点评:Imagine the perfect dive experience. Then visit Statia Diving at The Golden Rock Resort and that will be exceeded threefold. You start by having your gear picked up in advance to have it ready on the boat for you, so you don’t have to worry about it. The next morning, you arrive at the clean and professional dive shop, where you meet Sander, who has been promptly communicating with you in anticipation of your visit. You hop in the transport and in 20 minutes you arrive at the dock, where the boat awaits you.
We met our guides, Andrea, Bruno and Baylee and they were enthusiastic about diving right from the start. They clearly communicated what to expect on the trip; this was important as it was my wife’s first dive trip away from home. Our guide for the week was Andrea and he was deeply knowledgeable about the local history, sea life and the geology that define the beauty of the Statia Marine reserve. He was very receptive to questions and made my wife feel extremely comfortable on what could have been a stressful situation for her. He was also considerate- when another guest revealed how sea sick he was they brought the boat into the harbor to give him a break on surface interval. I surely blow through my tank too quickly - he switched me to a larger tank and planned dives that helped balance that with the group. It was the extra mile and we all noticed.
The Captain was friendly as well and always helped us make a safe reentry to the boat. You could tell he was safety conscious and shared stories about local life and what was happening in the harbor.
In all, I would press six stars above if I could. It was our first Caribbean dive trip (we usually dive in New England) and it really shaped our opinion on how easy diving can be. From their valet service to close integration with the resort, this is a truly professional operation and this will be the high bar we measure all future trips by. Unless we come back, that is…
翻译:想象一下完美的潜水体验。然后前往位于黄金岩度假村 (The Golden Rock Resort) 的 Statia Diving,体验将远超您的想象三倍。首先,您可以提前领取装备,我们会将其准备好放在船上,让您无需操心。第二天早上,您抵达干净专业的潜水店,见到 Sander,他之前就一直与您保持联系,期待您的到来。您乘坐接送车,20 分钟后抵达码头,潜水船已在那里等候。
我们见到了我们的潜水向导 Andrea、Bruno 和 Baylee,他们从一开始就对潜水充满热情。他们清晰地解释了行程安排;这一点非常重要,因为这是我妻子第一次离家潜水。我们一周的向导是 Andrea,他对当地的历史、海洋生物以及构成 Statia 海洋保护区美景的地质构造都非常了解。他非常乐于解答问题,让我妻子在原本可能充满压力的潜水之旅中感到非常放松。他非常体贴周到——当另一位客人透露自己晕船严重时,他们便将船开回港口,让他可以在水面休息时稍作休息。我的气瓶消耗得太快了——他帮我换了一个更大的气瓶,并安排了潜水行程,以平衡团队的消耗。这种额外的关怀我们都感受到了。
船长也很友善,总是帮助我们安全地返回船上。看得出来他非常注重安全,还和我们分享了当地的生活故事和港口里发生的事情。
总而言之,如果可以的话,我会给六颗星。这是我们第一次加勒比海潜水之旅(我们通常在新英格兰潜水),这次经历让我们真正体会到潜水原来可以如此轻松。从他们的代客泊车服务到与度假村的紧密合作,这真是一次非常专业的体验,也将成为我们衡量未来所有潜水之旅的高标准。除非我们再次光临……