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As a Tasmanian, and a 'Veteran' of numerous crossings of Bass Strait, over the years. Thank you for your honest appraisal. and indeed it is known as one of the roughest sea voyages at the best of times I have only one that has been 'smooth sailing' but I thoroughly enjoy Roller coasters. Thank you again, and I hope you enjoyed my Home State of Tasmania, and its Hospitality

Good to see a travel You Tuber not only exploring this wonderful country, at least the east coast, but also taking the SoT. Other travel You Tubers think the world is just the US and Europe, good to see us not being ignored. As for moving the port, many reasons were cited, from costs, to the old dock and port area being run down, and complaint for residents. The new terminal is purpose built with better passenger facilities, it's also designed around the new ferries, which should be coming soon, currently being built in Tasmania. Edit: Generally speaking Bass Strait is a little rougher in winter than summer, I usually just get a normal cabin about midships, there's less rocking. The swell actually rocks me to sleep :)

Kuga: "The birds are scary" The birds: "Mine, Mine, Mine"

The bass strait is a true test of any traveler's fortitude! This here's for your loss on the crane game too :)

Hello from California. I found your Overland video first, then watched this video. I will be doing both the train and ferry in October. Thank you for the information.

It's quite amusing seeing you travel in Australia and describing the only overnight ferry in the country as 'luxurious'. Enjoy your trip. Tassie is a particularly scenic state. Try and see Strahan and environs and get the historic train to Queenstown.

Time for the singing .. "Sunflower Sunflower !!!" Birds looking for fish, stirred up by the wake of the ferry.

I also am confused why they moved the pick up point from Port Melbourne to Geelong. That will make it much harder to get to for lots of people, and less people will go on the SoT. Especially as if you go by train, as you did, you still have a long walk. Very informative, thank you from a Melbournian.

That is a very nice ship, we live in France now and one of Tasmania's earlier ferry boats 'The Spirit of Tasmania' is now located here called the Mega Express 4 which took us a few years ago between Nice and Corsica.

Thank you for the nostalgic memories. I travelled on the spirit of Tasmania 22 years ago (it left from Melbourne) and did the return trip on the Devil Cat ferry which is no longer operating.

😂at least your bag had the courtesy to break once you were nearly in your cabin!

There's nothing better than to be on a trip with you! Thank you for your journeys! : )

Make sure to visit "Mona" whilst in Hobart

When the ferry left from Port Melbourne it was a nightmare to drive to. There was very limited parking and the terminal was very outdated with extremely limited facilities. I’m looking forward to trying the new port out of Geelong one of these days. Bass Straight can be very treacherous. Last time i went on the ferry, the swell was so bad i had to put the kid’s mattresses on the floor. They were so scared they were going to fall out of their bunk beds. The bathroom door was a sliding one and i spent hours just watching it roll open and closed 😂

Tasmania is an island but it is not called Tasmania Island. ;)

The scary gulls as you pointed out are chasing flying insects that have been attracted by the ships lights. Its an easy feed for them.

Did you buy a new suitcase? I was surprised you never opened the shades covering the windows in your room, especially when you arrived in Tasmania. Thanks for taking us along! 👍

Seems like that crane machine's prizes haven't been updated in ages. I feel like since you paid top dollar for the Deluxe Room, you should have gotten the buffet dinner and a basic wifi service included though.

Thank you so much Kuga for showing a part of Australia, my country😊 Also want to personally thank you for keeping me sane during covid lockdowns. Your videos took me out of covid prison. Thank you, travel safe sir.

It's so weird hearing my own accent in the background! Congrats on surviving the bass straight and condolences on the loss of your $10!

Saw the price, I was like "ouch!"

I will never be able to experience your travels Kuga.....but, you bring it to life for me in your terrific videos.....as if, i was right there! I thank you sooo much for that! (From the US) 👍👍😉😃

09:36 Awww, my heart. I love that just past babbling stage.

