Oceanarium rebranded and opened and we finally made our way there. To be quite frank, apart from the jelly fish exhibition, I didn't find the whole Oceanarium to be particularly impressive. The design of the whole area was a little like a maze. Halfway in, with the dim lights and all, I was feeling rather lethargic pretty eager to get out.
Overall, it looks quite the same. I pretty much enjoyed the peep into the aquarist lab. There is the option of an insider experience, where you can have behind-the-scene visits and one-to-one with certain aquatic creatures. The additional price varies, but when you are coming as a family - it can add up to being pretty pricey. And at this stage, I just can't bear paying it and some just merely guided tours which feels like a rip-off.
There was
still an area for the guests to touch the marine creatures. I am not sure whether it is fixed - but touching the
cleaner shrimps are just pretty meh. I have them in my tank at home too. So tell me, what's so special?!? Still, my kids went for the experience twice since the
queue was non-existent. We got our basic tickets via klook so there was some slight discount, but it was
really hard to utilize the complimentary food and retail vouchers. The
food kiosk lacks mains and basically serve light snacks, while the
minimum spending for the retail voucher was set too high in my opinion.
Nonetheless, I think
everyone should go to the Oceanarium at least once. There are
some sea creatures which i don't really think is featured elsewhere such as the axolotl (a crowd favourite), skeleton fishes and deep sea creatures etc. The sharks, dolphins and manta ray arena, honestly were
not featured as prominently as it should given how much the public loves them.
Much to improve...maybe wait for a while before you visit. (shrugs)
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