{"content":"**Commerce: Journey with Us**\n-----------------------------\n\nIn 2023, the East Coast Terengganu artisanal batik cushion covers sewn by our Mersing tailor received rave raviews from guests and team alike. This complemented our “new” vintage furniture and cosy living areas from other buying trips for the Restaurant, Boutique and Spa. We also commissioned our very own range of specially formulated toiletries by home-grown Malaysian company [Jeanie Botanicals](https://www.jeaniebotanicals.com/), moved our Tiki Bar several times as nature dictated, rung our bell for numerous birthdays and created floral surprises for once-in-a-lifetime proposals on the island.\n\nAs the year wound to a close, we started planning for an exciting 2024. Our PADI 5-Star dive centre will re-open in March, perfect for a PADI refresher, Open Water or Advanced certification. Email our [Dive Team](mailto:dive@batubatu.com.my) for more information or to book your dives or course. There will be new programmes and activities, makeovers for our boutique and playhouse, and a very yummy new wine list to look forward to.\n\nFor our guests from Singapore, there is also now an option to take the ferry from Tanah Merah terminal to Tanjung Pengelih (in just 45 minutes!) or Desaru (90 minutes) , and by taxi to Mersing thereafter. More information on this route can be found on our [FAQ page](https://batubatu.com.my/faqs/) or go directly to the [Batam Ferries site](https://www.batamfast.com/home/index.ashx).","original_url":"https://batubatu.com.my/2023-in-pictures/","path":"/2023-in-pictures","title":"2023 in Pictures | Batu Batu","page_type":"page","word_count":218,"key_claims":[],"content_summary":null,"topics":[],"author":"matthew@no23collective.com","published_date":"2024-02-01T22:03:00+00:00","price":null,"currency":"MYR","parent_profile":{"id":"8857c481-cb6d-47af-bb73-1d0acb430ef2","slug":"batubatu-com-my","name":"Eco Resort in Pulau Tengah Malaysia | Batu Batu","url":"https://batubatu.com.my/"}}