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Budget Ferry Crossing & Hotel Accommodation for a Road Trip in Europe from Dover (France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg)

2006-03-07

Justina and I headed off on a trip to 'do as many countries as we could' in just four days. This blog entry won't tell you about where we went or what we did; it simply gives advice on booking a budget ferry and accommodation en route. The first thing to book was the ferry...

Justina and I headed off on a trip to 'do as many countries as we could' in just four days. This blog entry won't tell you about where we went or what we did; it simply gives advice on booking a budget ferry and accommodation en route. The first thing to book was the ferry... We've travelled independently by lots of ferry companies over the years, and this time we decided to book with Norfolkline who offer a Dover to Dunkerque service. Norfolkline market their route with the slogan 'Why Queue for Calais?'... and they are right: why queue for Calais? The whole journey was easy. Norfolkline offer a fast and friendly service which took just two hours to cross the channel. The ferry was designed for freight haulage and is not covered in gift shops playing cheesy music. There are lots of places to sit comfortably, sofas and a deck of reclining seats. The staff are friendly, and the ferry was clean with plenty of space to move around. On our journey out (8 am ferry, Dover, Thursday morning) there were hardly any other passengers. The return journey (Sunday, 4 pm) had lots of weekend travellers and lorry drivers, but the ferry had plenty of space still with lots of the lorry drivers spend…

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