If you’re from the Philippines, you might consider this one for your future travel plans, and if you’re from a foreign country, then this might help you when you intend to visit here, especially this summer. As you may know, the Philippines offers a wide array of popular attractions that will definitely provide you with meaningful experiences. Now today, let me share with you some pointers and recommendations that you might need for future travel purposes.
OceanJet Fast Ferries, Inc., commonly known as OceanJet, is a Filipino-owned corporation that was founded in 1995 and operates fast craft services to locations throughout the Visayas and Luzon regions of the Philippines. It's a passenger vessel only. It has round trips and connecting trips. OceanJet's current travel routes are as follows:
| ROUND TRIPS | TRAVEL TIME |
|---|---|
| 🔃 Cebu - Tagbilaran, Bohol | 2 hrs |
| 🔃 Cebu - Ormoc | 2 hrs & 30 mins |
| 🔃 Cebu - Getafe, Bohol | 1 hr & 15 mins |
| 🔃 Cebu - Palompon, Leyte | 3 hrs |
| 🔃 Bacolod - Iloilo | 1 hr |
| 🔃 Batangas - Calapan | 1 hr |
| 🔃 Tagbilaran, Bohol - Siquijor | 2 hrs |
| 🔃 Tagbilaran, Bohol - Dumaguete | 2 hrs |
| 🔃 Dumaguete - Siquijor | 1 hr |
| CONNECTING TRIPS | TRAVEL TIME |
|---|---|
| 🔃 Cebu - Tagbilaran - Siquijor | 4 hrs |
| 🔃 Cebu - Tagbilaran - Dumaguete | 5 hrs |
Yes, you read it right. You can now visit those places with wonderful and popular tourist attractions that are included in the travel routes, quickly and easy. Also, please take note that the indicated travel time is just approximate.
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Now, talking about the ticket prices, here I’m going to give you the exact rates as of now, which I’ve just written on my notes. If you might wonder, they actually have three different types of tickets. Whatever you wish, they do have open-air, tourist, and business-class accommodations, depending on what you want. So, yeah, here’s the list of fares on specific routes in pesos (₱, PHP).
CEBU - TAGBILARAN V.V
Open-Air: P800
Tourist Class: P800
Business Class: P1,200CEBU - ORMOC V.V
Open-Air: P1,100
Tourist Class: P1,100
Business Class: P1,600CEBU - GETAFE V.V
Open-Air: P450
Tourist Class: P450
Business Class: P800BACOLOD - ILOILO V.V
Open-Air: P550
Tourist Class: P550
Business Class: P800BATANGAS - CALAPAN V.V
Open Air: P600
Tourist Class: P600
Business Class: P850TAGBILARAN - SIQUIJOR V.V
Open-Air: P800
Tourist Class: P800
Business Class: P1,200CEBU - SIQUIJOR V.V
Open-Air: P1,600
Tourist Class: P1,600
Business Class: P2,400DUMAGUETE - SIQUIJOR V.V
Open-Air: P350
Tourist Class: P350
Business Class: P580CEBU - DUMAGUETE V.V
Open-Air: 1,700
Tourist Class: P1,700
Business Class: P2,600TAGBILARAN - DUMAGUETE V.V
Open-Air: P900
Tourist Class: P900
Business Class: P1,400CEBU - PALOMPON V.V
Open-Air: P1,100
Tourist Class: P1,100
Business Class: P1,600
Now, you might wonder what the ferry looks like on the inside. Here, I'll show you the types of accommodations offered by Oceanjet. Come with me as I board, dear Hivers!
When you board the vessel, stewards will be available to offer assistance throughout your entire trip. They can help with anything you need, be it if you have motion sickness or if you need some snacks. You don’t even need to stand from your seat because the stewards will come to you with a trolley of snacks that you can buy and eat.
Now, the question is, how will you purchase your ticket?
You can actually purchase your tickets depending on which you prefer. You can either do it directly at the port ticketing office or through online booking on their website. Now, if your place of origin is Cebu and you want to buy the ticket personally, there’ll be two options. First, you can buy it at the port ticketing office located at Pier 1, CPA Building. Cebu City, 6000 Cebu. Philippines, and second, you can have your ticket by purchasing it at their satellite ticketing office located at Gen. Maxilom Ave., corner Sergio Osmeña Jr. Blvd., Cebu City, 6000 Cebu.
Now that you already have your ticket, what are you going to do?
Okay, so you just have to go to Pier 1, Cebu City, Philippines, specifically at the passenger terminal. You must show your ticket or a soft copy of your e-ticket to the security guard for you to pass the entrance. But before you can proceed inside, you have to pay the terminal fee first.
After that, you can now go inside the passenger terminal. Initially, you need to have your baggage and belongings checked by the X-ray machine. Also, passengers are advised to arrive like 30 minutes in advance before departure time because you still have to check in your ticket there for your boarding pass and your seat number. As I’ve known before, baggage that exceeds 15 kilograms should be checked in at the baggage counter, but the updated baggage policy right now allows only 10 kilograms per passenger. For more information about their ticket, check-in, and baggage policies, you can check out their website or their Facebook page.
After you’ve checked in your ticket, you’ll just have to wait for your boarding at a specific gate. You can just relax in your comfortable seat while waiting for the announcement of boarding.
While patiently waiting for your departure time, you can have your phone connected to the port’s public wifi.
More than that, considering that there are many local and foreign passengers every day, the port has provided everything that a passenger needs. When it comes to food and drinks, you can select whatever food you want to eat because there are actually several stores inside. When you also wish to buy souvenirs for your family, friends, and colleagues, you can also find souvenir shops inside. Additionally, when you need to withdraw some cash or need a money changer, it's also available at the port.
I'm sharing this with you, at the thought that maybe sooner you might consider traveling around the Philippines, especially visiting our popular tourist attractions. If you wish to travel on the stated travel routes, you can consider Oceanjet as your choice for your seamless travel journey, having personally experienced it myself. I hope this helps, dear Hivers. Enjoy your trip, and bon voyage! ⚓
