Brittany ferries

Bolti said:
I got a torch and a pack of playing cards, would have loved a trophy.
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Still got it if your desperate,,😁😁 think it's in the safe..BUSBY.
 
At the moment there are no sailings after October 31st, we’d like to go sept and come back November.

Mickey.
 
October is the Summer timetable and November crossings tend to be on the winter timetable which hasn’t been released yet.
We find it’s better to book two single crossings anyway if you book way in advance as you can alter them online more easily. When we made a return booking a while ago, once you’ve made your outgoing journey you could not change the return crossing online and had to phone and they don’t work weekends and evenings and we were trying to do it in a hurry on a Spanish crossing of which their are fewer. It worked out fine and only a minor point but at the time it wasn’t! Obviously it’s easy to change online if you haven’t used the first part of your ticket.

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Mickey1 said:
carolyn , sorted, booked a one way crossing,🛳

Mickey.
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We like doing it that way especially as we tend to treat ourselves to a fancy cabin going out and a basic one coming back so usually book early although not at the moment. I do like a window. I didn’t think I was at all claustrophobic until one crossing when we could only get an inside cabin and I didn’t really like it, it was rough mind you. I don’t get seasick so it was clearly psychological as it was dark for half the crossing!
 
Totally unconnected to this actual thread but praise for Brittany Ferries. We'd taken mum, who was 98 at the time (now 103) to Dieppe for a week and arranged for her to go home from le Havre on her own while we carried on to South of France. Handed her over to young lady at the ferry port and watched her being helped into BF car and driven on board. She later told us the same young lady found her a comfy seat, brought tea and snacks all through the crossing, helped her to the loo and finally handed her over to my brother waiting at Portsmouth. She said she was treated like the Queen. We use DFDS purely on price but should we need to do the same thing again we wouldn't hesitate to use Brittany.
 
We asked for extra pillows on the first trip but they were just as bad. Maybe we are fussy! We love both Plymouth Roscoff and Santandare but now have a dog so will probably use the tunnel next time. Plus no ferries from Plymouth right now.

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Twogirls said:
Do you have a dog? If so, I would recommend you get a dog friendly cabin and avoid booking a kennel for the crossing. We booked a kennel, it was our first time and would never do that again, it was awful. All the dogs were distressed, crying barking and howling constantly, our dog was terrified and had to be forcibly shut in the kennel as she refused to go in there willingly, she was clearly terrified and it really upset me having to leave her there, this is a dog who normally is confident and will do anything we ask of her, but the distress of the other dogs frightened her. It was not a nice experience, never would do it again. We've always used the Eurotunnel in the past but different circumstances meant we had to use the ferry this time.
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If we can't get a pet friendly cabin we don't go! Wouldn't put a dog in the outside kennels, too cruel.
 
If you get seasick and it's rough just remember outside cabins away more and the higher up you are the worse the swaying is.
 
tigerblue said:
If you get seasick and it's rough just remember outside cabins away more and the higher up you are the worse the swaying is.
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Technically you are correct but if you examine the physics the differences are not large. However when you are seasick.....you take any improvement. Some of the ships movement is lurching forard and backward which is the same wherever you are. Depends on the direction of the waves and their size and amplitude.
 
gpat said:
Technically you are correct but if you examine the physics the differences are not large. However when you are seasick.....you take any improvement. Some of the ships movement is lurching forard and backward which is the same wherever you are. Depends on the direction of the waves and their size and amplitude.
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Whilst it doesn't help at night or when trying to sleep, some motion sickness is caused by the mismatch between what your vestibular system is telling you (you're moving about) and what your eyes see (the room isn't moving). By having a window to look out, you can make them agree and reduce sickness.
 
cmcardle75 said:
Whilst it doesn't help at night or when trying to sleep, some motion sickness is caused by the mismatch between what your vestibular system is telling you (you're moving about) and what your eyes see (the room isn't moving). By having a window to look out, you can make them agree and reduce sickness.
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Absolutely correct. Seasickness can be caused by numerous environmental factors and the amount of movement is only one of them. Some people can be sick on a millpond - caused by the environment which is causing stress. With some its a purely physical reaction to the sway.

What is often not realised it that ships move in all planes on a moving sea and different vessels move differently. Living on an Island and regularly travelling to this Island and the Scottish Isles. I can be fine in a storm but sick as a dog in a small swell.

A vessel will rock side to side and/or bow to stern and the nearer the centre the better for this movement. But ships also moves as a whole unit in a twisty path and also up and down with the swell. If you watch a boat like the Pont Aven from a distance there will be little observed rocking unless its a storm, however it will still be moving in different planes very slowly. This can cause sickness but of we distract ourselves by looking out, eating, drinking, talking, watching TV we can kid our bodies its not happening

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gpat said:
Absolutely correct. Seasickness can be caused by numerous environmental factors and the amount of movement is only one of them. Some people can be sick on a millpond - caused by the environment which is causing stress. With some its a purely physical reaction to the sway.

What is often not realised it that ships move in all planes on a moving sea and different vessels move differently. Living on an Island and regularly travelling to this Island and the Scottish Isles. I can be fine in a storm but sick as a dog in a small swell.

A vessel will rock side to side and/or bow to stern and the nearer the centre the better for this movement. But ships also moves as a whole unit in a twisty path and also up and down with the swell. If you watch a boat like the Pont Aven from a distance there will be little observed rocking unless its a storm, however it will still be moving in different planes very slowly. This can cause sickness but of we distract ourselves by looking out, eating, drinking, talking, watching TV we can kid our bodies its not happening
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Yes, if you concentrate on the horizon,land or another vessel. In particular looking at the bow, you will see how much it moves on all planes.
 
Mickey1 said:
At the moment there are no sailings after October 31st, we’d like to go sept and come back November.

Mickey.
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You could either book your September Outbound now and wait until July when the Winter timetable becomes available to book the Return or, alternatively you could book an amendable ticket and book your outbound journey for September with a return journey booked initially in, say October and then move the return journey in July to the date in November when it becomes available.
 
gpat said:
Absolutely correct. Seasickness can be caused by numerous environmental factors and the amount of movement is only one of them. Some people can be sick on a millpond - caused by the environment which is causing stress. With some its a purely physical reaction to the sway.

What is often not realised it that ships move in all planes on a moving sea and different vessels move differently. Living on an Island and regularly travelling to this Island and the Scottish Isles. I can be fine in a storm but sick as a dog in a small swell.

A vessel will rock side to side and/or bow to stern and the nearer the centre the better for this movement. But ships also moves as a whole unit in a twisty path and also up and down with the swell. If you watch a boat like the Pont Aven from a distance there will be little observed rocking unless its a storm, however it will still be moving in different planes very slowly. This can cause sickness but of we distract ourselves by looking out, eating, drinking, talking, watching TV we can kid our bodies its not happening
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These two work very well for me and 'er indoors on the overnight service. Just got to do these things sometimes
 
filopastry said:
These two work very well for me and 'er indoors on the overnight service. Just got to do these things sometimes
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We have a 22:15 Departure Booked on a Thursday, arrive 8am Saturday. This will suit me, if we can still go.

We have to travel from the North and will be in a Vehicle we do not want to leave outside a hotel. Arriving 8am allows us the whole day to get to our Destination.

Booked a Special Cabin. Im not sure how many Double bed Cabins there are on Galacia. Looks like 3 or 4 ? on deck 9

990, 985, 934 & 935

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filopastry said:
These two work very well for me and 'er indoors on the overnight service. Just got to do these things sometimes
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Yeah. Especially the drinking. If you have enough you can forget you were sick.
 

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