid an additional fee for the comfort of having the extra room since it's not always possible to be the first one onboard. It's a catamaran style boat which moved very fast, the interior is noisey due to the engine. The bathroom is marine style and has a very high step to get in/out, if you have mobility problems this might be an issue. The crew was exceptionally helpful and nice. They have a small cafe that serves breakfast/snack food and a bar. It rained almost our whole trip down so going outside wasn't an option. As with any inclement weather it can cause sea sickness, they do have medicine you can purchase. There isn't free WIFI and when buying access to theirs it states you can't use it for music or streaming. I would suggest downloading a movie or book to stay occupied, its a 3.5-4 hour trip. On the trip back you have to check in at the terminal at 1PM to get a boarding pass (Southwest style boarding process). But they don't start boarding until 5PM so you have to find something to do for about 4-5 hours since most hotels require you to check out by 11am. Pro's: you can relax and it's quicker than driving. They do have food so you don't have to bring food or a cooler. Cons: you can only bring roll on size luggage if you want to check a larger size bag it's a $40.00 fee per bag. If it's raining or inclement weather its a bit rough. As a side note and obviously not a reflection of this business, we found several of the younger clientele to be very discourteous. Our son is autistic and non verbal, sometimes he gets stared at due to stemming but we were shocked by the insolence from people who obvioulsy were very ignorant. This particular group had been drinking, which I would expect since this is a trip to Key West. But that seemed to make them think it was ok to stare and talk loudly about his condition right in front of us
翻译:作为佛罗里达本地人,我们曾多次开车前往基韦斯特,这次则尝试了“Key West Express”作为替代交通方式。因为事先看过评论,知道要早点到,所以我们早上7点就到了,不过此时船上已经有很多旅客,还有一个旅游巴士团也在上面。座位采取“先到先得”的原则,船上有几处类似沙发的舒适休息区以及带桌子的长椅,这些位置显然很快就被占满了。其余的座位则与飞机上的座位类似。除非能抢到那些沙发区,否则根本无法躺下或后仰休息。我建议早上6:30抵达,因为他们显然在7点之前就开始让乘客登船了。我们乘船那天,旅游巴士占满了整个二层甲板,因此我们只能坐到普通的座位。我建议这家公司考虑推出沙发座和长凳座作为收费选项。由于我们并不总能成为第一批登船的人,如果能多花些钱来获得更宽敞舒适的座位,我们非常乐意支付这笔费用。这是一艘双体船,航行速度相当快。由于引擎的缘故,船内相当嘈杂。浴室采用航海风格设计,但进出时需要一个很高的台阶,如果行动不便的话可能会有些困难。船员们都非常热心且友善。船上设有一个小咖啡馆,提供早餐和小吃,还有一个酒吧。整个行程中几乎一直在下雨,因此根本无法到户外活动。像这种恶劣天气容易引发晕船现象,不过船上也有可购买的治疗药物。这里没有免费的无线网络,而购买网络服务后会发现规定中明确说明不能将网络用于播放音乐或视频流。我建议提前下载好电影或电子书来打发时间,因为这段行程需要3.5到4个小时。返程时,必须在下午1点到航站楼办理登机手续以获取登机牌(采用西南航空式的登机流程)。不过他们要到下午5点才开始登机,而大多数酒店的退房时间又限制在上午11点,因此你还得想办法打发这4到5个小时的空闲时间。优点:你可以放松休息,而且这种方式比开车更快。车上也提供食物,因此你无需自带食物或冰盒。
缺点:只能携带随身行李箱;如果想托运更大的行李箱,则每个行李箱需支付40美元的费用。如果下雨或天气恶劣,乘坐体验就会稍差一些。
顺带一提,这虽与这家服务无关,但我们发现有不少年轻顾客非常没礼貌。我们的儿子患有自闭症,不会说话。有时候他会因为口吃而遭到旁人注视,但那些明显毫无常识的人所表现出的无礼态度真的让我们震惊不已。那群人当时都喝了酒,这也情有可原,毕竟这是一次去基韦斯特的旅行。但酗酒似乎让他们觉得,当着我们的面盯着他看、大声议论他的状况也是可以接受的。