点评:An extremely disappointing experience with Le Boat
Unfortunately, our recent experience with Le Boat was extremely disappointing and fell well short of what we expected.
The boat we were allocated had clearly seen better days. Throughout the trip, the toilets were repeatedly blocked, essential items such as mooring pegs were missing, and the rental bicycles provided were damaged and therefore unusable. These issues were pointed out to Le Boat technicians during the journey, but unfortunately no satisfactory resolution was provided.
Another major disappointment was the lack of transparency around the engine-hour charges.
When checking in, we were charged for engine usage hours in advance, and we had assumed this amount was based on the anticipated journey and would cover the boat until it was returned. According to Le Boat’s own brochure, our trip was expected to take approximately 34 hours. It therefore came as a considerable shock to discover that we had only been allocated 18 engine hours at the commencement of our trip, leaving us with an additional bill of more than €600.
We believe these types of additional and potentially significant costs should be made completely clear to customers before they commence their holiday. A clear explanation of how engine hours are calculated, how many hours are included and what additional charges may apply would have enabled us to make a properly informed decision before booking.
If you are considering booking with Le Boat, I would strongly recommend obtaining a full breakdown of all potential costs in writing before you pay, particularly the engine-hour charges, and making sure you understand exactly what is and isn’t included.
Sadly, following our experience, we cannot recommend Le Boat and would suggest researching the other companies operating on the French canals before making a booking.
翻译:一次极其令人失望的Le Boat体验
遗憾的是,我们最近的Le Boat体验极其糟糕,远远达不到我们的预期。
分配给我们的船显然已年久失修。整个旅程中,厕所多次堵塞,系船用的木桩等必需品也缺失不见;提供的租赁自行车则损坏严重,根本无法使用。我们在旅途中已将这些问题告知Le Boat的技术人员。但遗憾的是,并未得到令人满意的解决方案。
另一个令人失望的地方是,关于发动机使用时间的收费标准缺乏透明度。
办理入住手续时,我们被预先收取了发动机使用时长的费用。我们原以为这个费用是根据预计航行时间计算得出的,足以支付船只从使用到归还期间的费用。根据Le Boat官方宣传册的说明,我们的行程预计耗时约34小时。因此,当我们发现出发时只被分配了18个发动机使用小时数,结果导致我们不得不支付超过600欧元的额外费用时,我们感到极为震惊。
我们认为,这类额外且可能数额不菲的费用应在顾客开始度假前就向他们完全说明清楚。同时,也应明确解释发动机使用小时数是如何计算的。如果能提前告知包含多少工作小时数以及可能产生的额外费用,我们就能在预订前做出明智的决定。
如果您正考虑通过Le Boat预订,我强烈建议您在付款前以书面形式获取所有潜在费用的详细清单,尤其是发动机工作小时的收费标准,并确保自己清楚哪些服务包含在内、哪些不包含。
遗憾的是,基于我们的经历……我们不推荐Le Boat,建议在预订前先对其他在法国运河上运营的船运公司进行一番了解。