THE Place to be ...

[Mavica]

After 250 uninterrupted days at sea without a regular port call, the USS Abraham Lincoln, two other ships from its carrier strike group and 5,000 sailors and Marines, are expected to dock in eastern Thailand, likely at Sattahip in Chon Buri (Pattaya), from September 2 to September 6, 2026. The exact port and arrival details are not publicly confirmed due to operational security, but the stop is part of a planned rotation as the USS George Washington replaces the Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. 

 

 

[vinapu]

Pattaya girls and boys must be getting ready

[bkkmfj2648]

9 hours ago, vinapu said:

Pattaya girls and boys must be getting ready

Yes - this is all everyone is talking about here in Pattaya and Jomtien.  I will even look out onto the horizon on the beach to see if I can see the humungous carrier coming into port as it is only like 20km from here.

What is funny is I read somewhere that a Thai government official stated that the port where the carrier will dock = Laem Chabang is also available to be used by Chinese and other nations - as the government did not want to be seen as favoring the USA military.

When I discussed this with my Thai friends - they did not get the same 🍆 excitement 🍆 of 5,000 Chinese military roaming the streets of Pattaya - When I asked them why - they said - you Americans are crazy and like to party like us Thais.

That perplexed me - because I have witnessed with my own eyes that the Chinese also like to be crazy and party....

What did I miss?

 

 

[khaolakguy]

What used to happen in Pattaya, and it may again, is that when the US navy is coming for R&R, you find a sudden influx of retired bar girls travelling down from Isaan for one last tallyho, on the basis that if the guys have been at sea for months, in this case eight, and are also probably blind drunk, they ain't too fussy where they put it. They have also not had much recent opportunity to spend their salaries so may be generous.

[emiel1981]

20 minutes ago, khaolakguy said:

they ain't too fussy where they put it

I feel sad now I won't be in Pattaya when the US sailors are released...

[bkkmfj2648]

30 minutes ago, emiel1981 said:

when the US sailors are released....

Wow - what you wrote is 🍆 powerful 💦 - maybe it will get crazy here like during Songkran  💦💦💦

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, emiel1981 said:

I feel sad now I won't be in Pattaya when the US sailors are released...

you are  only 12 hrs flight away

[Mavica]

14 hours ago, bkkmfj2648 said:

When I discussed this with my Thai friends - they did not get the same 🍆 excitement 🍆 of 5,000 Chinese military roaming the streets of Pattaya

if there were 5,000 Chinese sailors visiting who'd not had shore leave in 250 days, I'd certainly make the attempt to get a few to share my bed!

[mauRICE]

16 hours ago, bkkmfj2648 said:

What is funny is I read somewhere that a Thai government official stated that the port where the carrier will dock = Laem Chabang is also available to be used by Chinese and other nations - as the government did not want to be seen as favoring the USA military.

When I discussed this with my Thai friends - they did not get the same 🍆 excitement 🍆 of 5,000 Chinese military roaming the streets of Pattaya - When I asked them why - they said - you Americans are crazy and like to party like us Thais.

That perplexed me - because I have witnessed with my own eyes that the Chinese also like to be crazy and party....

What did I miss?

 

Think. To whom were they speaking? You're American, aren't you, living right in the middle of the scene in Pattaya? The response could have been different had the question been posed by a Chinese person to a bunch of non-scene, professional Thai guys.

[12is12]

I would think such an influx plays havoc on availability and prices for men like us.....   )-:

[vinapu]

3 hours ago, 12is12 said:

I would think such an influx plays havoc on availability and prices for men like us.....   )-:

they will be only there  4 days from what I'm hearing