I used to live in Tasmania (Hobart) so I screamed internally in excitement when I saw this!

Luxury...big stretch.

As always, I enjoy your humorous commentary ;-)

I also live in Tasmania and travelled dozens of times to Melbourne on the Spirit of Tasmania, and back. I was very disappointed when the ferry moved to Geelong and cannot see how it was a good move. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoyed some parts of your trip. Thank you for visiting Tasmania. I love your reviews and your sense of humour.

Many years ago I went on the ferry with my car. Similar fried gloop food, nice but sparse rooms, a costly crossing 😡. Now I fly in 1/2 the time for 1/2 the price. Good video 👍

Those birds are Silver Gulls! I think I'd only worry if I were a small fish or maybe a French Fry

Loved that video. I also loved Hobart. Was there just recently. Thanks for a very informative Video. 😊

This was another great video! Thank you!

Kuga San! You are hilarious. Although you are showing us beautiful places, it’s your manga style comments that are so funny! Keep it going!

Those crane machines are rigged - it'll always under or overshoot until its taken its quota of tokens/money before it will actually give you a chance at the prize. Travelled on that ferry numerous times, but not in its current incarnation. That room looked pretty comfy! :)

Thank you, Kuga! I would love to see you make a video of your stay in Hobart .... but you've probably already left Hobart. Oh well.... thank you again!

Thanks for making this video. It reminded me of the nightmares of using this ferry. I wouldn't use it if I were to spend less than 10 days on the island. It is much cheaper faster to fly and hire a car. I usually BYO food as the options are quite bad and not cheap. I think overall because there is no competition, they never really invested for improvement. You can still see the Greek language signs in the room being a second hand Greek ship from decades ago!

It's so funny for me to watch this. I moved to Tasmania from Victoria a few years ago but I've never been on the Spirit because I get really bad motion sickness and I'm too scared to try. I even got my parents to bring my car across on it when I moved, while i took the plane haha. I feel justified in avoiding it now, if even you felt sick! I'm interested to know what you did while in Tassie.

Thanks for the video trip. keep them coming.

Another great video Kuga

I thought it looked pretty nice! If overpriced. In Sept I'll be in Greece taking a ferry to some islands so this is getting me excited! Quite interested to see what that'll be like.

@00:37...wow what a crazy route, even Aussies couldn't get that wrong :D

This was actually Superfast Ferries from Greece in the past

Thanks a.lot for this very expansive travel

“Good day mate” is more appropriate than “Howdy”

Really amazing video. Congratulations❤

Very nice. Thank you.

thank you for a very detailed experience including the prices.enjoy your travels.

Woohoo! A wild Kuga-san video has appeared! 🎉

Thanks for your great video. It is a shame that when they remodeled the ship, they removed the a la carte restaurant (Leatherwood) and only left the buffet. They used to make a great meal and it was nice to leave port and dine quite well. Unfortunately for you, those "Deluxe" cabins are right at the bow (front of the ship) and you do feel the movement of the ship more than other berths. I now choose inside 4 berths because the beds are parallel with the ship which I find makes it more comfortable with the ship movement. To make matters worse, Bass Strait is one of the worst stretches of water to cross, so it can be unpleasant. My advice was to get an early booking at Leatherwood have a nice dinner ( but not overeating) a glass or two of wine, then get to bed and be asleep before you leave Port Phillip. If you are lucky you will sleep through most of the trip, but that is never a guarantee.

Noway is it luxurious!!!! You obviously haven't been on many ships!!! It more like a floating Cafe!!!!

Another great video!

Well, weren't you lucky to be in Australia on National Doughnut Day 🍩

Solo solo San Line ( Howdy ) 😊😊 Amazing Content

We are an island but we are also a separate State. Just called Tasmania or lutruwita in palawa kani the First Nations peoples language.

Looks like they carry a lot of rail freight on the Spirit of Tasmania. That was very nice track work at the Geelong port. Thanks for this ride-along on a trip most will never take.

