Boat was fast and pretty noisy (prepare for 3h ride without possibility to have normal conversation), road was bumpy (open sea has always waves), but captain was skilful and brought us safely into our destination. Even a failure of one propeller (from 3) did not stop us and in 5 min we could continue with a new one. Overall great experience!
The trip was horrible due to the windy weather. There were such high waves, I was scared properly. Although, the captain did a good job. He knew what he was doing and he brought us safely to Koh Lanta.
The reason for the 2 stars:
- You should inform us passengers when the weather conditions are like this. We should be able to cancel the trip and go later when the weather is better.
- You REALLY should recommend the passengers to wear life vests. No one mentioned it. A small + was that there were life vests available.
- You really should have a emergency briefing before the trip. What to do if something really happens. How should I react?
To summarize; Good job captain for bringing us home safely. BAD JOB Bundhaya for your lack of safety onboard.
The boat was OK, but not very comfortable, especially with the luggage stowed under the seats meaning there was a lack of legroom.
The captain seemed a little reckless, at one point he had to make a sudden turn to avoid running over a fishing net, despite the two fishing boats that were trawling it being visible from a long way away.
Coming into port, he crossed another boats wake at full-speed causing a bug crash back down onto the water. Finally when Coming upto the Dock, he was manoeuvring far too fast and must have caused damage to his own boat or the one he squeezed alongside.
Not directly relevant to the journey, but be careful of the tuk-tuk lady, she shows you an official looking card and it's only later that you realise you've paid 3 or 4 times the going rate.
