点评:We were quoted $140 for 4 people to be toured around Montigo Bay for 3 hours. 4 adults were crammed into a Toyota Camry. The 3 that had to sit in the back were obviously uncomfortable with the middle back person having to sit on the hump with their knees in their armpits. Obviously, this vehicle was not intended to tour 4 adults. The driver (said his name was Lloyd) drove downtown where the traffic lights weren't working then parked us close to some political gathering where people playing loud music and dancing in the streets waving neon green flags. He stops and tells us to get out and take pictures. Next he drives is to the rich side of town and drives through their neighborhood. As we are driving around Lloyd is telling us about how much money we could be making if we built a house and used it as an Air B&B in Jamaica. "But you must get the right guy to run it for you." He says for a $100,000 a person could build a 10-20 room Air B&B in Jamaica and "make crazy money." Not being born yesterday or knowing a Nigerian billionaire that needs a small loan, we didn't request formal information about the Air B&B industry in Jamaica. After that we stopped once to get an obscurred picture of the ocean between two of the houses. After this, "Lloyd" takes us to an over priced t-shirt/souvenir/coffee shop where "everything is 1/2 off". $80 sweatshirts marked down to $40. come on. after 45 mins there, we pile back into the Toyota Camry and he starts asking how much we bought, what we bought, etc... Well none of us bought much as it was overpriced even with 1/2 off. So when "Lloyd" hears that we didn't buy much, he starts up about how the trip we were taking was going to actually cost is $240-280 instead of the $140 we were quoted by an official at the dock. We told him, "No, we were quoted $140." For the next 45 mins "Lloyd" drove us all around the slum area of Montigo Bay continually explaining how the official that gave us the $140
quote was mistaken. At several points when we asked to be taken back to the boat, "Lloyd" was driving away from the boat. "We are avoiding traffic." When we questioned where he was going he said something about GPS and internet in Jamaica was bad and our phones were wrong. "You are safe" he kept saying. While i never felt that my life was in danger, all 4 of us crammed in that small car, felt very uncomfortable about our surroundings and felt like "Lloyd" was trying to scam us out of more money for the "tour". To recap, we drove around for an hour, stopped at a souvenir shop for 45 mins, then argued and drove the wrong way for 45 mins, finally arriving at the dock late. Luckily the official that quoted is $140 price for the "tour" talked to "Lloyd" and set him straight. While we were on the "tour" we asked Lloyd several questions about Montigo Bay and Jamaica, which he either had no answer or incorrect info. For example, we asked about Bob Marley (obviously) and "Lloyd" said he died in 1979. I'm assuming "Lloyd"must not have been a big Reggae fan? 🤷♂️ Sorry "Lloyd" no tip for you. Buyer beware on this "tour" business.
翻译:我们的报价是 140 美元,4 个人可以在 Montigo Bay 周围游览 3 小时。一辆丰田凯美瑞里挤满了 4 个成年人。坐在后面的3个人显然很不舒服,中间后面的人不得不坐在驼峰上,膝盖放在腋下。显然,这辆车并不是为了载 4 名成年人而设计的。司机(自称名字叫劳埃德)开到市中心,那里交通灯不亮,然后把我们停在一些政治集会附近,人们在街上大声播放音乐,挥舞着霓虹绿旗跳舞。他停下来并告诉我们出去拍照。接下来,他开车前往城镇的富裕地区,并穿过他们的社区。当我们开车四处走动时,劳埃德告诉我们,如果我们在牙买加建造一栋房子并将其用作空中住宿加早餐旅馆,我们可以赚多少钱。 “但你必须找到合适的人来为你管理它。”他说,一个人花 10 万美元就可以在牙买加建造一个拥有 10 到 20 个房间的 Air B&B,并“赚到疯狂的钱”。我们不是昨天出生的,也不认识需要小额贷款的尼日利亚亿万富翁,因此我们没有要求有关牙买加航空民宿行业的正式信息。之后我们停下来拍了一张模糊的两栋房子之间的海洋照片。之后,“Lloyd”带我们去了一家价格过高的 T 恤/纪念品/咖啡店,那里“一切都是 1/2 折扣”。 80 美元的运动衫降价至 40 美元。快点。 45 分钟后,我们又回到丰田凯美瑞,他开始问我们买了多少钱,买了什么,等等……好吧,我们没有人买太多,因为即使有 1/2 的折扣,价格也过高。因此,当“劳埃德”听说我们买的东西不多时,他开始说我们这次旅行的实际花费是 240-280 美元,而不是码头官员给我们报价的 140 美元。我们告诉他:“不,我们的报价是 140 美元。”在接下来的 45 分钟里,“劳埃德”开车带我们在蒙蒂戈湾的贫民窟地区转了一圈,不断地解释给我们 140 美元的官员是如何做的。
报价有误。有几次,当我们要求带回船上时,“劳埃德”正在驶离船。 “我们正在避开交通。”当我们问他要去哪里时,他说牙买加的 GPS 和互联网很糟糕,我们的手机也出了问题。 “你很安全”他不断地说。虽然我从未觉得自己的生命有危险,但我们四个人都挤在那辆小车里,对周围的环境感到非常不舒服,感觉就像“劳埃德”试图骗取我们更多的“旅行”钱。回顾一下,我们开了一个小时,在一家纪念品商店停了45分钟,然后争论并逆行了45分钟,最终迟到了码头。幸运的是,报出“巡演”价格 140 美元的官员与“Lloyd”交谈并纠正了他的错误。当我们在“旅行”时,我们向劳埃德询问了几个有关蒙蒂戈湾和牙买加的问题,他要么没有答案,要么信息不正确。例如,我们询问鲍勃·马利(显然),“劳埃德”说他于 1979 年去世。我假设“劳埃德”一定不是雷鬼音乐的忠实粉丝? 🤷♂️ 抱歉“劳埃德”没有给你小费。买家要小心这个“旅游”业务。