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Ferries 2013

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  • 01-10-2012 10:36pm
    #1
    dfbemt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭


    IF and CL available already for Summer 2013. CL even reporting their 6 berth cabins all sold out for crossings end of June !!! This must be the earliest ever.

    Looking at €1300 (CL) to €1400 (IF) for 5 of us and van. CL definitely more expensive than last year.

    With only €100 in difference it's IF for us. ONWARD.......


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    T650
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭T650


    dfbemt wrote: »
    IF and CL available already for Summer 2013. CL even reporting their 6 berth cabins all sold out for crossings end of June !!! This must be the earliest ever.

    Looking at €1300 (CL) to €1400 (IF) for 5 of us and van. CL definitely more expensive than last year.

    With only €100 in difference it's IF for us. ONWARD.......

    Agreed - if there is only a small gap in prices we will take the IF route too.


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    Martin_D
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭Martin_D


    Looked at Prices for end June Out and back 3 weeks later; Van +2
    CL = 1013
    IF = 1116
    BF = 1366

    IF wins this year = difference of 103 not enough to opt for the smaller tug
    BF = nice but no thanks (although the difference is much smaller between them and IF this time - by about 200 less than last year)


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    irishrver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭irishrver


    Booked Brittany ferries yesterday for next year depart 13 July back 4 weeks later for 4 (3adults and 1 child) rv and car trailer for €1515.15 with Celtic link it was €1504.00 but it would mean 587kms more if we left the last week in June Brittany ferries was €400 more so check date of travel for the best price it looks like they put their prices up for the end of national school term.


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    gezza1
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    Just booked IF for the last 2 weeks of August for next year 700 Euros (2 adults and 2 kids with cabin) with my discount code which got me an extra 10% off!


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    dfbemt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭dfbemt


    gezza1 wrote: »
    Just booked IF for the last 2 weeks of August for next year 700 Euros (2 adults and 2 kids with cabin) with my discount code which got me an extra 10% off!

    What discount code ??


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    Salmon
    Registered Users Posts: 680 ✭✭✭Salmon


    Tell me more about this code too! Just about to pull the trigger on next years ferry! Every little helps!!


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    mcquill
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭mcquill


    10% off with IF until Dec 16th with code francec13, just booked for July-August.


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    Newgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭Newgirl


    Has anyone any tips/advice for getting good ferry prices. I'm restricted by school hols but is end June going to be cheaper than travelling in July or August?
    thank you


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    T650
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭T650


    Looking at each companies site they are more expensive at end of June compared to July August.

    Check your dates to confirm :

    http://www.brittanyferries.ie

    http://www.irishferries.com/gb/index.asp

    http://www.celticlinkferries.com


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    SHIFTER
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭SHIFTER


    would it not be cheaper to cross to england £350 and get the euro tunnel to france,are they not about £65 return


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    paddyp
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    SHIFTER wrote: »
    would it not be cheaper to cross to england £350 and get the euro tunnel to france,are they not about £65 return

    Didn't realise it was so cheap for a camper. had a look at various dates may to july and it was max 90 quid each way.
    Wales to folkestone is only 80 quid in diesel - no worries about pets in kennels, claustrophobic cabins / pullman seats, plus I have a load of family and friends scattered along the way. Thats a winner I'd say.
    Does it get booked out in summer?


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    finyar
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭finyar


    No need to book until a couple fo days before you go as Irish side never busy.

    Get an evening ferry from Rosslare or Dublin and drive a couple of hours and pull in for a sleep in the motorway services, this will bring you down for about Lunchtime if you wish.

    Also look at the ferry prices from Dover, they can often be half of the tunnel fare, in other words €50 or less each way.

    We have used this route for about 10 years and it normally works out just over half the price

    Finyar


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    AutostratusEB
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭AutostratusEB


    SHIFTER wrote: »
    would it not be cheaper to cross to england £350 and get the euro tunnel to france,are they not about £65 return

    Can't speak for peak July-August prices, but best price I ever got for our yoke on the ferry to UK was GBP360= about €450 at current exchange rate. Add the tank of diesel (Fishguard-Dover & back) and the circa GBP50 on Dover-Calais and you are easily up to €600 by my reckoning.

    For the past 3/4 years with either Irish Ferries or Celtic Link, Rosslare-Cherbourg RTN has been as cheap as €340 and no more than €460 for the same vehicle and same passengers.

    I've priced the landbridge option, I can't get it cheaper than Rosslare-Cherbourg direct with Irish Ferries or Celtic Link. Am I missing something other than getting deals with caravan clubs or fe*king tesco vouchers!!


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    paddyp
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    AutostratusEB wrote: »
    Can't speak for peak July-August prices, but best price I ever got for our yoke on the ferry to UK was GBP360= about €450 at current exchange rate. Add the tank of diesel (Fishguard-Dover & back) and the circa GBP50 on Dover-Calais and you are easily up to €600 by my reckoning.

