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DFDS were cheaper for a solo car, yesterday, than the Caravan Club, but we think we may have to take our second caravan to France for our first holiday next year - complications with an essential service date, and other things................ so we're still looking for a cheap deal.  With DFDS the sailings we wanted with the caravan were £99.00 outwards and £109 return! 

As I said in another post somewhere, gone are the days of the £38 return crossing for a car, or £58 for car and caravan in low season, and just £20 more for high season!  And those previous NEC offers were for any date, any sailing, and with free amendments!

I wonder just how much trade DFDS will lose - we've gone back to P and O for our last two crossings, solo car, and both have been cheaper and quicker than DFDS.

Edit:  Just checked the Caravan Club website, and the fare for our dates, for car and caravan would be £167.40, with DFDS still £109 and £99.  The Caravan Club is is cheaper than their weekend price so must include the 25% off offer.  For just a car DFDS want £88.00 and the Caravan Club £70.20.  With the EBIRTH code DFDS would be £70.20 for the car, but isn't available with a caravan.

P and O Ferries fares are not available yet!  I'm not sure of their marketing strategy - they say they're not announcing next years fares until the end of October.  Perhaps they'll judge at that time how many people have booked with DFDS and either make a stunningly cheap offer or price their ferries even higher!  Any gamblers out there willing to take the risk of waiting until the end of October for P and O prices?

You're right Harry - at those prices (which are so hugely different from last year) then I think DFDS will suffer.  Mind you, we did speak to an operator at DFDS who said they were concentrating on freight traffic and caravans could only use selected crossings during the week - which may be why their website shows so many unavailable crossings.

Seriously tempted by the Harwich sailings - our dates too are just £133.15 for the ferry!  And less mileage!

Quote: Originally posted by HarryB on 14/10/2014

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Stena Line from Harwich to Hook of Holland with 10 camping cheques is showing at £282.80 on the CC web site so that's £133.30 for the ferry and that crossing is 6 1/2hrs. Odd

So anyone coming for the north or north west could benefit from that deal

Same details as above with Brittany ferries to Caen works out at £247.80 (ferry) slightly more expensive but think of the fuel/toll savings if going down the western side of France.

People need to do their homework other routes may work out better than Dover/Calais.

DFDS my suffer.

harryb

 

Hi Harry, what dates for the Caen crossing, I looked last week and car and caravan, out 6th Sept and back on 25th Sept was £378.00

 

Cheers

 

Pete

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Pierre - our crossings, Portsmouth/Caen, car and caravan are £358.00 but that includes 7 Camping Cheques, which we would use.  Those who can't use them can sell them for an agreed price. 

However without the Camping Cheques the Caravan Club website is currently quoting just £228.00 for a return car and caravan Portsmouth/Caen crossing on our dates. 

Quote: Originally posted by pierre19 on 14/10/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by HarryB on 14/10/2014

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Stena Line from Harwich to Hook of Holland with 10 camping cheques is showing at £282.80 on the CC web site so that's £133.30 for the ferry and that crossing is 6 1/2hrs. Odd

So anyone coming for the north or north west could benefit from that deal

Same details as above with Brittany ferries to Caen works out at £247.80 (ferry) slightly more expensive but think of the fuel/toll savings if going down the western side of France.

People need to do their homework other routes may work out better than Dover/Calais.

DFDS my suffer.

harryb

 

Hi Harry, what dates for the Caen crossing, I looked last week and car and caravan, out 6th Sept and back on 25th Sept was £378.00

 

Cheers

 

Pete

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According to someone who phoned the Caravan Club their special offers won't be available until 'later today'!  So much for the prices we've all seen this morning. 

Sounds like 'Wait and See'.