Four couples. Zero kids. One jungle rave under a half moon — plus a beach club, a speedboat, and the Boks v the All Blacks somewhere in the middle.
The Richie doctrine: airport sesh, plane sesh, boat sesh, lunch sesh, beach club sesh. Pace yourselves accordingly.
Scoot TR 660 SIN → Koh Samui, morning departure (arr ~10:10) · PNR K6KKSI. It's Richie's birthday — Tigers at the Changi airport bar are compulsory.
Private speedboat transfer meets us at Samui arrivals (driver with name sign) → pier → Koh Phangan → drop at the hotel. From there: lunch, pool, and the Pre-Halfmoon day party at Harmony Beach Club (2pm – midnight, optional). Nadine's counter-programme: a nice dinner and a few bars.
Day: beach, recovery, power-up. Evening warm-up: Springboks v All Blacks kicks off ~10pm local — find an Irish pub, per Richie.
Night: Halfmoon Festival at the Magic Forest, Ban Tai — 9:30pm till sunrise. VIP table for 8 with two bottle sets waiting. UV paint included. No mercy.
Sunrise finish, then horizontal by the pool. Ricki + Nadine fly back to SIN Sunday — Sydney and Glastambury are four days away. The rest hold the fort.
Remaining crew on the 6:15pm Scoot back to Singapore, dignity optional.
Out: Scoot TR 660, Fri 21 Aug, SIN → Koh Samui (USM), morning (~9:20am slot, arr 10:10). PNR K6KKSI — loaded in the Scoot app.
Back: Ricki + Nadine Sun 23 Aug; the rest Mon 24 Aug 6:15pm.
Quote accepted by all 8 (Bridgette arranging): private van Samui Airport → pier, private speedboat → Koh Phangan, van to the hotel door.
Beachfront hotel on the Ban Tai side of Koh Phangan — deliberately close to the Half Moon site (the speedboat drops us at the door). All four couples in the same spot.
Baan Jai Dee Beach Front Hotel, Ban Tai, Koh Phangan. Beachside, pool, sunset side of the island.
We land ~10am — message the hotel and request early check-in. Nadine asked and got it; every couple should do the same.
Ricki + Nadine · Richie + Bridgette · Ray + Alana · Brian + Siobhan. Eight adults, zero children, one shared Grab bill.
The e-ticket lives with Nadine (screenshots accepted at the gate). Here's what we bought:
Halfmoon Magic Forest, Ban Tai, Koh Phangan
Night party 21:30 → sunrise
VIP access + table + (crucially) VIP restrooms · 2 bottle sets · UV paint · HMF t-shirt, cap, bag, fan & towels for the table
฿42,900 total → $437 per couple, PayNow'd to Nadine ✓
Fri 21: Pre-Halfmoon day party, Harmony Beach Club, 14:00–24:00 (entry separate)
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