We did Discovery COver yesterday. It was a fantastic day. We got there before 9am, and people were being checked in. This was really smooth. There were various levels of greeter who directed us around - a (free) group photo was taken, one per 'household' (so we got two prints done).
Picked up our kit - snorkel (which you can keep), mask, swim vest or wetsuit (which you can't) and dumped stuff in lockers. Found a block of sunbeds. If you want an umbrella and a view of the pool you want you should probably do the sunbeds before the kit store.
Grabbed breakfast outside the grill - fruit, yoghurt and pastries, tea, coffee, juice. Nice, especially if you had to make an early start, or rushed out of your hotel.
We first went into the lagoon pool. This is chlorinated, warm (85 degrees F) and a good way to proactise with your mask and snorkel. Mrs csparker ended up swimming round the river, which nearly made us late for the dolphin interaction.
The interaction was amazing - a chance to see at close hand, touch, be pulled along by and kiss a dolphin. Everyone in the group had a great time. IF one of your party doesn't want to swim, there are vantage points for them to take photos and video. My Dad did a grand job with our camcorder and we got some good footage. Not as good as the official shoot would have been, but cheaper. After the dolphin swim, there was a chance to look at the official shots that were taken, though they are pricey, the sell was not too hard.
Lunch was really nice - a good range of main courses, with plenty of kid friendly stuff.
Spent the afternoon snorkelling around the coral reef pool. Every time you looked in a different direction d new fish was doing something different. Colours and shoal movement amazing. 'Finding Nemo' was really well done, especially the lighting and reflections.
The ray pool was a bit of a disappointment - you can only stand in there, no swimming. We went back to the reef.
Refreshments are available free all day - cold and hot drinks, snacks, fruit.
The park was by no means full, but there was plenty of space, and clearly capacity for plenty more people. The advice about going at the weekend was good - hopefully the other parks will be a touch less busy today.
OK it's not cheap, but is is a very good quality day out. We did not feel we had been ripped off.