Love your sense of humour!

Bass Strait is notoriously bad for travel .. even worse to sail a boat across it. But you conquered it .. congratulations. Tassie as we call it is a bit isolated but has very beautiful scenery fantastic fruit and great lobsters. Glad you got to see the Apple Isle. ATVB for the rest of your journies. Bushyboy Oz.

I would like to have seen the views from the windows in your cabin, please include in future travels. Always interesting to watch your reviews, thanks for posting!

Omg welcome to Melbourne! Hope you enjoyed your time there and in Tasmania

Wow. the ship has really been upgraded since my last trip ~ 15y ago. Meals were free at the buffet? There were also two upmarket-payg restaurants. You had a smooth trip. I had 9 meter swells (return trip). I could not sleep. The pool emptied! Cars & trucks broke hitching & smashed into each other! The trip was 4hrs late due to the weather. The only place to go on deck was the stern because port/starboard may have seen you swimming - winds howling. That's Bass Straight. What a beautiful day you had in TAS - in June? Mate you got lucky. Great upload - thank-you.

When WWIII happens, Tasmania looks like a good place to be! Imho, every waterway with the word "strait" in it means "take your seasickness medicine!"

Nice video!

Distances By Road: *_Melbourne to Geelong 75km; Devonport to Launceston 100km; Launceston to Hobart 200km; Hobart to Port Arthur 100km._* Launceston is cute, but good nightlife is hard to find there, apart from a handful of pubs. *_If travelling was free, you'd never see me again!_*

Moved to Geelong due to traffic congestion in Port Melbourne. Port Melbourne is also a very popular area and it just got to the pot where the traffic was not able to move even for the locals to do anything when the boats were in.

great adventure

I still can’t get past the idea of an elevator on a boat! 😂

I've heard the Spirit of Tasmania is worth the trip. The Bass strait is temperamental

Thank you, Kuga San. A few years ago, there was a light rail(tram) near the ferry terminal right into Melbourne Central, a 15-minute scenic ride and very little walking.

So surreal to see you int Hobart . Glad to know you have a good friend here. I watch all your videos less than a mile from Consitution Dock and Salamanca Place, where you were filming. I hope you enjoyed our cosy regional city.

Welcome to Australia Kuga. Have a lovely time.

I did the same trip a week after you - it is a great 'adventure' on the Spirit! But that's not rough at all, that was soothing and gentle ;) There was nothing flying around the room, nor is anything strapped down ;) If anyone is ever scared about travelling on the Spirit see your Doctor beforehand and get some Phenergan. Take it when you get on, before the boat leaves, have dinner, and then go to your cabin (get a cabin, it's worth the extra $$ instead of sitting in a crappy recliner all night) and go to sleep. You'll be in Tassie before you know it ;) Everyone should do a Tassie road trip at least once - this place is AWESOME!

You really needed to get a... handle on the situation at 5:54. One might say it was a very... gripping moment.

We did this trip over 30 years ago. The boat name was the same but they have obviously done big upgrades. Great memories of our time in Tasmania.

The trick to dealing with the Bass Straight is 15 beers and 4 shots of whiskey. Then you don’t notice the swaying.

Wait wait... Kuga-san I hope that wasn't the last episode of the "Australia Arc"?! 😢

Yes I live in Tasmania, been on Spirit II a couple of times as well as the original Spirit in 1995 and Abel twice in 1988.

I felt dizzy seeing the ticket 🎟 expense hooo !" Show mercy 🥺 we still luv your video God bless 🙌 💖

Thank you Kuga.

Must have been terrifying for you out on the deck with all that water and those birds !

Everywhere is peaceful in Australia. The people are so nice and friendly because they are happy. They have health care, a living wage, and mandatory paid 4 weeks vacation. I've spent about 5 weeks in Australia and never saw Aussies yelling at each other in anger, like which is common here in the states.

