Recently, the Phu Quoc High-Speed Ferry Company inaugurated and put into operation the Thang Long high-speed ferry, serving passengers traveling on the Vung Tau – Con Dao route and vice versa.
Thang Long high-speed boat at Cau Da port (Vung Tau). Photo: Doan Manh Duong/TTXVN
Sharing on VNA, Mr. Vu Van Khuong, General Director of Phu Quoc High-Speed Ferry Company, said that this is currently the largest passenger high-speed ferry in Vietnam, with 3 decks and a capacity of up to 1,017 passengers.
The ferry is specially designed for the Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao route and vice versa. This is a long-distance route, greatly affected by the Northeast and Southwest monsoons, with boats having to navigate against and along the waves, so very few high-speed ferries can operate on this route.
The ferry uses 3 modern engines manufactured by Roll-Royce MTU of the Federal Republic of Germany with a total capacity of nearly 12,000 horsepower, shortening the travel time from Vung Tau to Con Dao to just about 3 hours.
According to Phu Quoc High-Speed Ferry Company, at 8:00 on March 9, the ferry will depart for Con Dao from Cau Da port (Vung Tau city) and return on March 10.
It is known that the ticket prices for this ferry range from 790,000 VND to 1.2 million VND per trip. Tickets for children, disabled people, and the elderly range from 550,000 VND to 760,000 VND per trip. This ferry departs from Vung Tau at 7:30 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The return trip departs at 1:00 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
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