Passengers of the Pelni shipping company

Pelni is the national shipping company of Indonesia. Currently Pelni operates 26 ships; 23 of these are passenger ships that serve a variety of routes within the archipelago and connects all the main islands of Indonesia from Sumatra to Papua. 
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Carl in Pelni first class cabin
Travel Tip From A Pelni Passenger:
«I have taken a couple of trips on a Pelni passenger ship. On both trips I booked a 1st class cabin. The cabin has two single beds, a fan, air conditioning, a table, a toilet and a wardrobe to hang clothes. 3 meals a day are included in the price of the ticket.
When I left the harbor of Surabaya, the ship was almost empty but at every port of call, more and more passengers, carrying, what it seemed as their whole life belongings, embarked. It wasn’t long before the only porthole of my cabin was soon covered by boxes and suitcases belonging to the passengers who had set up camp on the passageway on the outside.
On the third morning I opened my door to go for breakfast and had to skip over sleeping passengers that were now crowding the 1st class corridor.
People slept everywhere. Some woman had set up mini markets on the different decks. The men played cards and the children  ran between the passengers.
The Pelni ship was now similar to Indonesia. It was populated by many people of different Islands and speaking different dialects.
The ship had become a microcosm of the Country of Indonesia.
What more can a traveller want: I just had to go from the port side to the starboard side, from the lower level to the upper deck if I needed to satisfy my need to travel. If I wanted to rest, I would go back to my first class cabin that now resembled all the other cabins: the air conditioning unit was broken,
I could not open the porthole and I had to ask the people who were squatting in the corridor to let me by.
On the Pelni ship the distinction of classes had vanished».