Can you imagine the noise?

A ferry trip in the Philippines always comes with entertainment. On big ferries you will have performing artists and on small ones you will find at least the usual karaoke (here called ‘videoke’) equipment. On such ferries many new stars are born every 3 to 4 minutes at the cost of 5 Pesos (10 US cents). You will love it, especially when such cruising lasts for more than four hours... You will also be surprised to learn that most Filipino passengers can relax by having to listen to more than 100 decibel.

Photo from a ferry cruising between Southern Leyte and Mindanao in April 2007.