Pattaya - Hua Hin ferry set to commence January 12th

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Pattaya - Hua Hin ferry set to commence January 12th

 

Picture: Thairath

 

PATTAYA: -- The catamaran service from Pattaya to Hua Hin is scheduled to begin from January 12th.

 

Reinforcements have been made to the controversial Bali Hai pier and harbor master Ekarat Khantaro has expressed confidence that final checks will mostly have been completed by the end of this month, reports Thairath.

 

The firm operating the service is taking delivery of a 38 metre long catamaran made in China. The vehicle will have 339 seats and will be able to travel at a top speed of around 32 to 34 knots. The journey across the Gulf of Thailand will take one hour 40 minutes.

 

The cost of the trip is expected to be 1,200 baht. Some 70% of customers are expected to be from tour groups with the rest private individuals.

 

As soon as the boat is registered, tests will be carried out ahead of the start or the service on January 12th, said Ekarat.

 

Source: Thairath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-12-27

[PatOngo]

Reinforcements have been made to the controversial Bali Hai pier and harbor master Ekarat Khantaro has expressed confidence that final checks will mostly have been completed by the end of this month, reports.

 

Is that checks or cheques?

[sharecropper]

Interesting - maybe that's why the ferry idea was revived and now (against practical opposition) quickly implemented. It's aimed at "tour groups", and we know who that means....

[Borzandy]

" a 38 metre long catamaran made in China " I'm going to wait some months before using this boat.

[Bobobirdiebuddy]

It would be nice if someday they have a car ferry as well.  But this is a good start.  

[Don Mega]

What happened to the 150 seat dinghy they were first going to use ?

[sahibji]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Reinforcements have been made to the controversial Bali Hai pier and harbor master Ekarat Khantaro has expressed confidence that final checks will mostly have been completed by the end of this month, reports.

 

Is that checks or cheques?

i feel structural  engineers should be involved to check the integrity of the pier before commencement of the service. better to be safe than sorry.

[prakhonchai nick]

Didn't a catamaran ply this route many years ago, only to fail due to lack of passengers?. And then it was nothing like a 1,200baht fare

[yellowboat]

Best of luck,but B1200 is a bit steep for Thai ferry.

[Don Mega]

2 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Didn't a catamaran ply this route many years ago, only to fail due to lack of passengers?. And then it was nothing like a 1,200baht fare

 

yeah it was Bt.2100.

 

http://www.huahinmedia.com/huahinferry.php

[yooyoo]

53 minutes ago, Borzandy said:

" a 38 metre long catamaran made in China " I'm going to wait some months before using this boat.

 

Made in China!!!! 

 

Heheee 

[raphoedon]

30 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

 

yeah it was Bt.2100.

 

http://www.huahinmedia.com/huahinferry.php

Shooting fish in a barrel.  Well done Don

[Rumbleg]

The 1 hour 40 minute trip will be the big selling point. IMHO

[Nielsk]

2 hours ago, sharecropper said:

Interesting - maybe that's why the ferry idea was revived and now (against practical opposition) quickly implemented. It's aimed at "tour groups", and we know who that means....

No I do not know.  Means what ?

[Don Mega]

29 minutes ago, Rumbleg said:

The 1 hour 40 minute trip will be the big selling point. IMHO

So with boarding and de-boarding  the total trip should be around 3 hours !

[whatproblem]

2 hours ago, Borzandy said:

" a 38 metre long catamaran made in China " I'm going to wait some months before using this boat.

It will be in bottom of the sea by then

[barmatt]

1200 for one way or return?

[Don Mega]

4 minutes ago, barmatt said:

1200 for one way or return?

one way I assume.

 

Be nice if there was a website for this ferry service. How does one book tickets

 

Edited December 27, 2016 by Don Mega

[IAMHERE]

2 hours ago, Borzandy said:

" a 38 metre long catamaran made in China " I'm going to wait some months before using this boat.

Tough call there; it may be only a 90 day guarantee comes with the boat.

[kiwikeith]

11 minutes ago, whatproblem said:

It will be in bottom of the sea by then

 

Whereabouts in Hua Hin does it leave from?

This will mean a Chinese invasion of Hua Hin, I bet the ferry won't do 30 knots in rough weather and trip will take much longer times.

[JerryinTH]

1 hour 40 minutes.. thats about the time it takes it to drive there by car. 

[12DrinkMore]

Wonder if they have paid the import tax.

 

(What happened to the rest of the 'Malaysian' busses? As usual that incident has fallen off the media's attention)

[Don Mega]

3 minutes ago, JerryinTH said:

1 hour 40 minutes.. thats about the time it takes it to drive there by car. 

 

only if you maintain an average speed of 220km/h.

[Thunder26]

3 minutes ago, JerryinTH said:

1 hour 40 minutes.. thats about the time it takes it to drive there by car. 

May be six  hours by car!

[Jimbo53]

2 hours ago, sahibji said:

i feel structural  engineers should be involved to check the integrity of the pier before commencement of the service. better to be safe than sorry.

 

6 minutes ago, Thunder26 said:

May be six  hours by car!

I would think that would be a given!

 

Do you think they would let a contractor do the modifications without a Government Department checking everything during the process.

[sungod]

18 minutes ago, Thunder26 said:

May be six  hours by car!

 

I regularly do it in around 4 hours

[Yann55]

3 hours ago, sharecropper said:

Interesting - maybe that's why the ferry idea was revived and now (against practical opposition) quickly implemented. It's aimed at "tour groups", and we know who that means....

 

My thoughts exactly when I read the article.

 

I live in Pattaya and was kind of looking forward to taking a little trip to Hua Hin once in a while, but if I find out that 70% of the passengers are from the Big-Country-With-No-Manners-Whatsoever I will definitely reconsider. It's bad enough to be on a boat to Koh Larn with them, where it lasts only 40 minutes, but 1h40 multiplied by two, no thank you.

 

Note that the boat is made in China ... I'd be very interested to know exactly how much shares the Chinese have in the company itself, and their goal is to transport mainly Chinese people .... well, here's another example of how the mainland Chinese inflate only the numbers of tourists in this country, while grossly inflating their OWN pockets with the profits generated.

 

If the Thais think that Western-style domination through economy and finance is bad (and I certainly agree that it's immoral and wrong in many ways) they need to think again before giving themselves away, body and soul, to the Chinese tycoons instead. From the frying pan into the fire ....

Edited December 27, 2016 by Yann55

[petermik]

It was originally planned to start Jan.1st and I bought a ticket from a jet ski renter on Pattaya beach last month for 5,000 baht (champagne breakfast and canapes) for the first trip...now they have changed the date I will have to find him and get it changed I expect

[Kiteboy57]

3 hours ago, Borzandy said:

" a 38 metre long catamaran made in China " I'm going to wait some months before using this boat.

I second your thoughts Borzandy!

 

KB

[Krataiboy]

Of course, the captain will be fully qualified and have a licence to prove it and  there will be a life jacket under every seat.