I am sure there was a boating/marine thread on here somewhere

Anyway I am in a marina in Penang and there is a guy wanting to buy passage for

him, his wife and two older children.

I told him I would ask if anyone was interested in Phuket

Understand they leave from Indonesia on an almost daily basis. First Port of Call, if they don't sink is often Christmas Island.

used to be a tenner from the uk

used to be a tenner from the uk

it was free if you did, arrgh, you all know what

Edited February 5, 201412 yr by stevehaigh

Check out Star Cruise I know they do lot around Australia,Singapore ,Malaysia, Phuket.

this is probably not news to Aussies but did you know its really cheap to Oz these days. air asia from phuket is only 7000 baht each way (Sydney or Melbourne) in april . i need a break from the heat then so its time to get the wife (and me) a visa and off we go.

Check out Star Cruise I know they do lot around Australia,Singapore ,Malaysia, Phuket.

Star Cruise sails between Phuket and Singapore.

I believe only Bangkok is connected with Australia.

Cruise liners normally drop you off at your point of departure only. It isnt like a ferry service

Contship do a passenger service, you could also try contacting MSIC, ANL, APL, Maersk, COSCO shipping

Cruise liners normally drop you off at your point of departure only. It isnt like a ferry service

Contship do a passenger service, you could also try contacting MSIC, ANL, APL, Maersk, COSCO shipping

Star Cruise between Singapore and Phuket is maybe a exception as it is possible to do a one way from Singapore to Phuket.

But at most cruises this is not possible.

Cruise liners normally drop you off at your point of departure only. It isnt like a ferry service

Contship do a passenger service, you could also try contacting MSIC, ANL, APL, Maersk, COSCO shipping

Star Cruise between Singapore and Phuket is maybe a exception as it is possible to do a one way from Singapore to Phuket.

But at most cruises this is not possible.

Really? That is awesome. What a great way to do a visa run. How and where do I book this?

Cruise liners normally drop you off at your point of departure only. It isnt like a ferry service

Contship do a passenger service, you could also try contacting MSIC, ANL, APL, Maersk, COSCO shipping

Star Cruise between Singapore and Phuket is maybe a exception as it is possible to do a one way from Singapore to Phuket.

But at most cruises this is not possible.

Really? That is awesome. What a great way to do a visa run. How and where do I book this?

I did it a few years ago via their own website.

Star Cruise between Singapore and Phuket is maybe a exception as it is possible to do a one way from Singapore to Phuket.

But at most cruises this is not possible.

Really? That is awesome. What a great way to do a visa run. How and where do I book this?

I did it a few years ago via their own website.

Yes, We booked a Singapore to Patong trip a few years ago, but not possible from Patong to Singapore. We booked at the Star travel agent top right side of Bangla. We flew down to Singers and cruised back home - an enjoyable trip.

A bit off topic - I noticed that the Star Libra was just stooging about off Kata for about 4 hours this morning. Very unusual.

I went on the Star Gemini a number of years back.

Singapore-Phuket-Singapore.

Was Ok, but sailed at night and parked in Ports most days. I prefer the cruising aspect rather than the tourism and shopping in little places along the way.

Don't know if it's changed now, but the on-board casino was closed, even at sea, because of local laws.

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Don't know if it's changed now, but the on-board casino was closed, even at sea, because of local laws.

The casino only closes when entering Thai waters, like one hour from Patong. The casino gave us the best entertainment watching all the high rollers at the wheel. Interesting to watch the various gambling strategies.

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Don't know if it's changed now, but the on-board casino was closed, even at sea, because of local laws.

The casino only closes when entering Thai waters, like one hour from Patong. The casino gave us the best entertainment watching all the high rollers at the wheel. Interesting to watch the various gambling strategies.

The casino was closed for the whole trip for us, pissed me off.

It was a number of years ago.

Back on topic, I remember seeing a tv show a long time ago when some travellers went down through Indon on local ferries and ended up in Dili where they caught a sailing vessel to Darwin. I doubt it's still operating now.,

Really the only way to get to Australia by sea these days would be by private yacht, and I couldn't see a skipper taking on a family, or as Irish said, passage on a cargo vessel out of Singapore,equipped with passenger cabins.

Cruise liners normally drop you off at your point of departure only. It isnt like a ferry service

Contship do a passenger service, you could also try contacting MSIC, ANL, APL, Maersk, COSCO shipping

Star Cruise between Singapore and Phuket is maybe a exception as it is possible to do a one way from Singapore to Phuket.

But at most cruises this is not possible.

Really? That is awesome. What a great way to do a visa run. How and where do I book this?

I did it a few years ago via their own website.

Their website is frustrating to the point of me wanting to smash my keyboard

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Don't know if it's changed now, but the on-board casino was closed, even at sea, because of local laws.

The casino only closes when entering Thai waters, like one hour from Patong. The casino gave us the best entertainment watching all the high rollers at the wheel. Interesting to watch the various gambling strategies.

The casino was closed for the whole trip for us, pissed me off.

It was a number of years ago.

Back on topic, I remember seeing a tv show a long time ago when some travellers went down through Indon on local ferries and ended up in Dili where they caught a sailing vessel to Darwin. I doubt it's still operating now.,

Really the only way to get to Australia by sea these days would be by private yacht, and I couldn't see a skipper taking on a family, or as Irish said, passage on a cargo vessel out of Singapore,equipped with passenger cabins.

http://www.tollgroup.com/toll-marine-logistics-australia-shipping-schedules#collapse2

This company may take passengers I cant remember though, Sea Swift is another one that is a possibility from Dili to Darwin