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08/11/2024 at 8:27am
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I am looking to take the family camping to the Netherlands next year, I have sailed from Hull before but the price compared to the Harwich crossing is extortionate.
One item I am unsure on though is if I need to hire a cabin for a day trip. Overnight it is compulsory, but during the day it is optional, but is it recommended.
Has anyone travelled this route recently, will we have a problem finding somewhere to sit for the crossing, is there much to do on the ferry for a 15 & 11 year old for the trip.
Thanks in advance.
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08/11/2024 at 5:42pm
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I've not travelled that route but the North Sea can be notoriously lumpy.
I've done a fair bit of sailing in my time (yachts and I used to work in oceanography), one of the best things to do when you feel sea-sickness coming on is to go and lie face down and stay there for a good long while.
We did St Malo to Portsmouth on a day crossing with 4 teenagers a few years back, one by one they began to feel ill (due to eating too many sweets and drinking too much pop in spite of the adults wise counsel), having the cabin for them to go and lie down in so they could wallow in their own misery for a while but ultimately, not up-chuck, was invaluable.
I would always have a cabin for this reason, if you end up having a crossing when the North Sea is like a mill pond count yourself lucky.
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08/11/2024 at 5:43pm
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Yes there are places to sit. Yes cabins are optional. Yes day crossings are boring .
For your children there is free but slow wi fi, or an expensive but faster service.
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08/11/2024 at 9:05pm
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PS. But tell your kids to use the ship’s own wi fi systems and to switch their phones to Airplane mode to avoid roaming on to really expensive maritime satellite networks.
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11/11/2024 at 8:09am
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i love it to have a cabin at daytime. Cheap, a bed to do a nap, private bathroom.
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11/11/2024 at 11:22am
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Thanks for the reply's.
I am leaning towards getting a cabin for the day trip, I might just go for a 2 bed cabin if I can as its half the price of a family cabin.
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15/11/2024 at 4:10pm
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We`ve done this crossing a number of times. If you don`t need beds to sleep in just get a 2 berth cabin with tea/coffee facilities, times past there was a free mini bar in some but I think thats no longer the case, you`d need to check.
For four of you a small cabin may not be that dissimilar price wise to booking in the stena plus lounge which is frankly very poor value for money. A cabin gives you a base and somewhere for adults to rest in comfort whilst teenagers go off and do whatever. If you want sea views the prices are sometimes not that much more and you may consider it worth it.
Take your own food/picnic, the service on board is busy, poor quality (food sometimes inedible) and expensive.
Do watch roaming charges on mobile phones and make sure yours are are turned off at sea.
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Thankyou everyone for the comments / advice. We decided on an overnight trip from Harwich going, to give us plenty of time to get to the campsite & setup. Coming home we decided on a day sailing and paid the extra for a 2 bed cabin, to give the kids somewhere to relax if / when they get bored.
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