New Cat Cocos arrives to improve sea link between Mahé & Praslin
Monday, August 6th, 2007The new Cat Cocos, a brand new 35-metre high-speed catamaran, began operations on Tuesday, May 22, establishing the fastest-ever sea transport link between the Seychelles archipelago’s two largest islands.
The new catamaran represents a significant upgrade over the previous ‘Cat Cocos’ catamaran service between Mahé and Praslin, with a much greater capacity for 350 passengers and a faster, smoother ride lasting only 45 minutes. A new state-of-the-art computer ride control system makes automatic adjustments to reduce or nullify the risk of discomfort that may be caused by the motion of the sea. (more…)