tanyatriangles

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Anyone done it? My eldest would like me to export his car to Holland for him, quickest route is Hull-Zeebrugge, and if I share a 4 berth cabin, I can go for just under £100 return.

NON-sahring, the price rises to £228 return.

Don't know if I fancy sharing with three sweaty Geordies going on a booze run though.............or if they could cope with my emmisions LOL

Anyone any advice?

abbott

couple of valium in the pocket , jobs a good un !

savings of £128 squid bloody hell id put up witht the geordies , but personally a couple of knockout concoctions in the back burner will resolve all , you could be in a carriage of wildlife and you wouldnt notice the difference !

Luan Pra bang

drive instead its quicker

tanyatriangles

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What? And wake up remembering nothing, but having a sore ring-piece? No Thanks!

GC8

I can see Jeff regretting that "...all Geordies are gayers..." comment.....

tanyatriangles

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Hang on there.............I never said they were that, sweaty, yes, but I MIGHT not have meant that THEY were the ones, you know?

tanyatriangles

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From here to Dover, 4 hours on a GOOD trip, 5 if the Dartford crossing is it's usual self an hour at Dover, 2 hours on the ferry, at least another four from Calais, that's ten hours, and best part of 450 miles in a Clio 197, works out at £80 fuel, plus channel crossing, plus Dartford Bridge, not much change out of £150.

THEN, how do I get home? Not easy getting back here if I cross the channel.

From here to Hull, 30 minutes, under £10 including the Humber Bridge, and I can be picked up at the ferry terminal by my lad who is at uni in Hull, and delivered to Barton on Humber where wifey works, or to one end of the bridge and walk across.

Chip

Get your son to come over here then he can drive the car back himself .

No problemo!

Chip

fatherpierre

Oh it'll stink if you share!

I shared a fair fews years ago and it wasn't pleasant.

Luan Pra bang

I did not know you lived in the north, did not think they had internet access up there. For us southeners online chunnel check in short drive to tunnel have a coffee get on train dive off half hour later .Stop in bruges for a coffee
see a few sights continue to wherever in Holland get droped back off to train station train to london back in time for last orders having had a nice day out.

Luan Pra bang

Also is it not 14 hours per crossing ? so 28 hours stuck on a ferry full of sweaty geordies.

tanyatriangles

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It's 12 hours, but unless you are sharing, it's ace: nice bars, nice reataurant, plenty of space, good night's kip, (unless the North sea is rough, in which case )

Last time we were on one, my Mrs upchucked BEFORE we got out of Rotterdam harbour, and that was on the BIG boat

ScoobyDriverWannabe

Why would the geordies be going from hull when they can go from shields?

Or does the ferry go from Hull-Shields-then Holland ?

Jay m A

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I'd enjoy the drive out there then Easyjet home. But then again I'm in the SE

^Qwerty^

Go to Rotterdam instead. New ferries, and very nice they are too. (and don't share a cabin either)

BOB.T

We have airports up North too...we have all the stuff the South has, just a bit further apart and better!

chrisdicko

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Tanya, where are you looking for prices etc? As I'm going on the ferry in July with my car, and want the cheapest prices

Thanks

Jay m A

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Bob, I was thinking of more of the drive, LOL

I didn't realise they issued passports to Northeners?

BOB.T

Bah mutter grumble!

GC8

Bloody shandy drinkers.

David_Dickson

I used to do Rosyth to Zeebrugge before they pulled the sailing. I shared on my first trip, and vowed never again. 3 lorry drivers snoring and farting all night meant I got no sleep at all.
For subsequent crossings, I never bothered with a cabin, you used to be able to book an "airline style seat" which was exactly that - no legroom and minimal reclining, but as there were only ever half a dozen other people in the seats I could stretch out in a sleeping bag on the floor, or move onto one of the couches in a quiet corridor.

fatherpierre

What he said ^^^^

I woke up chewing the air, and it was like a turd flavoured crunchy.

If I did that travel again I'd pay the money or fly for what you were quoted...

scoobyster

Look up the 'mini cruises' on the P&O site for Hull - Rotterdam. It can be very cheap if you come back the next day. I used to use it a lot and as mentioned above the new boats are very nice, I liked the piano bar on the top deck. I shared a cabin a couple of times and it was ok, just take some ear plugs. If you go mid-week in a low season you might get the cabin to yourself anyway. The only trouble is P&O are not very flexible and delight in making up numbers to charge you if you change sailing dates etc. These are slightly cheaper if you use the Dutch helpline (same made up number in euros instead of pounds). On the minicruises you're meant to return with the same party and the same car, I managed to return with a different car a couple of times without them noticing though, but I'm not sure you'd get away with returning as a foot passenger.

tanyatriangles

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Phoned 'em and explained what I wanted: out with car, back alone. I had to do it by phone as the website won't allow that level of choice.

Oh, and I have shares in P&O so my Dover-Calais crossings are less 50% and my North Sea crossings are less 40%.

chrisdicko

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Oh right, that's why your prices seemed so cheap!

thesyn

I'd rather sleep on deck than share a small room with three potential bandits.
If I wanted that I'd commit some heinous crime and get banged up on the "beast's wing" at Strangeways.