It was a great way to avoid the late booking of a flight which would have been 5x this. I had a comfortable and safe journey - recommend you come tired so that you can sleep, and bring earplugs and an eyemask. Totally safe and viable if not long alternative to get around PH.
the only thing to improve are the instruction to get to the port ( pier4 does not say anything if everybody need to go to gate 3 first, hard and confusing also for the taxi driver
Everything else was very good
Ferry on time, took AC tourist bed and they were comfortable with clean sheets, decent showers and toilets. Definitely worth the price instead of flight
They have 3 women toilet, but only one was open but the flush didn’t work. So u need to use timba. No tissue, no soap to wash your hands. I asked the crew, she said they are out of stock. I hope next time they make this right before ferry leaves the place.
I had about 50 kg of luggage with me, so I thought flying would make the journey very expensive. Instead, I chose the low-cost option—and it turned into a great little adventure.
On 12Go, you can’t book a private cabin to sleep in, but once you’re on the boat, you can pay around $10 extra for a four-person cabin. It has electricity to charge your phone, and each bed has a curtain, so you can sleep in the dark. It’s also much quieter than the tourist hostel-style room with around 60 bunk beds.
I slept very comfortably and arrived at 6:00 in the morning.
Boarding was actually fine. A tip if you have heavy luggage: leave it downstairs so you don’t have to drag it up the stairs to your sleeping bunk.
I really enjoyed the adventure of traveling by boat. The harbor and check-in process feel a little chaotic at first, but that’s part of the experience. I’m glad I did it—it was definitely an adventure I didn’t want to miss.