Well, the carrier has been and gone. It docked in Pats, and for all the issues that tourists seem to have, there is no newspaper coverage of any LB trouble or dunks in bars.

I am sure a few of the ladies made some good money, if not in a short time, then in bar drinks.

But we don't see any of the crap that we usually see from tourists of the same age.

Pats rolled out the welcome mat, and the lack of bad press tells me it went over well.

21 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

the carrier has been and gone.

I'd like to know how many went missing, did not return to the ship, AWOL

Edited yesterday at 08:34 AM1 day by SAFETY FIRST

44 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Pats rolled out the welcome mat, and the lack of bad press tells me it went over well.

Yes, as far as one could judge by the pics, the hordes (on both sides) were not let loose. Looked like a tight ship.

Well done, USN. Well done, Pattaya.

Edited yesterday at 08:57 AM1 day by mfd101

There has been much discussion about attracting “quality tourists.” Here is something that may help illustrate exactly what that means!

Blaming “Pats” is what offenders do when accountability gets too uncomfortable and they desperately need someone else to carry the blame for their own disgraceful behaviour.

On 9/6/2026 at 4:26 PM, ravip said:

There has been much discussion about attracting “quality tourists.” Here is something that may help illustrate exactly what that means!

Blaming “Pats” is what offenders do when accountability gets too uncomfortable, and they desperately need someone else to carry the blame for their own disgraceful behaviour.

I find it interesting that we went the 5 days with no hassles and no bad news, and then the day after we had issues with tourists acting badly.

Hopefully this puts Pats on the list for major place to visit for the USN on return or on their way to the ME