点评:I'm writing this after having first travelled on the ferry between PEI and Nova Scotia and it being a no hassle on-time experience. The check-in for the ferry from Digby to St. John was unbelievably different. I already had a reservation and arrived more than one-hour prior to sailing. They directed me into the parking lot but didn't tell me anything else. I had to ask a parking guy what was up while I illegally parked in a restricted space. He said I had to go into the terminal for check-in. There was a line starting to form at the door and it took 30 minutes just to get to the counter. The agent scanned my ticket and told me to go outside. Now, if you travel the PEI/NS ferry, they scan your ticket at a booth as you drive in, easy peasy. But, in spite of the check-in hassle, the crew on this ferry do a tremendous job getting cars loaded and parked quickly and efficiently. The ferry was comfortable and there was plenty of seating in different areas. There are numerous food options also. The ferry was scheduled to leave at 11:00 am but it didn't leave the dock until 11:30 am and I arrived in St. John at 1:45 pm. The day I went (August 1st), they had just reduced the rates 50% and I'm not sure if this is what impacted this entire experience or not. They said they would refund the difference I paid, and they did without issue about a week later. It still was a great way to save some driving time on my road-trip.
翻译:写这篇文章之前,我第一次乘坐爱德华王子岛和新斯科舍省之间的渡轮,感觉非常准时,没有任何麻烦。从迪格比到圣约翰的渡轮的登船手续完全不同。我已经预订了座位,并在启航前一个多小时到达。他们把我带到停车场,但没有告诉我其他任何事情。我不得不问一个停车员,为什么我在限制停车位违规停车。他说我必须去码头办理登船手续。门口开始排起了长队,光是走到柜台就花了 30 分钟。工作人员扫描了我的票,然后告诉我到外面去。现在,如果你乘坐爱德华王子岛/新斯科舍省的渡轮,他们会在你开车进去时在一个亭子里扫描你的票,非常容易。但是,尽管办理登船手续很麻烦,但这艘渡轮的船员还是做得非常出色,他们快速高效地装载和停放车辆。渡轮很舒适,在不同区域有很多座位。这里也有很多餐饮选择。渡轮原定上午11点出发,但直到11点30分才离开码头,我下午1点45分才到达圣约翰。我去的那天(8月1日),他们刚刚把票价降低了50%,我不确定这是否影响了整个体验。他们说会退还我支付的差价,大约一周后就顺利退了。这仍然是我自驾游节省驾驶时间的好方法。