$134 Atlantis Submarine vs $45 ReefDancer Semi-Sub | Battle for Best Thing to Do in Lahaina

We have a review for you today. Reef Dancer versus Atlantis recap. These are two

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-hardened Maui attractions. They're a lot of fun, but are they right for you and your family? Hi I'm Jordan and I'm Erica and this is the Hawaii Vacation Guide, let's pit these two against each other in a fun little game of rank the two after we did both earlier this year so before that swims, a general description, the reef dancer known as the yellow

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for 30 years does not go underwater does not leave directly from

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harbor the reef dancer is a semi submarine is not a glass bottom boat you actually go down the hall and you can look around the Windows on both sides so it's not like the bottom of the ship, you'll get better views.

Erica didn't come to the Reef Dancer with Henry and I, but she did come with us in Atlantis. I have been to the Reef Dancer several times. so I just didn't know what the difference was between the two, sorry, and the Atlantis, this is a legit submarine that goes underwater, it's a submarine, it costs seven and a half million dollars, it has a crush depth of 600 ft., it can seat 48 passengers and it's great. it's cool it's also two boat trips for the price of one so you get a shuttle to the sub because the sub stays out of port so you take a shuttle there and you board and you take a shuttle back and there are no torpedoes. on the submarine we don't ask, but we all think there are torpedoes, we feel pretty sure there are no torpedoes, no, it's okay, we'll have a little fun, we're doing a little ranking here, points for each, let's see who's better, Let's see what it is suitable for.

So, let's talk about the price of the first reef dancer. The reef dancer costs approximately $48 per adult and children ages zero to three are only five dollars. It's a good deal, so the price for Atlantis is a little bit higher, so as I'm recording this, it's 124 for an adult. and 48 dollars for a child from a height of 36 inches to 12 years old, so a point for the reef dancer the reef dancer is legitimately good for the whole family you can be a child income you can be pregnant and calm and there is no height limit for it, so in Atlantis there is a restriction, you have to be 36 inches to go on the Atlanta submarine, so it is good for three year olds, but there is a restriction, so it may not be good for the whole family, so another point for The Reef Dancer boom, so for the Reef Dancer, his air conditioning downstairs is very big.

I thought it was very spacious for what was underwater and there are also three exits so you feel very safe while you are there. Atlantis has all those

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s. so it's a duck high point, but one

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about the reef dancer is that it has some nice stairs, like normal ones, to get down to the bottom of the boat. The Atlantis has a ladder, so you will need to be able to go down the ladder. it may be a little steep but also maybe that's a point for me because it's an adventure, a safe point for reef dancers it's easier to get there.

One interesting thing about reef dancers is the divers, so once you get out the reef divers jump in the water and bring animals for you to see. It's great to see the divers down there. Does Atlantis have divers? No, no, she doesn't have divers, but the Atlantis is a real submarine, so you go underwater. I've never been on a submarine before, right? No, no, it's my first time in a real submarine. You go down to 133 feet, you land on the ocean floor, and there's a course you follow. Yeah, I thought I went straight down. I thought it went down and visited things and came back up, but actually the captain who's in this cool glass bubble is driving about three miles an hour and looking at all these different things, so I feel like there's a couple of points coming here, that's a Well, she'll get some points.

The divers are good, but the submarine was pretty sweet, so two points for Atlantis and since you're down there, you see so many different animals down there. We saw an octopus, so the divers brought the octopus. He approaches the window and all the kids start screaming because they are so excited, that's nice, that was very nice, that's very nice, well, we saw five sharks, yeah, we didn't see any sharks, it's okay, there's another shark there out to sleep. out there alone also in Atlantis we saw an eel that is quite sweet sticking out of the reef just looking at us, yes tons of fish, yes there are a lot of fish.

