点评:We chartered a Saona 47 from AsiaMarine for 16 days in May this year. We had a few days of rain at the end of May but otherwise the weather was great. We used the aircon during the night only and some family members found it too noisy but we were able to have a great night’s rest with it on. Aircon is definitely essential! The water maker worked without any problems and we changed the filters towards the end of our trip according to our ship’s manual. There was enough bedding and towels on board which was great. Also lots of packing space for all the groceries, snorkel gear and everyone’s luggage. We wanted to use the sails as much as possible and the wind was adequate so the sailors in our family were happy. We also trawled as we sailed and caught a needlefish and a few barracuda so the fishing family members were kept busy and happy as well. We headed south from the Marina down to the Koh Racha islands where eventually there is no longer cellphone reception and the snorkeling is fantastic and made all of us extremely happy! We can also recommend the five islands of Koh Haa for snorkeling and scuba. Fantastic - water clarity, corals and the fish, all of it!
The staff at AsiaMarine, right from the initial enquiry through the booking process and then at the marina in Phuket- friendly, helpful and they really went over and above to make us feel welcome. We had an awesome, awesome family holiday.
The only stress we experienced was organizing our visas for Thailand. We live in Namibia and had to send our passports and all documentation to an agency in South Africa. Last year we dealt directly with the Thai embassy in Pretoria and everything went smooth and easy but now we have to deal with an agency and it was painful!! But we got our passports just in time. There were so many Namibian, South African, and Thai holidays all around that time so next time we will plan better. The agency has a Namibian branch on their website but it hasn’t even opened yet but hopefully one day it will which will make it much easier.
翻译:今年5月,我们从AsiaMarine租了一艘Saona 47,为期16天。五月底我们下了几天雨,但除此之外天气很好。我们只在晚上使用空调,一些家庭成员发现它太吵了,但我们可以在开着空调的情况下睡个好觉。空调绝对是必不可少的!制水机工作没有任何问题,我们根据船舶手册在旅行结束时更换了过滤器。船上有足够的床上用品和毛巾,这很棒。还有大量的包装空间,可容纳所有杂货、浮潜装备和每个人的行李。我们想尽可能多地使用帆,风也足够大,所以我们家的水手们都很高兴。我们在航行时还用拖网捕鱼,捕获了一条针鱼和几条梭鱼,因此钓鱼家庭成员也保持忙碌和快乐。我们从码头向南前往拉查岛,那里最终不再有手机信号,浮潜非常棒,让我们所有人都非常高兴!我们还可以推荐哈岛的五个岛屿进行浮潜和水肺潜水。太棒了——水清澈、珊瑚和鱼,这一切!
AsiaMarine 的工作人员从最初的询问到预订过程,再到普吉岛码头的工作人员都很友好、乐于助人,他们真的竭尽全力让我们感到宾至如归。我们度过了一个很棒的家庭假期。
我们经历的唯一压力是办理泰国签证。我们住在纳米比亚,必须将护照和所有文件寄给南非的一个机构。去年我们直接与比勒陀利亚的泰国大使馆打交道,一切都很顺利和轻松,但现在我们必须与一个机构打交道,这很痛苦!但我们及时拿到了护照。那段时间有很多纳米比亚、南非和泰国的假期,所以下次我们会更好地计划。该机构在其网站上设有纳米比亚分支机构,但尚未开业,但希望有一天会开业,这将使事情变得更加容易。