A Philippine Ferry No Longer A Disaster
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Photo by: Girlie Cervantes
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Toilet / Comfort Room Star horse 6If you have ever traveled on a Philippine inter-island ferry then you will know that the toilets (vernacular: “Comfort Rooms”) are the last consideration for passenger comfort and are frequently a disaster area: smelly, often with broken cisterns and frequently with no running water or drainage, the complaints have mounted and mounted, especially for Montenegro Lines . . . because Montenegro have reportedly long maintained a strangle-hold on routes to the most beautiful parts of the archipelago. We have found an alternative and, everyone who is compelled to travel by ferry, should take note.
The Star Horse 6 ferry from Lucena (Dalahican) to Marinduque (Balanacan), is simply stunning. The toilets are air-conditioned! They actually have toilet paper. They flush. They have flowers. They have soap dispensers. They have hand driers. They have seats. They are colorfully decorated. They have mirrors. And that is not all . . .
On Star Horse 6 you will find the Rodeo Bar, decorated as if a country pub with memorabilia on the walls to match the rodeo theme. Photographs of John Wayne and other stars of stage and screen who might be associated with the cowboy genre. The televisions are flat screen and the movies are action packed.
Want air-conditioned comfort instead of natural ventilation? The air-conditioned seating area is immediately accessible from the Rodeo Bar . . . no extra charge! No expense has been spared to encourage the traveler to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.
The Star Horse 6 is no faster than its smelly Montenegro rivals but the experience, if replicated by other shipping lines, will make travel by ferry in the Philippines a joy instead of a disaster. It is almost worth taking the voyage from Lucena to Marinduque on the Star Horse 6 just to enjoy the superb ambiance and the true comfort of the comfort rooms.
Want to find out when the Star Horse 6 is taking its next voyage? Contact the Star Horse Shipping Line company now +63 917 512-2703 or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Star-Horse-Shipping-Line/139346716243413
Some day all ferries will be this way . . .