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In 2019, whilst in the Philippines, we decided to try 2Go Travel's ferry St Francis Xavier from Cebu City back to Manila. We took Cabin Class with ocean views and with a private shower and toilet, with blankets and towels provided. The journey was satisfactory and pleasing. I made several videos of this trip, see the link below and many others describing the passage:
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The MV MALIGAYA was offering Business Class accommodation. Thinking that this would be an upgrade from Cabin Class on the previous ship we elected to pay the extra.
WELL, WE WERE BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED!!
There were no private showers and toilets. You had to share showers and toilets with the hundreds of other Business Class passengers where there were only three grubby and mouldy showers, including with no screen for privacy. The toilets were despicable!!
You had to purchase your own blankets and towels and toilet paper.
There was no ocean views if you had a four bed Business Class cabin.
The cabin had a dirty floor with black hair strewn about.
The cupboard doors had no knobs, so an attendant was not able to get the lifejackets out in case of such an emergency.
The food barely made it past atrocious!!
The ship left four and a half hours late which meant that we left in the evening.
But at 8.00 pm a 2Go guard ordered all passengers inside from the outside open deck which meant that nobody was able to enjoy sailing out of Manila Bay.
The same thing happened when we approached Cebu City at night. Once again we were all ordered inside and we could not enjoy the ship entering Cebu City.
I have never experienced this on any ship that I have sailed on in my life!
Consequently all passengers were required to endure the sound of the karaoke bar, which was placed alongside the Business Class accommodation making sleep impossible until the karaoke bar closed at midnight.
Needless to say I will not be taking 2Go ferries again, even though I love taking ships. We flew back to Manila from the Visayas.