You visit these different reefs in the countryside and you like it. Reefs are like thriving reefs. First of all, I didn't know these little fish could go about 100 feet underwater because I'm used to seeing them in about 15 feet. You can see a reef at the reef dancer just as you leave. the harbor, which is really nice, but the reef wasn't as vibrant with fish life as it was in Atlantis. Atlantis liked it a lot more, so point to Atlantis for seeing more sea life, that was really cool, yeah yeah, bonus point, maybe not. I don't know about this for Atlantis because during whale season, during the ferry, you can probably see whales when you go out into the channel on the boat and then they've even said that sometimes when they're underwater you can see the whales, which would blow my mind to see the whale underwater like that, they say it's extremely rare, so don't book thinking you're going to sail with the whales, no, no, but it's a chance, yes, wow, hello buddy, everyone get in there. watch a video, yes absolutely, that's amazing, hi dad, this is so much fun, I think you're going to love it, you're going to have a great time, the reef dancer is a super friendly team, they've been doing this for 30 years old, so They have a naturalist on board who gives you tons of data pointing out all the fish you see and interesting things about Hawaii as you go and then you also have the divers who are very involved in showing things to the kids, how to bring urchins.

Upstairs, like I said, we saw an octopus, so it's a really friendly team. Atlantis had amazing nature, very knowledgeable and entertaining, many jokes were very funny, so the reef dancer leaves the port of Lahaina, like I said, you immediately start to see the reefs, she comes out like in front of the beach of the babies, it moves, it shows you all the reefs, it's really cool, it's a nice reef in Lahaina, the Atlantis takes you like we mentioned, it's on a course, but the second to last stop is. the Carthaginian so this is a replica of a 19th century whaling ship.

It used to be a museum in Lahaina that I went to when I was a kid and I always wondered where it went and now it's at the bottom of the ocean yeah so it's an artificial reef so we saw a lot of sharks there there's coral growing on it and this is what Henry wanted to see, you want to go to summary number one and then once we got there he said where's the ship? where is the boat? the thought is really cool and the last one takes a long time to go all the way around it this is like a world famous dive spot so it was really nice if you're not a diver or even if you are this is like a great way to go down and see a real ship like it was really cool, it was really cool, so that's a great point, maybe two points for Atlantis, that was something like that Atlantis from dock to dock because remember you have to take a ferry to the

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boarded the submarine did all he came back was an hour and 40 minutes he stopped it which for a small child might be a little long it was too long for henry it was yes, where was the reef dancer This is a 16 minute one, it was very fast, cool, so that's one point for the reef dance, but also thinking about it, the reef dancer is nice because when you go out on the reef you can see the whole underwater world down there. true, but when you come back you can go up on the deck and walk on the reef dancers so you can take a little boat tour and you can see beautiful things behind the city and it's like a nice time on the water for the whole family and although the Atlantis also has a boat ride, one thing that was really cool and unexpected was seeing the submarine go down into the water and I guess you can watch it emerge as well.

We were on the first boat ride of the day. So you get to watch the submarine sink which is awesome because you see all the water gushing out, yeah they are releasing the air tanks and they also have the soundtrack so it makes it fun so it probably doesn't have points but He is friendly. It's good to know that those experiences are there. You understand that you still get that boat trip feeling on the dancing reef, which I thought was a big plus. You get on board or you stay underwater. Do what you want. It's a nice freedom for everyone.

Well, the last reef dancer, you take a photo of the whole family before you get on the boat and you get this, they email it to you, I think before you even get off the boat, so you get a free family photo, it's like a nice memory, yes. The Atlantis also takes family photos but you have to pay 20 for this so one point for the reef dancer in the family photo so we haven't been keeping track of who wins it doesn't matter it doesn't matter because honestly it's all It's about choosing the right experience for you.

Both are excellent for families. It's great if you don't snorkel or aren't a strong swimmer. It's a great way to get in the water. Yes, especially the submarine ride. I mean, it's expensive, but I like it. Wow, that's a legit summary, we went down to 133 feet, we're at 100 feet most of the time, you lose like the visual, the red wavelength doesn't get there, so it was a cool experience if we had to ask. Henry, which one did you enjoy more, I would say they're both my favorites, really, yeah, so he chooses what's right for you. We have links below to book the trip, so once you figure out what your family wants to do, use our links to actually book it. help us make more of these videos thank you very much for watching thank you very much