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Subject Topic: Hull-Zeebrugge prices out!
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05/11/2015 at 4:49pm
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I knew something hadn't gone right for you Cat. This is why I was getting beside meself.

Anyhoo, brekkers in the Kitchen both ways in with the tickets, and now dinner each way in the Brasserie. Sorted. But a weird way of doing it.

Mrs G in training now for the sprint round. By next June she should be a winner.

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05/11/2015 at 5:00pm
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I have just let P&O know that there is a blog ongoing about P&O Hull - Zeebrugge, and that there have been 47 comments and 2045 views since yesterday at 4pm. I wonder if they really make their marketing team do their homework and see what is being said about them.

To be fair they eventually come up with something to pacify the punters

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05/11/2015 at 5:18pm
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My God. They'll see my real name!!

(slightly mis-spelt, of course)

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06/11/2015 at 9:30am
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No they won't Mike, I was very careful. I only showed the number of 'hits'.

They have replied this morning asking for my travel reference,and are going to investigate.
Its their quiet time now, so they have time to discuss this type of thing in the 'brainstorming sessions'. I feel 100% sure that we were just the tip of the iceberg in terms of complaints about the table booking nightmare.

We have never been in the canteen/ cafe, maybe we have missed something ???!!!!.

I just don't do queuing, and prefer a quiet environment. Even at service areas we always sit outside. I don't do bustle.



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06/11/2015 at 9:52am
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Cat, I'm coming at it from our experience over the last few years with Brittany Ferries. We've never booked (not even sure whether they offer it) and never had to wait for a table, in their equivalent to The Kitchen. It's been fine. We've always gone in a corner away from the over-excitables.

This time, our tickets include breakfast in the Kitchen, and that's OK. My intention yesterday was to book dinner in The Brasserie for the outgoing and it ended up £66 which confused me, till I saw it had been booked for the return too. Meat courses and wine will be extra.

So even booking it I got confused, or the agent didn't understand me. So yes, I think they can do better. We're going to go book a time straight from the car deck. June, midweek, I'm hoping it won't be 10:00pm.

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06/11/2015 at 9:55am
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Our tickets included a meal in the cafe, but we pay extra and dine in the brasserie once onboard.

We haven't tried to book the brasserie on-line YET!

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Garda..perfect for MTB, Kayak, SUP and fell running training.
Favourite areas: Provence, French Alps, Savigny (as a stop over for Southern France: Rhein valley as a stop over for Italy.   78



     


06/11/2015 at 1:11pm
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We have used P&O twice yearly for the past 5 years. The prices are certainly rocketing. Have always had a good meal and we have always gone club. Never had a problem booking a table. If the prices escalate too much more though will be looking at other options.


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06/11/2015 at 1:23pm
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The table booking problem has only arisen this year, this is because of the change to the website. Also there is the date of travel to consider. We had no issue going out on a Thursday (to avoid the pleb traffic). We travelled back on a Saturday in early September...so no real surprise that it was busy.

Club is by no means 5star but it is an advance on those boxes with a toilet.

Prices are mad, and there is no competition to challenge it in Hull !!!!

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Favourite site:
Camping Nanzel, Limone, Lake
Garda..perfect for MTB, Kayak, SUP and fell running training.
Favourite areas: Provence, French Alps, Savigny (as a stop over for Southern France: Rhein valley as a stop over for Italy.   78



     


13/11/2015 at 9:38pm
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Well I thought I'd look again but YOWSER it's still not beneficial for families!...

Looking for start of the school holidays for the 5 of us just over £1000 return... So I'll be looking at either portsmouth>caen or stick with dover/calais and make a few more breaks on the way..



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