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The Slow-Sea Passage from Waingapu to Surabaya

This is a source-faithful ferry journey rather than a sightseeing itinerary: allow three days for boarding, the onboard passage, the Gilimas/Lembar stop, and onward arrival in Surabaya. Buy the ticket offline at the Dha…

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This is a source-faithful ferry journey rather than a sightseeing itinerary: allow three days for boarding, the onboard passage, the Gilimas/Lembar stop, and onward arrival in Surabaya. Buy the ticket offline at the Dharma Lautan Utama branch in Waingapu because online availability was reported as full; the referenced Class 2 fare was approximately IDR 697,500 per person. Bring identification, a charged phone, power bank, earplugs, light layers, toiletries, snacks, and cash for the IDR 100,000 room-key deposit and onboard food. Class 2 rooms have a single bed, air conditioning, TV, drinking water, electrical outlets and USB ports, but no private bathroom, sea-facing window, or in-room rubbish bin. Mobile signal may disappear offshore, so download anything needed before departure. Smoking is prohibited inside the room; use the outside deck. Meals for Class 2 passengers are delivered to the room, while onboard food is also sold in the restaurant area. Exact sailing and arrival times should be reconfirmed directly with DLU because the departure was delayed in the source account.

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day 1 Waingapu ticketing and embarkation

Stay in Waingapu until the late-evening sailing window. The departure was scheduled for 11:00 PM after a reported change from 3:00 PM, so confirm the current schedule before leaving town. Complete offline ticketing, check-in, identity verification, X-ray screening and the waiting-room process before boarding.

  1. Dharma Lautan Utama WaingapuDharma Lautan Utama Waingapu, Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Use the Dharma Lautan Utama branch in Waingapu to purchase the ferry ticket offline. Online inventory was reportedly full, while a seat was available at the office. The Class 2 fare described was IDR 697,500 per person.

  2. Alfamart WaingapuAlfamart, Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Use the Alfamart stop before departure for coffee, cigarettes, water and last-minute supplies. The town was described as having many Alfamart and Indomaret stores, plus increasingly available fuel stations.

  3. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Arrive at Pelabuhan Waingapu ahead of the late-night sailing. Exercise caution around tanker trucks and other vehicles entering and leaving the port.

  4. Pelabuhan Waingapu Passenger TerminalPelabuhan Waingapu Passenger Terminal, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Follow the pedestrian passenger route toward the terminal and ferry. The source describes shared movement between arriving and departing passengers, so take care in the busy access area.

  5. Pelabuhan Waingapu Check-in AreaPelabuhan Waingapu Check-in Area, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Complete check-in with your ticket and identification, receive the boarding bracelet, and pass through the X-ray checkpoint. Passengers then wait in the terminal rather than boarding immediately.

  6. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Board KM Dharma Kartika V when your bracelet group is called. Boarding was organized by passenger class, with different bracelet colors entering in sequence.

day 2 life aboard KM Dharma Kartika V

Use the vessel as the destination for this phase. The ship offers decks, a cafeteria, restaurant, reading room, barber shop, prayer room, lift, children's play area and mini soccer space. Offshore connectivity can be unreliable, while the Class 2 cabin may feel cold and enclosed.

  1. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Collect the Class 2 cabin key at the onboard information lobby and pay the reported IDR 100,000 key deposit. The cabin described was D6, with a single bed and hotel-like check-in process.

  2. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Use the cabin's single bed, TV, desk, chair, air conditioning, drinking water and USB/electrical outlets. There is no private bathroom, sea-facing window, or in-room rubbish bin, and the room may become quite cold.

  3. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Visit the top deck and outside rear deck for open-air views and seating. The rear area includes a cafeteria, and the top deck includes passenger seating, a mini soccer field and a children's play area.

  4. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Have the delivered Class 2 breakfast in the cabin. The meal described included white rice, yellow-spiced chicken, fried potatoes, chicken liver, long beans with coconut, watermelon and bottled water.

  5. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Use the onboard restaurant for additional food. Reported prices included bakso at IDR 2,000, siomay at IDR 22,000, nasi ayam at IDR 25,000, and nasi rawon and soto daging at IDR 35,000.

  6. Pelabuhan WaingapuPelabuhan Waingapu, East Sumba, Indonesia

    Explore the shared ship facilities: reading room, barber shop, prayer room, lift and the information lobby. These were all described as accessible during the voyage.

day 3 Gilimas/Lembar transit and onward Surabaya passage

The route runs from Waingapu to Gilimas in Lombok, then onward to Tanjung Perak in Surabaya. The source account confirms the Gilimas transit and final Surabaya destination but does not provide a verified arrival time, so treat this as a route phase and reconfirm the vessel's operational schedule.

  1. KM Dharma Kartika V Outside DeckKM Dharma Kartika V, Gilimas, West Lombok, Indonesia

    Use the vessel's outside deck while approaching the Lombok leg. The route was described as leaving Waingapu for Pelabuhan Gilimas before continuing to Tanjung Perak, Surabaya.

  2. KM Dharma Kartika V Outside DeckKM Dharma Kartika V, Gilimas, West Lombok, Indonesia

    Treat Pelabuhan Gilimas as the intermediate port on the Waingapu–Surabaya sailing. The source specifically identifies Gilimas as the Lombok stop before the vessel continues west.

  3. KM Dharma Kartika V Outside DeckKM Dharma Kartika V, Gilimas, West Lombok, Indonesia

    Remain attentive to onboard announcements during the Gilimas transit because the source account did not establish a fixed arrival or departure time for this stop.

  4. Pelabuhan Tanjung PerakPelabuhan Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    Continue toward Tanjung Perak, the Surabaya destination named for this sailing. Keep your ticket and identification accessible for any onboard or terminal checks.

  5. Pelabuhan Tanjung PerakPelabuhan Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    Use the ship's cafeteria and outside seating for the remaining passage rather than staying continuously in the enclosed Class 2 room. The outside deck was described as a place where passengers drink coffee, talk and relax.

  6. Pelabuhan Tanjung PerakPelabuhan Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    Disembark at Tanjung Perak once the vessel is cleared. The source describes this as the final end of the Waingapu–Gilimas–Surabaya sailing, without supplying a precise arrival time.