Sail Away!
Catching a ferry from Hong Kong is quite easy. TurboJet operates hydrofoils every 15-30 minutes, 7 days a week and offers trips less frequently into the wee hours of the morning up to 6am (www.www.turbojet.com.hk). We left from the Ferry Terminal in Central. However, you can catch a ferry from the Kowloon side to Macau in Tsim Sha Tsui. Take the MTR to Sheung Wan, the west most point on the blue line in Hong Kong. Go up to the third floor of the Shun Tak Centre to the ticket window to the left. You do not need to purchase the tickets in advance. On the weekends and during holidays it will get quite crowded so you might want to buy a round trip ticket. It won't save you any money just time.
Tickets come in Economy and First class HK$142/$244 each way. First class tickets sit on the seats on the upper deck and are allowed to disembark first. You can purchase a ticket and if you are early you can try to make it on standby for earlier trips if you wish. Day tickets are cheaper than evening (after 5:30pm) tickets. Weekday tickets are cheaper than weekend tickets. Make sure you give yourself enough time to also pass through immigration before boarding. You will go through customs twice: leaving Hong Kong, and entering Macau. 10-15 minutes before your sailing time, there will be a line by the gate for you to get your reserved seat number in the form of a little sticker they place on your ticket. If you are traveling in a party and wish to sit together then, I suggest you send one person to get your assigned seats.
The trip takes about 1 hour. There is a TV screen showing either some advertisements or some TV show (America's funniest pets). They sell drinks, sandwiches, ramen noodle, and other snacks on the short one hour flight. If you are prone to sea sick you may want to take some medication as the boat gets a bit rocky.