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22/8/2010 at 10:11pm
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Compass Connoiseur 490 5 + Volvo V70
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I've always found that Red Funnel Ferries are cheaper WightLink. Travel from Southampton to East Cowes, trip takes 55 mintues. Cost for 2 adults and 2 children, one large estate car and long single axle 5 berth caravan approx £160 return, that was travelling Monday to Monday at peak times of day.
I book on the 'saver' terms and have found them to be very flexible if you arrive at the terminal early/late. I've always been allowed to travel on the next ferry and never been asked for any additional payment (this year we arrived 5 minutes before the ferry an hour before we were booked on was leaving, and we were still waved onto the earlier crossing) so no hanging around at the terminal with nothing to do for a an hour! Driving on and off can be a bit nerve wracking as the stewards pack the vehicles in tightly, but they direct you to exactly where they want you to be.
The food on the ferry is okay too, a little expensive, but tasty enough.
You can book on-line through their website, print out the e-ticket and simply drive up and hand it in at the booth on the 'vehicle only' entrance on the terminal, (no need to go into the actual terminal office) they give you a paper (states crossing time and number of passengers) to hang on the rear view mirror and tell you which lane to park in, after that just follow the operators instructions and drive on!
It's a lovely place, we went last year (twice!!) for the first time, again a couple of weeks ago and have every intention of returning next year!
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