Transport minister pledges Thailand will become hub of luxury liners

[webfact]

 

Thailand's transport minister Saksayam Chidchob went to Chonburi yesterday to inspect coastal resources.

 

He inspected the much delayed Sattahip to Songkhla ferry that is due to start next year, as reported elsewhere on ASEAN NOW.

 

The minister heard about Pattaya's multi million baht beach improvements - 2.8 kms of sand in the main area and ongoing work in Jomtien. 

 

He pledged three studies would take place to make Thailand a hub of luxury cruise ships in the years ahead.

 

 

This will involve upgrades and improvements in facilities to handle luxury cruise ships.

 

This is seen as a major tourism market for Thailand's future. 

 

The studies will take place over the next two years, reported INN who published pictures of "Pattaya Before and After" in their report.

 

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[tonray]

Luxury Pool liners maybe...

[Gsxrnz]

Where I come from Pledge is a furniture polish.

[finnsk]

Funny other places, like Venecia as an example, is not crazy about these cruise ships.

The cruise tourists live and have their main life on the ship and is only using small money when they go on the small few hour trips in land.

Hard to see that this can safe the tourist industri in LOS.

[Mentors65]

While more and more places ban this swimming hotel mall nonsense 

[AseanLao]

Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a Hub

 

 

 

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

All part of the bigger EEC plans of course.

[Jerno]

Yes those High Quality tourists will roll in, or rather float in, by the millions.   Illusions of grandeur or just plain stupidity from this moron.  Sheesh!

[berrec]

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He pledged three studies would take place to make Thailand a hub of luxury cruise ships in the years ahead.

I wonder what the well heeled tourists will think when they step off the luxury of the cruise liners and greet Pattaya up close and personal.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Mentors65 said:

While more and more places ban this swimming hotel mall nonsense 

Thailand is just catching up.

[jacko45k]

9 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder what the well heeled tourists will think when they step off the luxury of the cruise liners and greet Pattaya up close and personal.

They will get off at Bali Hai Port.......stroll straight to the Casino there, lose all their money, and go directly back to the cruise ship and sail off into the sunset. Perfect result for Thailand......

[Sydebolle]

Saksayam Chidchob, offspring of the uncrowned ruler of Buriram, has spoken again. Well, in all fairness he might be right this time. The Sattahip-Songkhla ferry is a private operation and if it fails, it does not soil Saksayans untainted reputation. And smart, as he is, he might want to shoulder rub with the navy boys. A berthing for luxury liners and the three Chinese submarines - a world's first!

Keep up the good work, the Thai people are forever indebted by your kind contribution to the gaiety of nations. 

[ThaiFelix]

4 hours ago, tonray said:

Luxury Pool liners maybe...

You're getting carried away with yourself there.....more likely bin liners lol

[chilly07]

Can't see these mobile petri dishes full of high risk pensioners with pre-existing conditions ever taking off again. Better to use them as Covid hospitels

Edited December 10, 2021 by chilly07

[RichardColeman]

only an idiot would get on a cruise ship for the next 5 years , would have thought the stranded cruisers during the past 2 years would put anyone off.

[Cake Monster]

A truly beautiful Artists impression of a Marina stuffed full of very expensive Motor launches, and Expensive looking Water Front Properties on all sides.

Schreechhhhhh 

Cant envisage any of that for any Town on the East Coast

[Anant72]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder what the well heeled tourists will think when they step off the luxury of the cruise liners and greet Pattaya up close and personal.

This hub was missing. What will the next hub be?

[Longwood50]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand a hub of luxury cruise ships in the years ahead.

Well Monaco move over.  Thailand is opening casino's, granting 10 year visa's to encourage wealthy foreigners to come to Thailand, Pattaya is transforming itself and one of its 5 goals is to "Promote economic and environmentally- friendly innovation." and now the luxury cruise ships will be lured to Thailand hurting those locations like Hong Kong, and Singapore.

 

  As someone who has cruised into Thailand and docked at Laem Chabang I can tell you there is a special "ambiance" to being nestled in between the cargo container ships and marvel and the sights including the recycling of scrap metal as shown from the deck of my Holland America luxury cruise ship. 



 

Edited December 10, 2021 by Longwood50

[Benmart]

1 hour ago, chilly07 said:

Can't see these mobile petri dishes full of high risk pensioners with pre-existing conditions ever taking off again. Better to use them as Covid hospitels

I cruised quite a bit, Pacific and Carribean routes. Lots of healthy looking, active and mobile people of all ages on those ships, including this septuagenarian who boxes, is practicing Muay Thai and weight trains. Generalizations are sometimes in error.

[sammieuk1]

Hub of bubbles blown directly out of all government rear facing orifices ????

[djayz]

If I could afford a luxury cruise, I most certainly won't want to be greeted with "Welcum sexy man!" when I walk about town and do a bit of sightseeing (is there anything worth visiting in Pattaya anyways?). 

As others have stated, more cities around the world seem to be shunning these cruises. 

[Burma Bill]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

to make Thailand a hub of luxury cruise ships

Well, I wish him better luck than this:-

 

[Tropicalevo]

"pledges Thailand will become hub of luxury liners"

 

Take the 'n' out of the last word and you have a more realistic ambition.

[bangon04]

did they already retrofit the HTMS Chakri Naruebet with a nice big swimming pool and a dance floor??

[Stargeezr]

Hey the guy who owns Virgin, may have a fleet for sale soon.

  I agree that many will be careful for at least a while, as even now

the cruise industry is still getting COVID cases on their ships.

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, djayz said:

If I could afford a luxury cruise, I most certainly won't want to be greeted with "Welcum sexy man!" when I walk about town and do a bit of sightseeing (is there anything worth visiting in Pattaya anyways?). 

As others have stated, more cities around the world seem to be shunning these cruises. 

Why not..... surely it would be an improvement to have these young, slim. olive skinned lovelies doing it, rather than 80+ year old, somewhat heavy ladies with purple hair and oversized glasses! Nice little massage to loosen up the muscles after all that shuffleboard on deck.

[Andycoops]

A 2 year study means, I think they will have missed the boat.

Thailand the world's hub of everything ...

[webfact]

Chonburi’s Coast to Get Improvement for Tourism and Water Sports Events

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

    

CHONBURI (NNT) - According to Minister of Transport Saksayam Chidchob, the Marine Department has a coastal development plan to promote tourism. The plan includes walkway improvement and decorations along the walkways.

 

The 5-month long construction is expected to be completed in the middle of 2022.

 

Minister Saksayam said he will ask the Marine Department to develop the marina port for public use and to create opportunities for water tourism.

 

In addition, it is expected that the Marine Department will prepare improvement details and propose them to the Cabinet on December 21 to ask for a budget of about 100 million baht.

 

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[Leaver]

On 12/10/2021 at 2:48 PM, jacko45k said:

They will get off at Bali Hai Port.......stroll straight to the Casino there, lose all their money, and go directly back to the cruise ship and sail off into the sunset. Perfect result for Thailand......

 

It could be the opposite way around.

 

Wealthy Thai's go to the Bali Hai Port where they get on a cruise ship that heads for international waters where the onboard casino opens up.  The ship returns later that night, or possible the next day.