    For the past 3/4 years with either Irish Ferries or Celtic Link, Rosslare-Cherbourg RTN has been as cheap as €340 and no more than €460 for the same vehicle and same passengers.

    I've priced the landbridge option, I can't get it cheaper than Rosslare-Cherbourg direct with Irish Ferries or Celtic Link. Am I missing something other than getting deals with caravan clubs or fe*king tesco vouchers!!

    With 5 passengers you end up needing two feckin cabins each way or a cabin and a pullman chair and smelly dog needs a kennel. Then if your van pokes into the next height bracket they screw you some more. Last two years the cheapest we saw for june-august was 1100 average was 1300 at least 50% of which is the 8 x 12 four bed room - (I'm a man of means by no means king of the road)


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    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users Posts: 7,847 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    AutostratusEB wrote: »
    Can't speak for peak July-August prices, but best price I ever got for our yoke on the ferry to UK was GBP360= about €450 at current exchange rate. Add the tank of diesel (Fishguard-Dover & back) and the circa GBP50 on Dover-Calais and you are easily up to €600 by my reckoning.
    <snip>
    you are doing it wrong I fear.

    Its cheaper to buy the landbridge for both crossings together as one ticket over the phone.
    for a <6m motorhome with stena its 198 midweek at the height of summer, and still only 300 odd Euro for the largest class of a motorhome. Off season its cheaper but sure the ferry to France is far more affordable also aside from the mid-summer peak.
    http://www.stenaline.ie/ferry/landbridge-to-europe/fare-finder/
    Irish ferries also do a one ticket landbridge for similar prices
    http://www.irishferries.com/ie/fares-landbridge.asp#po-dover

    I've seen another deal via a travel agency in Germany where Irish ferries dont charge extra (or minimal- I cant remember the exact details) for passengers going via landbridge over the 2nd passenger so for larger groups another option for saving money.


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    paddyp
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    munchkin_utd wrote: »
    you are doing it wrong I fear.

    Its cheaper to buy the landbridge for both crossings together as one ticket over the phone.
    for a <6m motorhome with stena its 198 midweek at the height of summer, and still only 300 odd Euro for the largest class of a motorhome. Off season its cheaper but sure the ferry to France is far more affordable also aside from the mid-summer peak.
    http://www.stenaline.ie/ferry/landbridge-to-europe/fare-finder/
    Irish ferries also do a one ticket landbridge for similar prices
    http://www.irishferries.com/ie/fares-landbridge.asp#po-dover

    I've seen another deal via a travel agency in Germany where Irish ferries dont charge extra (or minimal- I cant remember the exact details) for passengers going via landbridge over the 2nd passenger so for larger groups another option for saving money.

    OMG never saw that before thats incredible.


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    sunchaser
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭sunchaser


    Used to do this trip on a regular basis before celtic Link came into being. Rosslare/Fishguard evening sailing , stay in car park at exit from docks. Following morning a leisurly trip down M4 to Dover for a 2300hrs sailing to Calais. Could cross UK for a half tank of diesel doing 80KPH. Another night at car park on docks. Fill up with fuel at auchen before heading where ever the wind blew us.


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    AutostratusEB
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭AutostratusEB


    munchkin_utd wrote: »
    you are doing it wrong I fear.

    Its cheaper to buy the landbridge for both crossings together as one ticket over the phone.
    for a <6m motorhome with stena its 198 midweek at the height of summer, and still only 300 odd Euro for the largest class of a motorhome. Off season its cheaper but sure the ferry to France is far more affordable also aside from the mid-summer peak.
    http://www.stenaline.ie/ferry/landbridge-to-europe/fare-finder/
    Irish ferries also do a one ticket landbridge for similar prices
    http://www.irishferries.com/ie/fares-landbridge.asp#po-dover

    I've seen another deal via a travel agency in Germany where Irish ferries dont charge extra (or minimal- I cant remember the exact details) for passengers going via landbridge over the 2nd passenger so for larger groups another option for saving money.

    That sounds good - already booked for this year but might keep it in mind for the future as we have grown another passenger recently!


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    juneg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭juneg


    Regarding the free trip to Britain offered by Irish Ferries because we travelled to France with them last year. ( Car, 2 adults + 3 kids )



    Supplements apply for travel in July and August. or weekends

    Supplements apply for extra children.


    Does anyone know how much the supplements are?

    any opinions welcome please. We are going through the tunnel this year for a change so trying to price up a trip and my head is wrecked from it!


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    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    juneg

    The travel supplement for peak times is €120.


    http://www.irishferries.com/ie/fares-offers-free-trip-to-britain13.asp


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    juneg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭juneg


    Is that €120 per car or per person or per sailing do you know please?


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    finyar
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭finyar


    If you follwo the link, in the 2nd last post, you will get all the answers you need


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