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10-04-2015, 04:30 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Had some free time & decided to visit Batam. In the past I would usually take the Horizon Fast ferry because they go to the Harbour Bay port which is closer to the Nagoya city centre than the Batam Centre port.
Recently Horison started to implement a class system If you pay extra $, you get 1st class treatment, while everyone else is just 2nd class. The only real difference is that the 1st class passengers are allowed to get off 1st before the 2nd class passengers.
I have a Spore passport & as a Sporean I already have to pay SIN$10 more than someone with an Indo passport. So I am not too happy with these changes & have started to boycott Horizon. I recommend other Sporeans to do the same. It's bad enough that the PAP treats us as "lesser mortals", but I don't have to take it from companies who try to do the same:mad:
So as an alternative I decided to take the ferry services operated by Batam Fast. They go to both Harbour Bay AND Batam Centre. Their ticketing office is at the corner of the 2nd floor next to the Aeroline Office.
While I was on the Batam Fast ferry I saw ads advertising Season Passes for the ferry services to Batam
http://www.batamfast.com/membership/seasonpass.ashx
Value Pass (30 days) SGD 180
Silver Pass (90 days) SGD 520
Gold Pass (180 days) SGD 1,000
Platinum Pass (360 days) SGD 1,800
If you are a regular Batam visitor you may want to check out these season passes. If you seldom go to Batam I notice that the ferry vouchers are cheaper if you get the vouchers in Batam or to buy them online. These vouchers are valid for 1 year.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?204543-Season-Pass-for-ferry-services-to-Batam-only-180-month&goto=newpost).
Had some free time & decided to visit Batam. In the past I would usually take the Horizon Fast ferry because they go to the Harbour Bay port which is closer to the Nagoya city centre than the Batam Centre port.
Recently Horison started to implement a class system If you pay extra $, you get 1st class treatment, while everyone else is just 2nd class. The only real difference is that the 1st class passengers are allowed to get off 1st before the 2nd class passengers.
I have a Spore passport & as a Sporean I already have to pay SIN$10 more than someone with an Indo passport. So I am not too happy with these changes & have started to boycott Horizon. I recommend other Sporeans to do the same. It's bad enough that the PAP treats us as "lesser mortals", but I don't have to take it from companies who try to do the same:mad:
So as an alternative I decided to take the ferry services operated by Batam Fast. They go to both Harbour Bay AND Batam Centre. Their ticketing office is at the corner of the 2nd floor next to the Aeroline Office.
While I was on the Batam Fast ferry I saw ads advertising Season Passes for the ferry services to Batam
http://www.batamfast.com/membership/seasonpass.ashx
Value Pass (30 days) SGD 180
Silver Pass (90 days) SGD 520
Gold Pass (180 days) SGD 1,000
Platinum Pass (360 days) SGD 1,800
If you are a regular Batam visitor you may want to check out these season passes. If you seldom go to Batam I notice that the ferry vouchers are cheaper if you get the vouchers in Batam or to buy them online. These vouchers are valid for 1 year.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?204543-Season-Pass-for-ferry-services-to-Batam-only-180-month&goto=newpost).