I always use the Spirit when over from UK to visit my son in Tassie. Its a fun experience, for sure. That having been said, it's very expensive and compared with European ferries the food and drink offerings and the cabins are not great.

10:19 I played PAC-MAN at those table top style arcade games in a "Mom & Pop" pizzeria. The kind with those bumpy red plastic glasses and shakers of parm and crushed red pepper on every table. 25 cents a game.

Ahh, nice to see my daughters workplace. Did not see her, must have been hiding from your camera.😂 I’ve cruised all over the world with no seasickness but Bass Strait gets me every time.🤢 Btw, the Spirits are being replaced with brand new ships next year.

And just like always everyone gets off the boat and goes straight to bloody Hobart. Tasmania has more than just Hobart you know!

Very nice. This Canadian has been to Australia.

At 5:23, did you notice the magnetic mooring units? The blue blinking boxes, pier mounted and the white plates grabbing the ship? Did not know those existed. MoorMaster brand? Cavotec? They seem to be used a lot in the container ports.

I've always wondered what it is like travelling on the Spirit of Tasmania, although I've heard Bass Straight is a rough voyage. Thanks for sharing your experience. The room was better than I expected but I'm surprised the meal wasn't included in the price.

The birds reminded me of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds but you’re too young to remember that.

Kuga, I'm not even an Aussie but I could have told you about Bass Strait! It's a pretty rugged patch of water! I was surprised you hadn't taken seasickness pills before hand. A couple of other ferry journeys I have been on that I can recommend for your channel. One, much shorter, but on a fine day, very scenic, is the Cook Strait ferries between Wellington at the bottom of the North Island, NZ, and Picton at the top of the South Island. Also another memorable one which is longer than this is the Norrona Ferry between Hirtshals at the top of Denmark, via Faroe Islands (particularly in Summer you can do a stopover of some hours or days in Torshavn and explore a bit the Faroe Islands) as I did, to one of the Eastern fjords in Iceland. You definitely need seasickness pills for that one! Even in Summer we came up against a North Atlantic storm with chairs and tables sliding everywhere and large swells. So many people were sick! But still a stunning arrival on a beautiful day into Syedisfjordur in Iceland. next time to you go to Europe, I'm hoping for a ferry video featuring Norrona, Faroe Is and Iceland 😀

It was moved from Port Melbourne due to crowded roads. Bay Street and surrounding streets were blocked by huge trucks for food. Cars waiting to board it was a mess. I get so sea sick I have never been on the ship. Geelong is a way from Melbourne though. I live near Werribee but travel through Port Melbourne where I worked to my mum's place in the south east. Miss seeing the Spirit in port. Cheers.

please tell me for the sake of my sanity the wifi is free and comes with unlimited data given the cost of that ticket..

I’m from Geelong they should have a bus to fit the spirit of Tasmania schedule

welcome to Tasmania

Thank you Mr Kuga

Just a tip, unless you need to bring a car, if you must go to Tasmania by sea since that means no rush, you're better off with one of the actual cruise ships from Sydney or Melbourne. At least food is included then and they'll take you all the way to Hobart itself without the road trip needed.

Hi @kugastravel5180, Thank you for choosing to sail with Spirit of Tasmania during your time in Australia. We hope that when you return in the future, you will pay us another visit to experince our new vessels arriving in 2024.

Hope you have a great time in Tasmania. We're curious as to what you did in Devonport while waiting for your friend to arrive.

Like the ferries that we took to Sweden everything is an extra in terms of cost. They have you by the’Short and Curlys’. Expensive ticket price.

What a bloody inconvenience we are staying at the key West appartments and now have to travel all the way down to Bogan town just to catch the ferry i can see this going belly up for sure its not convenient for tourists you Mark my words look what happened to the sea cat 😮

There's still a port in Melbourne, it's Port Melbourne but the SoT port was moved to Geelong.