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Sea Life Park Hawaii - Dolphin Royal Swim

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4.0 Enjoyment
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3.7 Value
4.0 Staff Quality
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AMAZING!!
Reviewer: Mr. The  Posted on 28 Apr 2008
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First, I just have to say there is nothing you can put into words to describe this experience. It's amazing. We chose the Royal Dolphin swim because I wanted two dolphins to swim with instead of one. I don't know if it made a difference but my husband said I never stopped smiling. I will say two things about this event. My husband is NOT a strong swimmer...so originally we were concerned about him going. I have to say, if you can't swim, you can still experience this. If you can dog paddle you should be fine. Everyone wears heavy duty life vests and floating is no problem even if you're a 220 lb man. So if you have concerns about that... DON'T let it stop you! The only other thing I will say is that we purchased the OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive DVD of our experience. I am a huge advocate of zoo's and aquariums and rarely feel as if the money I've spent is going to waste, however, this DVD was trash. I wasn't expecting much, but out of 2 DVD players and 2 laptops it will only play on ONE of these. Not only that, it's choppy and about 2 minutes into the 8 min DVD it gets stuck and won't move forward except VERY slowly. We really had no way to 'exchange' it so we kept it but felt a little disappointed. When you buy the DVD they sell you the one playing on the TV so it appears to work, but they clearly have a DVD player that accepts the type of media they have burned. (This is a technology issue and if you know anything about burning DVD's you know this can get complicated so I won't bore you). Not all DVD players will play DVD's that are burned. But the Aquarium should in good conscience warn people. My suggestion would be to have someone in the family record it. It's cheaper and you'll be much happier with the memories. Otherwise, I can't say enough good about this experience. It was truly indescribable.

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 15 Apr 2008
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The staff is very friendly. It's a little expensive, but after the event, I think it worths it. It is a life time experience especially for kids.
The kids loved it!
Reviewer: Mr. Yvonne, Merced, Ca  Posted on 25 Feb 2008
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We got this for our teenage daughters (16 & 14) and they loved it. They said it was the best day of their lives. The driver was very friendly and gave us all the info on points of interest that we went past. My husband was returning a rental car that morning and it took much longer than expected, but the driver waited for him. The Royal Swim is a little pricey, but definitely worth the money for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure!

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 10 Jan 2008
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The staff were fantastic. Incredibly helpful and informative. They made us feel relaxed and confident. An awesome experience.

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 10 Jan 2008
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Words cannot explain how good this activity was. Exceptional.
A Royal Time
Reviewer: Ms. Ambre  Posted on 22 Nov 2007
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The Royal Dolphin swim was amazing. It is a little pricey, but definitely worth it. The memories will last a lifetime. There was a dorsal fin pull with two dolphins, but the best part was the foot push: laying in the water, two dolphins push their noses on your feet and make you ski across the water. It was so much fun, I had to get the video to document our time spent! The water is a little cold, but the adrenaline from being so close to the dolphins will warm you up! My 9-year old enjoyed this, perhaps even more than myself! I only wish it lasted longer!

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 10 Nov 2007
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I had the best time of my life on the Royal Dolphin Swim. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable. I would recommend this activity to everyone.

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 10 Nov 2007
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I had the best time of my life on the Royal Dolphin Swim. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable. I would recommend this activity to everyone.

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 10 Nov 2007
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I had the best time of my life on the Royal Dolphin Swim. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable. I would recommend this activity to everyone.
Royal Dolphin swim/Ray encounter
Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 27 Sep 2007
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The Royal Dolphin swim was excellent! The staff truly loved their job and the dolphins. We learned about the dolphins while in the water swimming around with them. Then everyone got to experience two rides, one of the rides was holding onto two dolphins fins as they pulled you around the pool and other WOW...was the same two dolphins coming up behind you and pushing on your feet while you fly in the air like superman. As far as the Ray encounter..I wouldn't do in again. The Ray's stayed in a shallow area while we stood out in the deep part of the pool. They gave us snorkel geer to look at the fish, but you can only do that for so long. As we walk back out we got to touch the Ray's before getting out of the water.The trainer that was with us just didn't seemed to like her job as much as the other trainers we encountered while at the park. I would do the enounter that you wear the head geer (for air) they seemed to get to touch Rays, turtles and see all the fish.
Sea Life Park Royal Swim
Reviewer: Ms. Love Hawaii  Posted on 26 Sep 2007
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There was four of us in the group, two couples and we had a great time. You really get to interact with the Dolphins and feel their power. The trainers are great and very informative. Both the foot push and the dorsal fin ride are amazing and great fun!!!
Participant
Reviewer: Mr. George  Posted on 12 Sep 2007
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The whole experience is very good and the staff at Sea Life Park are excellent. Anyone interested in Dolphins would love this.
Dolphins
Reviewer: Mr. The Bradys  Posted on 17 Aug 2007
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I had a great time swimming and playing with the dolphins. I not only swam/ played with them I got to kiss/ hug and pet them. The dorsal tow was superb and the foot push fun. They video tape and take pictures of the interactions with the dolphins. The video is about 10minutes long and you can choose what pictures you want, there are four to choose from.
Fantastic Experience!
Reviewer: Ms. Helen  Posted on 30 Jul 2007
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Wow - we had a fantastic time! This one of a kind encounter was the highlight of our vacation and something I know my daughter and I will never forget. She couldn't stop smiling the entire day and cannot wait to show her friends and family the pictures and DVD! I highly recommend this experience to anyone considering a dolphin experience. The trainers and atmosphere were terrific and everyone involved was very professional and friendly. We would do this again!
Awesome experience
Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 17 Jul 2007
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Had the time of our lives! Dream come true for my daughter and I.
OVERALL
Reviewer: Ms. Betty Button  Posted on 11 Jul 2007
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Excellent time we had, Even me as an observer. I think the only change I could recommend to Sea Life Park is to be more organized about who gets their turn for all the listed things. My daughter almost missed one of hers.
Dolphin Royal Swim
Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 5 Jul 2007
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The dolphin royal swim was excellent! I had an amazing time! It was worth every penny!
However, I did not appreciate the fact that my voucher stated the wrong pick-up time. As a result, I did not make it to the pick-up and ended up having to do the later session, which caused me to miss other plans I had for the day. In addition, I had to take a cab to and from Sea Life Park, as no shuttle transportation was available anymore.
Awesome experience
Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 30 Jun 2007
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This may be a pricey adventure but it's totally worth it.
Royal Swim
Reviewer: Ms. Amy R.  Posted on 7 Jun 2007
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I took part in the dolphin royal swim and it was awesome! The only thing I would change, is that it would be better if it was not so structured and we had more time to just swim around with the dolphins.
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