点评:This was by far the worst snorkeling trip/boat trip/island hopping trip I have ever been on. I am mid 40s and well traveled. Oddly enough, the staff were still friendly, and the food was decent. The trip was advertised to me as a snorkeling trip. We went to one "snorkeling location" if you want to call it that. The ocean was so rough, even a scuba diving trip in that location would just be OK because the visibility was poor. We only stayed in that location maybe 40 to 45 minutes max. Then it was time to get back on the boat. This trip was sold to 110 people I found out that the trip and boat are designed for only 80 max. That caused problems even just moving around the ship. Took forever to get food and by the time I got to it there was not much left, although the food was decent. Because the trip was overbooked, the next destination was the kayak or beach or hike spot. They would get small boats from shore off the island to pick us up off of the big boat on to the kayak destination if you paid extra for, or the beach, or hike if you didn't pay extra for kayaking. Well the little boats filled up, and they never came back for almost 30 of us paying customers stuck on the big boat. We weren't allowed to swim, and they made us stay on the boat for 3 hours until everyone else was done kayaking, beach, or hiking. Please, I know this might sound unbelievable but I am not exaggerating at all. After everyone was back on the boat with all of us that were left on the big boat, we then went to one other location. Not a snorkeling location again, but just a swimmable beach at that island. The workers were generally nice, but they also didn't care because they are getting paid regardless, and none of us are getting any money back. The trip was pretty expensive as well at general cost of 2,000 Baht per person. We stayed on that last island for longer than anyone wanted to. We didn't get moving back to Koh Phangan until almost 6 PM. We didn't get back to shore and off the boat until around 7:30. Got back to my hotel by 8 PM with a completely wasted day of vacation. That boat was not comfortable to be on even with most of the people off of it. Met some nice people, and we got to talk together about how ridiculous and expensive this trip was, which helped pass the 3 hours or so time we were all stuck on the boat. Needless to say I will never take a trip with Orion Boat Trips ever again. Important note: there are a bunch of different travel companies on the island selling trips. I went through Richmond Travel which advertised this trip as a "snorkeling trip," which couldn't have been further from the truth even if I wasn't stuck on the boat doing nothing for 3 hours. Ask whatever company you are booking for the name of the boat company taking you on the trip, if they say Orion Boat Trips, I would stay away. Pretty big money making scam they have going on. I don't get it? Thailand is far from cheap like it was 20 year ago, but the quality of service has gotten worse, and facilities have not really been upgraded. Sad for such a beautiful island, and friendly culture.
翻译:这是我参加过的最糟糕的浮潜之旅/乘船之旅/海岛游览。我四十多岁,也去过不少地方。说来也怪,工作人员依然很友善,食物也还可以。当时他们向我推销的可是一次浮潜之旅。我们只去了一个勉强能称之为“浮潜点”的地方。当时海面波涛汹涌,即便是在那种环境下进行水肺潜水也勉强可以,因为海水能见度极差。我们在那里停留的时间最多也就40到45分钟而已。接着就是返回船上的时候了。这次旅行共售出了110张票,但我后来得知,这条船最多只能容纳80人。这就导致了船上人员流动都出现问题。获取食物也花了很长时间,等我拿到食物时,剩下的已经没多少了;不过食物本身还算不错。由于预订人数超标,接下来的行程就只能改为划皮划艇、去海滩或者徒步了。如果我们额外付费,他们就会从岛岸派出小船来接我们离开大船,送我们去皮划艇目的地;如果我们没有为皮划艇项目付费,他们则会送我们去海滩或让我们去远足。结果那些小船都坐满了人,而近30名付了费的乘客则被困在大船上,那些船也再没回来接我们。我们不被允许游泳,还被迫在船上待了3个小时,直到其他人都完成皮划艇、海滩游玩或远足活动。求你了……我知道这听起来可能难以置信,但我绝对没有夸大其词。当所有人都重新回到大船上后,我们又前往了另一个地点。那里同样不是浮潜点,只是岛上一个可以游泳的海滩而已。工作人员总体上还算友善,但他们也漠不关心,因为不管怎样他们都能拿到报酬,而我们所有人却一分钱都拿不回来。这次旅行的费用也相当昂贵,人均花费达到了2000泰铢。我们在最后那个岛上停留的时间比任何人预期的都要长。直到下午6点左右我们才开始返回帕岸岛。大约7点半时我们才回到岸边并下船。晚上8点我才回到酒店,整整一天的假期就这么浪费掉了。即便船上的人大多都下船了,那艘船坐起来依然不舒服。不过我遇到了一些不错的人,我们一起聊到了这次旅行有多荒谬、有多贵。这些活动帮我们打发了在船上度过的三个小时左右的时间。不用说,我以后再也不会选择Orion Boat Trips来参加旅行了。重要提示:岛上有很多不同的旅行社都在售卖旅游项目。我是通过Richmond Travel报名的,他们把这次旅行宣传为“浮潜之旅”,但即便我没有在船上无所事事地呆上三个小时,事实也远非如此。无论你通过哪家公司预订行程,都务必询问带你出行的船务公司名称。如果他们说是“Orion Boat Trips”,我建议你还是别选择为好。这明显是一个为了牟取暴利而设的骗局。我不明白,为什么现在泰国不再像20年前那样物价便宜了,但服务质量却越来越差,各类设施也毫无改善。对于这样一个风景如画、人民友善的岛屿来说,实在令人惋惜。