kevkev1888 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 19 hours ago, Don Mega said: All outlined on their website, as well as booking details. What is their website, I cant find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 2 minutes ago, kevkev1888 said: What is their website, I cant find it? that's the great thing about this new service, it has no website nor any way to pre-book a ticket !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkev1888 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Apparently they are giving free tickets until the 15th Jan. Free is a good deal, I would not pay 5K for 2 return though. Gona go down there (bali hai pier), see if I can book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook my sock Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Seems ridiculous to give away free tickets. I don't see this service lasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorro1 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Apparently they are giving free tickets until the 15th Jan. Free is a good deal, I would not pay 5K for 2 return though. Gona go down there (bali hai pier), see if I can book. Gonna check it out myself just for the Voyage as well. I can't see a single reason to pay. Hua hin is just a dumbed down version of Pattaya minus the honeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Just saw in Thai news that today's attempt to cross the bay ended in failure due to high/rough seas with the boat only circling Koh Larn and back, the news report that conditions in the bay was very high winds and 4meters wave Some people queue since 5AM to get the free tickets, some that booked hotels in Huahin are now pissed that they now have to find alternative way of going there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkev1888 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, digbeth said: Just saw in Thai news that today's attempt to cross the bay ended in failure due to high/rough seas with the boat only circling Koh Larn and back, the news report that conditions in the bay was very high winds and 4meters wave Some people queue since 5AM to get the free tickets, some that booked hotels in Huahin are now pissed that they now have to find alternative way of going there Was supposed to leave Hua Hin at 8.30AM and return from Pattaya at 3.30PM, which is not yet????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, digbeth said: Just saw in Thai news that today's attempt to cross the bay ended in failure due to high/rough seas with the boat only circling Koh Larn and back, the news report that conditions in the bay was very high winds and 4meters wave Some people queue since 5AM to get the free tickets, some that booked hotels in Huahin are now pissed that they now have to find alternative way of going there This does not look so good canceling on the first day..lol.... So they can only take the trip on calm seas? Edited January 1, 2017 by fforest1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 So if this boat encounters waves of more than 2 metres in any crossing of the Gulf it may be in trouble? What was the point of buying it when apparently these weather conditions often exist out there? - On second thoughts, don't answer that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) Looking at the design, it's similar to a Russian-built Volga river cruiser that we chartered one summer for accommodation while working in the eastern Caspian Sea. It wasn't built for seas above 1.5 m and was pulled off survey well before the bad weather set in. Reading other posts, this catamaran was apparently built in Norway so I would assume that it was originally a fjord cruiser. Since Norway's sea coastline mostly embraces the North Sea, there's no way this was running back and forth offshore. Then it probably did some nice river cruising in China. As this is the time of year for the most unsettled offshore conditions in the Gulf of Thailand, I reckon there will be some more delays to this service officially starting and the whole enterprise scrapped within one, very short 'summer' season... if it ever gets that far. Edited January 1, 2017 by NanLaew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitemouse Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 5 hours ago, sharecropper said: So if this boat encounters waves of more than 2 metres in any crossing of the Gulf it may be in trouble? What was the point of buying it when apparently these weather conditions often exist out there? - On second thoughts, don't answer that.... At least they didn't buy a submarine, those can be expensive. This Cat they can now use to take Chinese groups around Koh Larn, 1000 baht per head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 22 hours ago, digbeth said: Just saw in Thai news that today's attempt to cross the bay ended in failure due to high/rough seas with the boat only circling Koh Larn and back, the news report that conditions in the bay was very high winds and 4meters wave Some people queue since 5AM to get the free tickets, some that booked hotels in Huahin are now pissed that they now have to find alternative way of going there it was meant to leave bali hai yesterday at 08 30, it pulled out about 09 20 went round koh larn and came back. today i watched it slip it's moorings at exactly 08 30 and the same thing happened. i looked out at 09 27 and it was back at it's berth in bali hai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Why so worried? The ferry was built in China to exacting Chinese standards. Life and safety standards as we all know are cutting edge in China. On top of this we will have Thai staffing. Caution and safety are part of the local culture. One need only look at those Safety First billboards they have at worksites to see that. Everything will be fine. You just wait and see. Smooth sailing ahead. All they need are some Pattaya Ladyboys to put on a show, singing In the Navy or Anchors Aweigh and this will be a big hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinediscoking Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Crazy skepticism here about this. This is a great option to have here so I hope it works, it is long overdue and I wish them success. It takes me 5 or 6 hours to drive to Hua hin from here and traffic or construction can make it even longer. I would never recommend anyone taking the mini van they have travelling there instead, at least on a boat you have a better chance of survival than on the thai roads. I have taken many wonderful boat trips in Thailand. The boat to Koh Samui from the mainland is a good service much cheaper than the bangkok air controlled airport. Also the boats to the other southern islands like PP. It was a sad day when the boat service stopped from Koh Kong to sihanoukville as that was much