Any tips for discovery cove in Jan

[Yorkshire Pud]

Booked a day at DC on the 19th Jan.

Any good tips appreciated

 

[MsPennieLane]

hope you have a wonderful time, we're going on the 23rd January can't wait!

Anz

 

[wendy_uk]

Thinking of booking this myself we are going in Feb but unsure if it will be warm enough.

 

[Yorkshire Pud]

Thanks Mspennielane I hope you have a nice time too.

Wendy...This is a holiday of a lifetime so we hope it isn't to cold Brrrrr!!

 

[FEEBEE]

HI,

I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE MAGIC I EXPERIENCED AT DC, IT DOES TIE IN WITH YOUR QUERY ALSO.
WE WENT TO DC IN MAY 02, MY DH AND OUR GIRLS 8 AND 6. THIS PLACE IS SOOOO IMPRESIVE FROM THE TIME YOU WALK IN, IT REALLY IS A DIFFERENT CLASS IMO. THE WEATHER WAS LOVELY IN MAY BUT THE DOLPHIN SWIM IS SOOOOO COLD. THEY GIVE YOU SHORT WETSUIT SLEEVELESS JACKETS WHICH HELP. MY GIRLS WERE FREEZING AND THEY ARENT USUALLY 'MOANY' KIDS IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THEY LOVED THEIR TIME IN THE WATER WITH THE DOLPHIN 'TYLER'. THE TRAINERS WERE GREAT WITH THE KIDS AND NOTICED THEM SHIVERING WHEN THEY WERE TREADING WATER WAITING THEIR TURNS FOR INTERACTIONS. THE TRAINERS TOOK THEM OUT OF THE WATER AND SAT THEM ON A ROCK IN THE SUN UNTIL IT WAS THEIR TURNS FOR FUN WITH TYLER ! WE LOVED THE DOLPHON SWIM AND ALL CAME OUT OF THE WATER WITH BIG GRINS, WE HAD ALL LOVED EVERY MINUTE................ THEN THE MAGIC HAPPENED.

ON LEAVING THE PARK AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WERE SO SAD AS WE HAD ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE SO MUCH AND THE PROSPECT OF RETURNING ANYTIME SOON WAS SLIM (£££!!)
A 'CAST MEMBER' WAS TAKING PEOPLES NAMES AND ASKING PEOPLE TO COMPLETE QUESTIONAIRES, WE HAPPILY AGREED AND GAVE A GLOWING REPORT OF THE DAY, THE GENTLEMAN THEN SAID "MRS BROADBENT I WONDER IF WE COULD HAVE A DISCREET WORD" HE TOOK US TO A SEPERATE DESK IN THE FOYER. AT THIS POINT I PANICKED AS I COULD SEE OUR NAME CIRCLED ON A LIST ON HIS CLIP BOARD, I THOUGHT THERE WAS MAYBE A PROBLEM WITH MY CREDIT CARD ( I HAD BEEN HITTING IT A BIT HARD !) BUT HE EXPLAINED THAT OUR TRAINERS FROM THE DOLPHIN SWIM HAD CALLED MANAGEMENT AFTER OUR SWIM TO REQUEST WE WERE GIVEN A FURTHER DAY AS THEY DIDNT FEEL THAT THE GIRLS HAD HAD THE FULL VALUE FROM THE EXPERIENCE AS THEY WERE SO COLD!! THEY SAID WE SHOULD COME BACK AND THE GIRLS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE FULL WETSUITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

I WAS STUNNED - WE HADNT COMPLAINED OR EVEN MENTIONED ANYTHING TO THE TWO LADY TRAINERS, OTHER THAN THANKED THEM FOR BEING SO BRILLIANT WITH US. WE WERE GIVEN A LETTER TO BRING BACK WITH US FOR A FURTHER DAY. THE GIRLS DID WEAR THEIR FULL SUITS AND IT DID HELP ! AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I THINK THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DC IS SECOND TO NONE. THE PLACE IS AMAZING.
THIS SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TREATMENT US BRITS ARE USED TO AT HOME, BUT I PROMISE IT IS!!

HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME , AND BUY A COUPLE OF UNDERWATER CAMERA'S FROM WALLMART THEY ARE BRILLIANT ON THE REEF. DONT BUY THEM IN DC THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE.


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[MsPennieLane]

Sounds wonderful Feebee, how nice of them to give the girls another go - now that's what I call service! Am really looking forward to going, it's always been a dream of mine to swim with dolphins.

Anz