点评:We went out on the Agincourt Reef to the Quicksilver pontoon. At Port we were advised that we would need anti-nausea meds for our hour-long journey because the day we went was rough. At $325 we felt they could have thrown in the meds as part of the cost. The journey was indeed very rough - many passengers were sea sick. The stewards onboard were phenomenal, kind, and very attentive. Oddly, immediately upon arrival at the pontoon food was served - like some people had just finished sicking up, and the food was already out.
Our big disappointment was when we arrived at the reef. It is clear that the fish are conditioned to being fed at the pontoon - so around its base you found the majority of the fish.
Having snorkelled in Hawai'i out of Lahaina we had experienced a much smaller charter, and seen way more reef life. My husband and kids gave up after 30 minutes of being tossed around and seeing nothing. I stayed out for nearly two hours, and at about the hour fifteen mark fish started to appear on the reef. I realize the tour company cannot control the behaviour of the fish - but with so many people in the water (the boat is like a ferry in size) scaring the creatures, it was only by waiting that I saw any signs of life on the reef itself.
翻译:我们沿着阿金考特礁前往水银浮桥。到达港口后,工作人员告知我们,由于当天海况不佳,我们需要服用止吐药来应对长达一小时的旅程。325美元的船费让我们觉得他们应该把止吐药也包含在费用里。旅途确实非常颠簸——很多乘客都晕船了。船上的乘务员非常出色、友善,而且非常细心。奇怪的是,我们一到浮桥就马上送来了食物——就好像有些人刚吐完,食物就已经送来了一样。
最让我们失望的是到达珊瑚礁的时候。很明显,鱼儿已经习惯了在浮桥上喂食——所以大部分鱼儿都聚集在浮桥底部附近。
我们之前在夏威夷的拉海纳浮潜过,体验过规模小得多的包船,也见过更多珊瑚礁生物。我的丈夫和孩子们在被颠簸了30分钟却什么也没看到之后就放弃了。我在外面待了将近两个小时,大约一小时十五分左右,珊瑚礁上开始出现鱼。我知道旅游公司无法控制鱼的行为——但是水里人太多了(船的大小跟渡船差不多),吓坏了这些生物,所以我只能等着,才在珊瑚礁上看到一些生命迹象。