Never backed a car onto a Philippine barge before, did drive a volkswagen onto a large ferry going from South Italy to Sicily.
I personally don't think Ceres is all that bad. It gets you there and I have never really been on a packed bus.
I'm 196 cm tall, was in Cebu this week with the bus as many times before, the experience is always different between 5-8 hours ( schedule say 6 hours) I have no big problem most times with space for my legs as long I sit to the walkway. No one respect if you buy 2 seats/tickets forget it. Funny experience on way back to Dumaguete with the ferry, fully booked, there is a big sports event in Dumaguete this coming week and a lot of kids and teenagers from Cebu and other places come here. I pay a little to the right people and get onboard, more fun in the Philippines
Many times I would sit upstairs near the fast craft captain. That’s when I was living halfway between Santander and Bato. Used to snorkel several times a week, saw many whale sharks, turtles, huge manta rays and a very aggressive trigger fish, and clams.
