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Originally Posted by ATMwalking
Nightmare. You said it. IMO, they all suck. Never again.
If it is your first time...ok it is an experience. I would suggest avoiding it if you can and taking a cheap quick flight to KL or Sing. You can go to Sing and back in the same day.
Another option is to rent a car and go the casino route. There is a private immigration booth and the boat ride is more pleasant and quicker. Takes your round trip down to closer to 8 hours. Bonus: No crazy smelly guy beside you jabbering on for 12 hours.
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If time sufficient board a star cruiser at Phuket Seaport ( not outside patong beach, to much hazzle )....either disembark in Malaysia or Singapore...visit the
Thai embassy get youself a 3 month visa if plan to hang around in the kingdom for a while...or return with the ship..or fly the safe Silk Air..all that
visa runs to burma...unsafe from time to time..