Macau - Super Class

In March Kyoko came to visit from Japan,  and we all had a weekend-away in Macau.

We sailed with Turbojet from the Kowloon Ferry Terminal.   I booked 'Super Class' tickets, which was entirely a reflection of our breeding and status, and nothing to do with leaving it too late to book economy.

Turbojet Ferry at Macau Ferry Terminal

'Super Class' tickets are twice as expensive but afford numerous privileges.  For a start you can think of yourself as a 'Super Passenger'.   Super Passengers enjoy exclusive access to the 'Super Class Lounge' where they can enjoy refreshments like instant coffee.  

Super Class Lounge at Kowloon Ferry Terminal

Super Class Passengers are given priority for boarding.   They can saunter regally toward the ship,  while the heaving unwashed throng of economy-class plebs is fenced-in behind barriers and beaten-back with sticks.

Economy-class passengers look-on enviously as
Super Class Passengers enjoy priority boarding

Once on board, Super Class passengers ascend to an exclusive and spacious upper-floor cabin, where they can relax in luxury imitation-leather seats.

Super-Class Cabin (with VIP Room behind)

Discreet liveried staff are available to attend to every whim.  (or at least whims involving water, instant coffee and newspapers).   Staff serve a delicious Super-lunch of pastries, fruit salad and muffins.

Super Class Catering

Once we arrived, the crew erected another barrier across the lower-class cabin so the Super Class Passengers could descend unmolested and disembark first.

The real benefit of being first-off-the-boat is to have a head-start in getting to passport control where  the queues can be long and slow.    But you have to move quickly or you get battered by a stampede from economy-class running past dragging their trolley-bags.