If the sea transports between Singapore and Indonesia are usually 'top class' once you change for a domestic connection it is another story entirely. The terminals are busy, dirty, disorganised and grotty. There is surely no yield management. The boats used to ferry passenger around are disused. For example between the Riau Islands you can take the Miko Natalia which supposedy has a fixed schedule but which can be up to an hour or two early or late. Once on board, if you are lucky you will get a smelly seat, if you are a bit less lucky you can get a plastic chair in the corridor and if you are less lucky you will have to stand somewhere in between the cargo or on the deck. Luckily, I took the Natalia from Batam at a reasonable time today and it was not too crowded and only 30 minutes late but I can tell you I had some funny and interesting experiences in the past!
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