On one of the two occasions we have used the tunnel had exactly that with kids smashing through the doors either side of the shutters in front of us. Soon stopped that.
On the 14th September I bought a one way P&O Dover - Calais for midday crossing (11.25) this Sunday. £82.00 plus £2.00 environmental.. so paid £84.00We left beginning of August. After many years of using the tunnel we used P and O this year. Dog lounge was great and £230 less than the tunnel so voted with our feet.
If more do the same they might look at their pricing. Return Saturday. Hope it's warm back in UK
Go on Irish Ferries - It's always a ghost ship when I go on it.
Back in the 80's, my family used to park up on Marine Parade (for an early ferry crossing to Calais the next morning), and watch the hovercraft coming and going.The hovercraft service was always my favourite way to cross the Channel. I think I last used it in early 2000’s. Awesome it was!
And my favourite too. Can't bring myself to erase the nostalgia.The hovercraft service was always my favourite way to cross the Channel. I think I last used it in early 2000’s. Awesome it was!
It was £79.39 for October 28th return, Calais to Dover..
Went on the hovercraft early 90s I think. Worried motorbikes would fall over and bounced up and down for 30 minutes, needed ear deffenders too as
only 1/2 full you mean ! ?
Are you a time traveller, you posted this post at 10.21
Always look at both Ferry and Tunnel price and the Tunnel is always al least £100 more expensive. we use DFDS Dover to Calais or Dunkirk, no problems over the past 20 years.
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Same offer with C&CCCurrently on offer with DFDS if anyone is interested:
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It’s a good price but it’s a long crossing to leave our dog in the van. If we didn’t have a dog we would most likely use it.
Don't forget you can get 20% discount if you are over 60.
I was chatting to one of the crew on a P&O ferry a couple of months ago. From memory I think he said they used to do 12 consecutive weeks onboard then had a short time off. Now they do 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off. During his 3 weeks off this chap would fly to Goa to see his family. He seemed very pleased with his current situation.It's not just P&O though. Irish Ferries a couple of years earlier. Condor Ferries much before that.
P&O management, together with their HR and PR departments all got badly called out, unlike the others previously.
Channel crossings is a highly competitive market. I'd be surprised if the employment terms at any of their competitors is great either.
I'm booked on DFDS in 3 weeks time to come back across the channel from our current Scandinavian trip, but wouldn't expect their seamen's pay and conditions to be much better than P&O or Irish Ferries.
I believe it's also the same for the Philippino crew on most cruise ships.
If you buy anything sourced in China, the Philippines, most of South East Asia, you're tacitly supporting an exploited workforce. I'm not saying it's right, but it's an unfortunate and increasingly unavoidable fact of life.
Assuming you can't claim your 20% discount when you book this way ?Currently on offer with DFDS if anyone is interested:
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Why? DFDS do it all when you check in without me even getting out the van at Dunkirk?
Year round dover to calais
Just checked again, nothing after 5th Jan.
The 20% discount is only on the Newhaven to Dieppe route, not Dover.
It must be not released yet as Calais is the same. They both run year round & dunkirk is mainly freight.
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