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Post by Karl Welteke on Jan 4, 2008 5:27:05 GMT 8
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Post by Karl Welteke on Dec 27, 2010 20:10:36 GMT 8
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Post by Karl Welteke on Feb 3, 2013 12:30:42 GMT 8
The latest in regards to Boats to Corregidor as of 18th Jan. 2013 per my experience: I visited Corregidor on Monday the 14th Jan 2013 for a four nights. I used the Sun Cruises Ferry from Mariveles as advertised in the reply of the 7th Oct. 2011 in this thread. I went to the FAB HQ to buy the ticket but was told to buy it from the FAB attendee who will show up at the ferry landing at the Rouvia Port Complex before departure. I bought the one way ticket to Corregidor for 250 peso. That went fine but the gangways to the inboard boat and the Sun Cruises boat, outboard, were unsatisfactory. Sun Cruises used a smaller boat today, the Sole Cruiser, an officer told the ride this morning from Manila was somewhat rough, strong NE winds. From Mariveles to Corregidor was not too bad, but because of the size of the ferry and the rough seas they landed on the South Dock. Per my plan I wanted to go home of Friday the 18th. Since I had parked my car in Mariveles and took the Sun Cruises ferry to Corregidor on Monday I would have liked to go back via Bataan. Coming from Olongapo that is ideal for me. On this trip, I learned, that the Sun Cruises ferry go to Mariveles via Corregidor only on Mondays. 2011 into 2012 it was Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Going back to Manila with the afternoon ferry was not ideal, since I also had to go back to Mariveles to pick up my car. So I asked Villa Carmen for a boat that cost me 3000 peso. They will not let me ride back with another tourist visitor boat and flatly told me “I have to order a separate boat”. The NE winds were strong all week but today the North Channel looked even rougher. But Villa Carmen has good boats and good crews and they showed up promptly. 3000 pesos is just a little too much for me but nothing like being home early . Here is more I learned about the boat situation. Again it is hard to get precise info from Sun Cruises or FAB over the telephone. FAB is the Freeport Area of Bataan in Mariveles. Here is a news report in regards to the ferry: www.facebook.com/notes/fab-fair-10/afab-announces-new-ferry-schedules/236728863012890What I learned, Mondays the Corregidor Sun Cruises ferry will continue to Mariveles and in the afternoon about 1345 Hours will go back to Manila via Corregidor. On Friday another boat and maybe another company runs a ferry from Manila direct to Mariveles and back in the afternoon, direct (not via Corregidor)! Here is a related story. On Corregidor someone operates a big boat, a 45 passenger capacity boat, which is really a good deal if one has a large party to visit the island. But now the Coast Guard enforces a law that that size of boat needs a properly licensed boat skipper (elaborate to achieve). So, for right now, that boat service is not available right now. I have a bad and a nice story in regards to this 45 seat boat. About 1 ½ year ago when the Sun Cruises boat schedule was still the 3 days MWF, I arrived Monday and wanted to leave on Friday. But with my luck the Sun Cruises cancelled the ferry on-ride to Mariveles so I was stuck on Corregidor. There was nothing Sun Cruises was able or willing to for me and I even had a round ticket. They didn’t even say they are sorry. But here arrived that 45 seat boat from Bataan, with German tourists no less. I asked the boat management and the German passengers whether I could catch a ride back with them after their tour. Both parties were willing. CFI even let me be the Corregidor tour guide to these German passengers. That was enjoyable, since I’m an ex German and still a German native speaker. Read more: corregidor.proboards.com/thread/874/corregidor-boat-caution-2#ixzz2Jo3xWgqQ
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Post by Karl Welteke on Nov 27, 2016 9:24:15 GMT 8
The Corregidor Inn may be closed until February 2017 Accommodations are still available at the former MacArthur Café (Freedom Café now), the Rowhouse rooms from CFI (700 Peso the room, fan, bed and bath and you can rent or bring a tent. V426. At the bottom of this Sun Cruises Inc. URL: www.corregidorphilippines.com/contact.html is this note that the Corregidor Inn is not available due to renovations. V427. Just received this email from Sun Cruises Inc advising that the Corregidor Inn may be open in Feb 2017!
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