| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Nice relaxing cruise |
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Sat, Sep 8, 07 12:00 PM |
MartinLam |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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The boat was in good repair though it could have used a bit of sprucing up (cobwebs on some of the windows) and considering that this is Arizona, a few fans would have been very nice to ward off some of the heat. The captain was very pleasant, well informed and treated everyone with respect and courtesy. I know this is out of your control but I think the lake is small and should be limited to boats only, ban the jet skies as they make the water very choppy and most of the operators have no respect for anyone else on the water. Back to the tour....the scenery around the lake is very nice and probably during the cooler months there is more wildlife visible along the shore and up on the higher elevations. All in all, a nice cruise. I would recommend it to anyone. |
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great scenery & wonderful narration |
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Sat, Sep 8, 07 12:00 PM |
jb6200 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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Truly enjoyable. Very relaxing with a good mix of narration & quiet time to enjoy the area |
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Tranquility in the heat |
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Tue, Sep 4, 07 12:00 PM |
sonnie |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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My husband and I were visiting Phoenix/Scottsdale for vacation. We had been the previous 2 summers as well. Last year we were driving the Apache Trail when we happened upon the Dolly. We went back the next day to sign up for the afternoon cruise but it was closed. We made sure to buy our tickets before we left NJ this year! It was very hot, Arizona was having a heat wave with 44% humidity - so that quote about "but it's a dry heat" wasn't holding true for us. I was miserable with the heat and only looking forward to returning to the hotel to sit by (or rather in) the pool. But we boarded the Dolly and our Captain and his crew were so gracious that I started to forget about the heat. We found the cruise to be relaxing and the breeze which was created by the movement on the lake was refreshing. The sights were amazing - we didn't see much wildlife but the scenery was awesome. Thank you Captain Tom for an enjoyable 90 minutes! |
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very pleasant surprise |
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Sun, Sep 2, 07 12:00 PM |
gmyatko |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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We had out of town family come to visit us in Chandler. Since we had a busy schedule, we didn't have time to prepare our boat and drag it to the lake, so we thought we'd give your tour boat a try. Given the relatively hot temperatures, I thought it would be uncomfortable, but with ample shade on the boat, we were quite comfortable. The ride was very well narrated, and Capt. T-O-M made it interesting. We saw a lot of gorgeous rugged desert and mountain terrain. I said to my wife that I wish we would have known about this when we first moved here 2 years ago. We look forward to doing a dinner cruise once the dam is repaired by next spring.
Thank You. |
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relaxing and informative |
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Sat, Sep 1, 07 12:00 PM |
nmaman |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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This was our first narrative tour on Dolly Lake cruise and the captain and crew are very courtious and friendly. The cruise was well narrated by the captain and he pointed out spots of interest along the way down the lake and on the way back to the marina. My friends an I were very impressed and would do this trip again and this time maybe do the dinner cruise. This is was money well spent. |
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interesting and informative |
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Wed, Aug 29, 07 12:00 PM |
tbetzphx |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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friendly intersting and informative |
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Wonderful Amazing sites to enjoy |
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Tue, Aug 28, 07 12:00 PM |
kwerpsy |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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Beautiful entourages to take awesome pictures....
to see birds and animals upon the mountains around the Lake.
We all enjoyed the time on the Dolly very much.
thank you. |
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This was a real fun day. |
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Sun, Aug 26, 07 12:00 PM |
glenfannie |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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We had a lot of fun. |
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Cruise did not go out although people were there. |
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Wed, Aug 22, 07 12:00 PM |
shoebud |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
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We had reservations to take the cruise and at the time of departure, there were just the two of us. Another couple showed up but the Captain did not take the boat out. It would have been GREATLY appreciated if the Dolly had called us to let us know it would not be going out. My family member from out of state was disappointed. |
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A relaxing afternoon |
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Sat, Aug 18, 07 12:00 PM |
rubysage |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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It was a relaxing cruise, with one exception, it was too hot, being that it was August 18, still in the height of summer. 90 minutes of drifting on the lake, with good music, our pilot was informative about the difference sights, and I was thrilled with the rare appearance of four big horn sheep. I do recommend if you are going to take this cruise especially with small children, take it during March, April, May, Oct, Nov. I had to keep pouring water on my head to stay cool.
If I may suggest, to the Dolly Steamboat establishment, it might be a good idea to put one of those misters, one that you see at some eating places to cool the place down a bit, and maybe just the upper deck.
I'll definitely bring the rest of the family for this outing in the future, when it gets a little cooler. Thank you very much. |
