点评:Our disappointment began with the charter flight. Catamaran Adventures told us to arrive 30-45 minutes before our 7:30am flight, and then confirmed the night prior that we needed to be there no later than 6:50am. We were at the designated meeting point at 6:45am, but there was no answer from the charter service nor Catamaran Adventures. We stood outside the airport gate (initially wondering if the entire trip and our wire transfers had been a scam) until a van came 30 minutes later to take us to the hanger. Waits like this might be acceptable with commercial aviation, but not with private charter.
Once we got to the boat we were given a tour - and our first impression was how bad the cabins on the lower level smelled. The cabins - and especially the bathrooms - reeked of sewage. This was pitched as luxury accommodations - $5k per night for the 5 of us - yet our rooms smelled like a latrine. And the rest of the boat was underwhelming as well: the linens were dated, the ceiling of our cabin was pealing off - it felt like we were on a boat from the 80s.
We just returned from our trip, and when we opened our suitcases, our clean clothes still reeked of the boat, as a reminder of how bad it smelled.
The boat supposedly had room for 10, but it was tight with just 5 of us. It rained a lot during our trip, and the roof over the outdoor area seemed to be a few inches short of what would make sense: all the rain from the roof poured down on the outdoor seating area, making it unusable whenever it was raining. And the indoor area was cramped, even with 5 people: things were stored under than table, so we had to sit at an angle, unable to put our legs under it.
Expectations for food were set high - “Top local and international cuisine with no lobster limitation” - and reality underwhelmed. They did make us a great dinner on New Year’s Eve, which met that standard - but the food for much of the trip underwhelmed. There was a day where dinner consisted of fried plantains, a salad of iceberg lettuce, and white rice. There wasn’t even a protein, let alone unlimited lobster…
This was sold to us - and priced - as a luxury trip, and reality fell far short of that.
翻译:我们的失望始于包机。Catamaran Adventures 告诉我们要在 7:30 的航班起飞前 30-45 分钟到达,然后在前一天晚上确认我们需要在 6:50 之前到达。我们于 6:45 到达指定的会面地点,但包机服务和 Catamaran Adventures 都没有回复。我们站在机场大门外(最初怀疑整个行程和我们的电汇是不是骗局),直到 30 分钟后一辆面包车来接我们去机库。这样的等待对于商业航空来说可能是可以接受的,但对于私人包机来说则不行。
我们一到船上就参观了——我们的第一印象是下层船舱的气味有多难闻。船舱——尤其是浴室——散发着污水的恶臭。这被宣传为豪华住宿——我们五个人每晚 5000 美元——但我们的房间闻起来像厕所。船的其他部分也令人失望:床单很旧,船舱的天花板都剥落了——感觉就像是坐上了 80 年代的船。
我们刚刚结束旅行,打开行李箱时,干净的衣服上仍然有船的臭味,提醒我们船上的气味有多难闻。
船上本来可以容纳 10 个人,但只有我们 5 个人,空间太小了。旅途中下了很多雨,室外区域的屋顶似乎比合理的高度短了几英寸:屋顶上的所有雨水都倾泻在室外座位区上,下雨时无法使用。室内区域很狭窄,即使坐了 5 个人:东西都放在桌子下面,所以我们不得不斜着坐,腿不能放在桌子下面。
我们对食物的期望很高——“顶级本地和国际美食,龙虾不限量”——但现实却令人失望。他们确实在除夕夜为我们做了一顿丰盛的晚餐,达到了标准——但大部分旅程的食物都令人失望。有一天晚餐包括炸大蕉、卷心莴苣沙拉和白米饭。甚至没有蛋白质,更不用说无限量的龙虾了……
这是一次豪华旅行,价格也很高,但现实却远远没有达到这个水平。