点评:Perhaps Te Mara Nui is suffering by comparison bc otherwise we had such amazing dive operators throughout the Tuamoto and Society Islands. But these ladies were not great. First, they only want you to pay in cash, which is fine. They give you several currency options which seems great. We chose USD bc we are American and it was easiest. We brought a ziplock of cash at the current exchange rate plus extra for a tip. We were surprised at the end of the dive when we were asked to pay more than we had in the ziplock. Luckily another diver had some extra cash to cover us. I thought maybe I had miscalculated? Later I checked exchange rates and I had not miscalculated. I emailed Te Mara Nui to ask for more details and they explained they calculate prices based on if they take cash into a bank and exchange it that way… much worse rates. You can’t pay with a credit card to get a good rate so that option is out. If you use Te Mara Nui, I suggest hitting the ATM and withdrawing local currency so you don’t get screwed. I stressed to Te Mara Nui that they really should be straightforward about this poor exchange rate when they offer to take foreign cash.
Next, the staff was pretty unfriendly. You could tell these ladies were over managing a dive operation. Our first dive was pretty but the dive master rarely turned around to check on the divers and didn’t use any hand signs. A few times she wrote names of marine life on a pad. She seemed completely disinterested . Our second dive was a total waste of time. Zero visibility to see a super boring wreck in the middle of nothing but sand. We couldn’t believe they took us there when we asked for the two best dive sites the island could offer.
Have you ever been with a dive operator that just seems to be going through the motions so they can get you under water and then get you off of their boat? This was Te Mara Nui. We would definitely not dive with them again.
翻译:相比之下,Te Mara Nui 可能比较差,因为除此之外,我们在 Tuamoto 岛和社会群岛都有如此出色的潜水运营商。但这些女士并不好。首先,他们只希望你用现金支付,这很好。他们给你提供了几种货币选择,这似乎很棒。我们选择了美元,因为我们是美国人,而且最方便。我们带了一个密封袋,里面装着按当前汇率计算的现金,外加一些小费。潜水结束时,我们被要求支付比密封袋中更多的钱,这让我们很惊讶。幸运的是,另一位潜水员有一些额外的现金可以支付给我们。我想也许我算错了?后来我查了一下汇率,我没有算错。我给 Te Mara Nui 发了电子邮件询问更多细节,他们解释说,他们是根据把现金存入银行并以这种方式兑换来计算价格的……汇率差得多。你不能用信用卡支付以获得优惠汇率,所以这个选项是行不通的。如果你使用 Te Mara Nui,我建议你去 ATM 机取当地货币,这样你就不会被骗了。我向 Te Mara Nui 强调,当他们提供外币兑换服务时,他们真的应该坦率地说明这种糟糕的汇率。
其次,工作人员非常不友好。你可以看出这些女士在管理潜水作业。我们的第一次潜水很漂亮,但潜水教练很少转身检查潜水员,也没有使用任何手势。有几次她在垫子上写下了海洋生物的名字。她似乎完全不感兴趣。我们的第二次潜水完全是浪费时间。能见度为零,只看到一艘超级无聊的沉船在沙滩中间。我们简直不敢相信,当我们要求岛上提供两个最好的潜水地点时,他们却把我们带到了那里。
你有没有遇到过这样的潜水运营商,他们似乎只是在敷衍了事,这样他们就可以把你带到水下,然后把你从船上带走?这就是 Te Mara Nui。我们绝对不会再和他们一起潜水了。