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Review summary
Lovers Canal Cruises has mixed reviews from customers. Customers particularly appreciate service and quality, though some mention concerns about customer service and expensive.
Forced to give a one star, faced a very rude staff who talked rude to us while using the pay n use toilet in the cofee shop .Why would we jump line to to save a couple of euros when we can buy 3 cruise tickets! No wonder the ratings are so poor.
That is not 'NORMAL' behaviour while serving customets girl!.
Op dinsdagmiddag 10 juni had ik een nare ervaring bij de ticketbalie van Lovers Canal Cruises bij Amsterdam Centraal. Ik vroeg op een normale en vriendelijke manier of ik recht had op korting met mijn pas. De medewerker van de klantenservice – die ik op dat moment telefonisch sprak – bevestigde dat dit inderdaad het geval was.
Tot mijn verbazing weigerden de dames bij de kassa dit te accepteren. Sterker nog: ze vielen de medewerker van de klantenservice verbaal aan, terwijl ik het gesprek via de telefoon volgde. Het was ronduit vijandig en ongemakkelijk om als klant tussen twee interne medewerkers te staan die zo met elkaar omgaan.
Ik voelde me totaal niet welkom. Uiteindelijk ben ik zonder tickets vertrokken omdat ik me er ronduit onprettig bij voelde. Dit is niet wat je verwacht van een organisatie die toeristen en bezoekers op een prettige manier wil ontvangen. Een zeer teleurstellende ervaring.
I am so glad we got to see the most beautiful canals of Amsterdam from the water. You get to see and learn about the architecture and the history of the city. Our captain was fun and friendly, making some extra comments on top of the audio guide for a more personal experience.
We pre-booked a 2.00pm Lovers cruise which we intended to board on the canal in front of the Rijks Museum. The season is spring/summer. The temperature was about 20deg. On arrival, we were informed that there was to be no 2.00pm cruise and we would have to wait for the 2.30pm cruise. I asked if a refund could be claimed and was told "No". We boarded the 2.30pm boat and all looked good. It was not a busy day and there were only about 6 other people looking to board. Then we were told to disembark because we were to cruise on another boat with a large group which might spill over to 2 boats. Great (groan), the boat was going to be full.
Anyway, about the cruise itself. The boat was covered with a perspex top and solid framework. This was not too hot under the sun, but our position up the front precluded the possibility of taking any decent photos and limited what you could see. Commentary through supplied ear phones was pretty poor and intermittent and often, during an important piece of information about a particular building or landmark, the captain would come on the PA to point out that feature. Listening to both the captain and the ear phone commentary meant that you basically heard neither. I'm sure the captain meant well but we would have been better off if he stayed quiet. Overall, I feel that this cruise was a waste of 35EUR for 2 of us. I would recommend, if you wish to do a canal cruise, choose an open boat with no cover and enjoy the sun and better view.
Wir hatten die Tour für 19.30 Uhr gebucht. Waren pünktlich und standen ca. 19.20 Uhr in der Warteschlange Pier 1. Ein Boot stand dort, als es voll war, legte es ab und wir warteten. Pier 2 stand ebenfalls ein Boot, dort stiegen auch Passagiere ein, Boot voll, legt ab. Alles ca. 19.35 Uhr.
An Pier 2 kommt ca. 5 Minuten später das nächste Boot, nimmt Passagiere auf und legt ab. Wir warten.
Pier 2 wiederum einigevMinuten später: das nächste Boot legt an, Passagiere steigen ein (Personen die lange nach uns gekommen sind!!!), wir warten immer noch.
Ca. 19.55 Uhr frage ich bei Mitarbeitern nach, wann das Boot kommt, ob wir ggf. stornieren können, da wir im Anschluss unseren Bus nach Hause nicht verpassen dürfen.
Antwort: Wann das Schiff kommt, weiß ich leider nicht. Sie können gerne am Ticketschalter nachfragen und umbuchen auf einen anderen Abfahrtszeitpunkt.
Sehr logisch, weil wir ja wenige Stunden später Amsterdam wieder verlassen haben....
Also wieder in die Schlange und warten.
Ca. 20.05 Uhr kam endlich das Boot.
Die Tour war sehr schön. Es war sehr, sehr kalt auf dem Boot, da die Einstiegslucke ein Spalt geöffnet war, damit nicht alle Fensterscheiben beschlagen.
Beim nächsten Mal werde ich sicherlich meine Tour mit einem anderen Unternehmen machen.
Vielen Dank und ein schöne Feiertage.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Petra Olk
Booked a closed boat and had to sit outside with -5. While others paid the same amount of money and could sit inside. This wasent shown on the wesite when I booked the tickets
Mooie tocht in een nette boot. Erg leuke ervaring. Echter we konden pas 45 minuten later aan boord dan voor ingetekend en het kade personeel reageerde daar erg laconiek op.
Slechte organisatie, boten te vol. De boot vertrok een half uur later dan gepland. Mensen stonden allemaal door elkaar heen. Wij konden nog net mee, maar niet meer met ons gezin bij elkaar zitten. Overige passagiers konden zelfs niet meer mee. De lichtjesroute was wel leuk, maar niet spectaculair. En de mensen die achteruit varen zien bijna niets van de lichtjes. We hadden er meer van verwacht.
It's maybe not about the company.
We go there for the lightfestifal.
Sorry, bud this view lights wat we did seen? Lightfestifal?
In the train back i have seen more nice lights than on this trip.
And maybe you can serve somethings on this botes.
Like coffee or drinks.
There were many people on board with the same opinion.
We booked a ticket for a 20.45 cruise and the ticket asked us to be there 5 minutes in advance. We were o time but we had to cue for one hour before we could get on a boat. All the rest of the evening plans went with it.
Long étant donné la déception de cet excursion. Absolument rien d original, ni de transcendant au niveau des expositions de lumières. N en vaut vraiment pas de détour
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