The lowest=economy class on the PELNI ships is for the loner travel like a hell. Can you imagine a cabin for 150 people – with littlre light, a lot of smoke, garbage and the noise… Crowd of people laying one by one – like in the war transporter…
A lot of locals escape fron those huge cabins to the deck (but limited shade there and wet if rains) or to the staircases and corridors of the 2nd and 1st class on the upper decks… They lay on the floor everywhere.
This is the voyage well off the beaten track… Finally I met two travellers from Europe: Maria and David are going to Biak Island – I had a chance to speak english and to share experiences. We were sailing along the chain of little, picturesque islands to Serui – the weather were nice, the ocean blue – just a pleasant day at sea…
I do not like this captain – he was ashamed when I went to the bridge and in the presence of other crew he was speaking very poor english. The captain does not speak basic english… This is Indonesia…
Tomorrow I’ll cross the equator again…
