Costa Azzurra at The Pointe stop on the Palm Monorail offers the electric catamaran experience. It is a unique experience with some stunning views on show. An electric catamaran is a small two-seater watercraft that you can drive yourself (very easily) and this particular one you can drive yourself while enjoying the amazing, the fascinating panoramic views of the gorgeous and iconic Atlantis Palm. It is located at The Pointe stop on the Palm Monorail (which is an experience in and of itself) and you can enjoy it while you spend a nice morning or evening out here. They’re open from 9 am to 10 pm, so you can enjoy this as a morning, afternoon or evening experience. In this post, we’ll discuss how to get there and how much it costs. And also our thoughts on the whole experience will outlined here.
How to get there
You can of course just drive it directly there (taxi or your own car), but if it’s your first time it might be nice to experience the Palm Monorail at the same time. So, get on the Palm Monorail and leave at The Pointe stop, which is the penultimate stop. Then it is only a few minutes away from the station towards the beach. You can’t miss it. It’s a small little stand, but it is easy to locate.
How much it costs
It costs 100 AED for 15 minutes per person or 175 AED for 30 minutes for 2 people. I think this is a little expensive for what you get, but it’s pretty decent to try out as it is quite a unique experience.
Book here.
Our experience
We didn’t book prior to arriving, but there was no queue or anything when we got there. They have two catamarans and they were both being used at the time, so we had to wait about half an hour. The service was quite cold and a little standoffish, which is strange for customer service. We were not greeted nor were we asked what we want. We just stood there and had to eventually call out and say “hellooo..”. He then went on to tell us that they are fully booked and nothing is available, to which I asked fully booked for the whole day? He said no, only for the next half an hour. So, you can picture how this conversation was going and how we really did not feel welcome at all. Nonetheless, we booked the slot and came back when we were told. When we arrived, we were given the two catamarans (because there was 3 of us and it is 2 people per catamaran). To our surprise, one of those catamaran was roofless and get this the time was literally midday when the sun was at its peak! I was shocked at how they were even offering this at this time and how this is never shown or mentioned in any of the advertising. I feel this is an important detail that needs to be mentioned for those who are going during the day and are in a group of 3 or more. Anyway, I of course took it and I roasted in the notorious Middle East sun. Roasted! Before boarding I did ask if I’d get a discount for getting on the roofless one, to which the response was a stern of course not.
Would I recommend this experience? Maybe yes if you really want to and if you go in the evening as I hear watching the fountains at night is a whole another experience!! If you go in the day, only go as a couple and maybe book in advance.
Getting there:
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