26 Aug 2023
Lazy day is probably not the best description for this trip. Nowhere in the description of the trip does it tell you this is a huge Pirate Ship called Baba Boot that at least 5 or 6 coach loads of tourists will be loaded onto for the day! If you like a huge pirate boat rammed with at least 200 people, some having to sit on mats on the floor, a foam party with insanely loud music and very little regard for health and safety and basically sailing up and down the coast - this is the trip for you! Swim stops weren’t particularly great due to the amount of people and the bus that got us there was on its last legs, and you board on what is the equivalent of an industrial estate on the outskirts of Side. However, the food was excellent and the crew worked hard, and we were lucky to see dolphins and sea turtles and the captain went to some effort to ensure everyone got a good chance to see them. This absolutely was not for us due mainly to the amount of people, pushing, queue jumping, foam party, random parrot photoshoots and adults doing the conga in an enclosed space- but as the girl on the bus behind us said on the way back “ that was the best day of my life” - clearly this is definitely a trip that people will enjoy, but just not for us!!! And we would have appreciated a more honest description in the sales blurb’