Awesome, you’re more than welcome:)
Happy travels!!

You’re welcome, and I’m glad it brought back memories! I agree – by ship is a fantastic way to travel. I took a cargo ferry across the Caspian Sea a couple of years ago, you might like that story on here too:)

You’re so welcome! Thanks for sharing your experience here – I wonder how much things have changed, over the years…

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! You should definitely take the Rocket when you’re there. You can’t book online, no. So when you arrive in Dhaka, I’d do that first: go to the office and book. There isn’t a boat every day so you might need to wait (I had to wait a few days for the next one going to Hularhat). When I bought the ticket, it was no problem at all getting a first class cabin, and they weren’t full when we sailed (deck class OTOH was more than full enough to make up for it).

I loved reading your post! I will travel to Dhaka in early February and I guess I should also take a ferry ride. When you asked for a ticket, did they had 1st class cabins ins stock or did you had to wait for some days to go in board? I understood that tickets can not be booked from overseas and I wonder how many days in advance I need to show up at the mentioned office. I read an article by a Bangladeshi tour operator saying its necessary to book the rocket cabin 1 month before?!

Thanks a lot for your advice (and all you very interesting posts on Bangladesh)!

Thanks! Yeah, the Rocket is definitely the ‘big thing’ in Bangladesh, it’s fun and a good way to travel too…pretty chill (once you get a ticket, anyway). Enjoy your trip (and my stories, too;)).