点评:We were offered a free shuttle bus to Front Street St Maarten's from Simpsons Bary Resort and Marina. I had thought it was simply free transport to the jewellery and liquor area that everyone happens on dur9ng a cruise stop.
Oh no, it wasn't. Nothing in life is free. We got on the bus and for the 20 minute journey were repeatedly regaled with a sales pitch detsiling someone's life story and how they loved jewellery and her family shop. By 3rd retelling I was beyond bored. On disembarking we were informed that her cousin was'seeing up the rear' ensuring we didnt escape before we were coraled into said shop. They did give you a free drink though.
We escaped as soon as possible and visitied the other shops too. We did not partake of the offer to return us to our resort which would have been at 1pm - a 3 hour round trip.
I won't put myself through that again preferring to pay the taxi fare.
翻译:辛普森斯巴里度假村及游艇会为我们提供了前往圣马丁岛Front Street的免费穿梭巴士。我原以为这只不过是游轮停靠期间前往珠宝店和酒类专卖区的一种免费交通方式罢了。
其实并非如此。世上没有免费的午餐。我们登上巴士后,在20分钟的行程中不断听到一段又一段的推销演说——讲述着某个人如何热爱珠宝,以及她家族经营的珠宝店有多么出色。听到第三次时,我已经无聊到极点。下船后,我们得知她的表弟负责“在后头盯着”,确保我们不会在被带进那家商店之前逃走。不过他们确实给我们提供了免费饮料。
我们尽快逃了出来,还去逛了其他商店。我们没有接受他们提出的下午1点送我们回度假村的提议——那样一来往返就需要3个小时。
我再也不想经历那种事了,宁愿自己付出租车费。