Shuishe Pier at Sun Moon Lake - Taiwan (水社碼頭, 日月潭)

If you travel with tourist package, I believe the Sun Moon Lake Ferry ticket is included. If not, you can refer the list below...

The ticket price.

The standard ticket is TWD300.00 which is about MYR31.50. And with no time limit, the boats will drop and pickup passengers every 30 minutes from each jetty. There are many company operating the Ferry business here, so make sure you aboard the right ferry. :)

All of us got a Red stamp in our hand before we get into the ferry. That was the pass. :)

Red stamp in our hand. (That was not my hand!)

We leaded to the correct jetty by the boat man, and this was it! The boat was waiting...

It had 2 sessions in the ferry which are indoor and outdoor area...we chose the outdoor area for better view.

The indoor sitting area

The outdoor area

Too bad we were not allow to access to the roof...
I captured the beautiful scene of Shuishe town before the boat leave...

Shuishe town of Sun Moon Lake - Taiwan

After a while, the 6 stars (they claimed) hotels appeared in front of us...and it was not One but Two...does it looks like one of the Famous building in the familiar place?! According to the boatman, the minimum room rate per night is TWD15,000.00.

The ferry passed by A Small island in the lake called - Lalu Island. It's really small, and tourists are Not allow to step in, do you notice the Golden Owl? That was the Lucky Bird for Ita Thao peoples...

Lalu Island of Sun Moon Lake

Notice the Golden Owl? :)

It was Only about 15 minutes, we dropped by the 1st tourist attraction called - Syuan Guang Temple. And everyone can take their sweet time to visit it, just remember the pier number to get back to the ferry which stop by every 30 minutes...

Related post :-
*  My Taiwan Trip on May, 2011

Leisure World Cruise, Johor

Leisure World Cruise also known as Gambling Cruise. The cruise belong to New Century Tours Corporation Pte Ltd of Singapore. You can read more about the company here.

Some information of the Cruise :-
Year built : 1969
Gross Tonnage : 15,663
Net Tonnage : 6,882
Length Overall : 160.5 meters
Flag : Tuvalu
Ttl Pax & Crew : 1,252
Speed : 16 knots

You can get on the cruise from Pasir Gudang Ferry Terminal. The story below is from my friend Mr Kenny who visited the Cruise on weekend of May 2009.

The cost per person is MYR50.00 (Inclusive meal). And the cabin for 2-4 person was MYR140.00 (weekend rate). He got on the ferry from Pasir Gudang Ferry Terminal about 1745hrs. (there was a temperature check before on board)

The temperature check at Pasir Gudang Ferry Teminal

The ticket of Leisure World Cruise

The passage way to proceed to the Ferry...

The Ferry

The ferry also take passenger from Pasir Gudang to Batam and other part of Indonesia.

The beautiful sunset before the ferry reach the Cruise

The ferry took 1.5 hours to reach the Leisure World Cruise which is station at (N01°13.768' E104°07.768'). Which is about 21KM away from East Coast Park of Singapore and 5.2KM away from Tanjung Bulu of Batam Island - Indonesia. But the Cruise will move around after everyone onboard...

Leisure World Cruise

Once you step into the cruise, you will reach the Registeration Counter. Then you proceed to the Check-in counter...

Registeration Counter

Check-In Counter (For those who take the cabin)

Once everthing settle, everyone will proceed to the restaurant for dinner. According to Kenny, the foods was as good as (or better than) 3 star hotel buffet.

The activities started after every customers finish their dinner....some go to the pub or lounge for drink and watching the show....most of them go into the Casino! After all, it's a Gambling Cruise.

Kenny went to the pub enjoy his Ice cold beer! The beer price was SGD16.00 per jug. He told me he had 3 jug of it!

Some of the them came with family, but the environment is BAD for children and pregnant lady! Because peoples are smoking everywhere even in air-con area! Hope they will improve one day...

Advises from Kenny....Just Breakaway from City Life, enjoy the sea breeze and had a joyful night, that's good enough & justify for the cost he paid. Don't expect high standard with luxury environment provided, after all....it's a Gambling Cruise.

The entertainment show at the lounge

The pub he spent his night on the cruise

On the next day, after breakfast....it's time for you to walk around the cruise. Beside that, you will be advise to enjoy the strong sea breeze on the deck.

By the time about 5pm, it's time for you to say goodbye to the cruise....the ferry will fetch you from the cruise back to Pasir Gudang Ferry Terminal...

The above story and photos are provided by Mr Kenny Koh. Thanks.

Related post :-
* Pasir Gudang Ferry Terminal, Johor

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