more pleasant and faster than the buses. The last couple of days have been some of the roughest seas I have seen in the bay. Most of the time it is as flat as lake so it showed good judgment to turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorro1 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I have no doubt the boat itself would easily handle 4 meter waves. the passengers especially thais get sea sick very quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 36 minutes ago, zorro1 said: I have no doubt the boat itself would easily handle 4 meter waves. the passengers especially thais get sea sick very quickly That's because no matter how many times you say don't eat loads of food on the boat. They get on board and stuff there faces. and we all to see it again 30 minutes latter. very funny. Many years of fishing trips in the bay with the ladies told me this one. And the cries of i want go back fell on my deaf ears !!!!!!!!!!!, but would drop the real bad ones on Kolan Island and pick them up on the way back Edited January 2, 2017 by onemorechang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, striderman said: it was meant to leave bali hai yesterday at 08 30, it pulled out about 09 20 went round koh larn and came back. today i watched it slip it's moorings at exactly 08 30 and the same thing happened. i looked out at 09 27 and it was back at it's berth in bali hai LOL once again something Thailand can be truly proud of wonder why BKK Post and Nation haven't yet reported anything today. Ah, loss of face, I forgot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, zorro1 said: I have no doubt the boat itself would easily handle 4 meter waves. the passengers especially thais get sea sick very quickly You reckon Thai's are the target market for this venture ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorro1 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 You reckon Thai's are the target market for this venture ?It was free wasn't it? Why wouldn't there be any thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, zorro1 said: It was free wasn't it? Why wouldn't there be any thais. Umm when it aint free. Drowned locals are cheaper than tourists, saying that if it went down with 300 tourists on board iam sure the police will publicly state it was a mass suicide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 42 minutes ago, siam2007 said: LOL once again something Thailand can be truly proud of wonder why BKK Post and Nation haven't yet reported anything today. Ah, loss of face, I forgot.... See page 3 of BP. Service to resume on Thursday, according to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 5 minutes ago, champers said: See page 3 of BP. Service to resume on Thursday, according to them. just read it, thanks for bringing it to my / our attention. Can now warn my friend in HH that his planned trip to PTY tomorrow is going ZILCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 10 hours ago, geriatrickid said: Why so worried? The ferry was built in China to exacting Chinese standards. Actually you are wrong. It was built in Norway and sold to China many years ago . As a Norwegian I can only say we know how to build good quality vessels in my country. Norway used to be the world leaders in building ships. It should be doing ok in Pattaya even if its more than 20 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 11:26 PM, balo said: Actually you are wrong. It was built in Norway and sold to China many years ago . As a Norwegian I can only say we know how to build good quality vessels in my country. Norway used to be the world leaders in building ships. It should be doing ok in Pattaya even if its more than 20 years old. True. Norway designs and builds some of the worlds most innovative, economical and safe vessels for commercial and passenger use. However, this is definitely not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook my sock Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Looking at the design, it's similar to a Russian-built Volga river cruiser that we chartered one summer for accommodation while working in the eastern Caspian Sea. It wasn't built for seas above 1.5 m and was pulled off survey well before the bad weather set in. Reading other posts, this catamaran was apparently built in Norway so I would assume that it was originally a fjord cruiser. Since Norway's sea coastline mostly embraces the North Sea, there's no way this was running back and forth offshore. Then it probably did some nice river cruising in China. As this is the time of year for the most unsettled offshore conditions in the Gulf of Thailand, I reckon there will be some more delays to this service officially starting and the whole enterprise scrapped within one, very short 'summer' season... if it ever gets that far.You do get some big waves off the coast of Norway and Sweden on that side. I live there during the summer and we take the cats out to Koster from the main land. They have a very high tunnel/deck clearance, v sturdy. Not sure what the clearance is on the Hua hin pattaya cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceKadet Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 11:26 PM, balo said: Actually you are wrong. It was built in Norway and sold to China many years ago . As a Norwegian I can only say we know how to build good quality vessels in my country. Norway used to be the world leaders in building ships. It should be doing ok in Pattaya even if its more than 20 years old. Agree with you fully balo... Unless it's one the reverse engineered copies of the Norwegian vessel that the Chinese built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 With frigate and helicopter escort.... one wonder who's paying for all the fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Lol...Chinese built boats are made to last.....NOT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 0:53 PM, marinediscoking said: It was a sad day when the boat service stopped from Koh Kong to sihanoukville as that was much more pleasant and faster than the buses. The last couple of days have been some of the roughest seas I have seen in the bay. Most of the time it is as flat as lake so it showed good judgment to turn around. The day I did that trip it was a nightmare, very rough sea and the boat seemed to be one of those things built for very sheltered water. i.e. for going around Amsterdam or Paris. But you may have a point that this is very extreme weather and therefore sea conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 On 1/10/2017 at 10:05 AM, beechbum said: Lol...Chinese built boats are made to last.....NOT!! Have you been following along? This is not a Chinese-built boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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