The Kingfisher Barges
When Kingfisher Bay first announced that they would be cutting out the fast catamaran services from Hervey Bay to Fraser Island there was some people left wondering how they would ever be able to negotiate the steep stairs that were then fitted to the barges.
At the time Kingfisher Bay management indicated that they would be modifying the barges to allow better access to the passenger deck and that now seems to have happed. Here’s one of the barges leaving River Heads and you can clearly see that it’s fitted with new stairs.
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:21 am
The barge isn’t really very disabled friendly though which makes it hard for us who have a disabled relative.
They also have not correctly changed all their advertising. We paid for and went on their “romantic cruise” which advertised the catamaran and a leisurely and romantic cruise. All fo their adverts said Catamaran including their website. When we complained we were basically laughed at. Never again Kingfisher
March 1st, 2010 at 7:44 am
We have also heard that there will be a drug sniffer dog on the barge. Not before time say many.
Maybe the soccer hooligan element masquerading as back packers will now start to avoid Fraser Island and the legitimate tourists will come back.
March 1st, 2010 at 10:03 am
J,
Does this mean there will be a police officer on every trip to and from the island?
If your answer is Yes, I would suggest that our police have better things to do. I do not know what % of day trippers use or carry drugs, but I’d suggest it is very small.
I’d rather a police officer and sniffer dog patrolled the streets of Maryborough and Hervey Bay
Jonangel