An experience to remember
Written by Silver on October 11th, 2007
I’ve seen quite a few dolphin shows in my lifetime. But nothing, and I repeat, nothing beats hanging out with them in the water. We were too late to book the dolphin experience during our first cruise, so this time we were determined to get a spot. On the first day we could register, we signed up. Two please for the Dolphins.
I must say, it was worth every penny. We were divided into groups of 6 participants, 1 trainer, 1 photographer, 1 videographer, and 2 dolphins. It was very intimate.
The most thrilling was the foot push. Out to the middle of the pool, we allow our feet to drift up to the surface of the water. Soon, two dolphins swim up from behind, put their beaks to the bottom of each foot and pushed us forward. At some point I was half way out of the water to my waist.
It was the same with the fin ride. Arms out in a T shape, two dolphins swim up slowly. The moment they feel that you grasped a fin in each hand, they take off. I was a bit worried at first that one would take off before I grabbed the second fin, but they seemed to communicate somehow and I had no trouble.
For a good 30-45 minutes, we took turns swimming and petting the dolphins. The photographer and videographer captured every moment as we hugged, kissed, danced, twirled and sang with them.
Afterwards, most of us ended up buying the videos and pictures. It wasn’t cheap, but hey, how often would one be able to do it again.