Dover - Boulogne Crossing

[Truck]

Very discriptive.  I can almost smell it

I have to admit that in recent years I've experienced next to no onboard honking

Isn't it time for the standard joke  "I've not got a week stomach, I'm throwing it further than most"

[Le Vieux]

I am booked on what I thought was the 12:00 service on Wednesday.

From this post it looks like the sailing time is now 12:30?

Must find out more.

45 mins less crossing time always welcome as it offers more shopping/drinking time later on!

Landman / Paul

I was booked on the 07.00 outbound Thursday and rang LD Lines to check.  They told me I was re-booked on the 07.45 InCat.  Similarly, my return on Monday is put back by 45 minutes.  I assume everyone is re-scheduled and presumably, LD Lines aren't going to tell you, so plenty of people will be turning up 45 minutes before they need to....

[geoffd]

I was booked on the 07.00 outbound Thursday and rang LD Lines to check.  They told me I was re-booked on the 07.45 InCat.  Similarly, my return on Monday is put back by 45 minutes.  I assume everyone is re-scheduled and presumably, LD Lines aren't going to tell you, so plenty of people will be turning up 45 minutes before they need to....

Better than turning up 45 minutes later than you need to!

[landman]

I am booked on what I thought was the 12:00 service on Wednesday.

From this post it looks like the sailing time is now 12:30?

Must find out more.

45 mins less crossing time always welcome as it offers more shopping/drinking time later on!

Landman / Paul

I was booked on the 07.00 outbound Thursday and rang LD Lines to check.  They told me I was re-booked on the 07.45 InCat.  Similarly, my return on Monday is put back by 45 minutes.  I assume everyone is re-scheduled and presumably, LD Lines aren't going to tell you, so plenty of people will be turning up 45 minutes before they need to....

Thx, will give 'em a call.

[Fran]

I got an email about this... although it was addressed to someone called Briggsy rather than my email address!!

Havent been able to get through to them to confirm yet tho... all emails and phone messages are unanswered.... 

Edit:  just got through to them... apparently the return has changed too, tho they hadnt mentioned it!

[pool pugilist]

Heres a nice pic of the newest and largest Vomit Comet to ply its trade on the Channel

[garyfrogeye]

Heres a nice pic of the newest and largest Vomit Comet to ply its trade on the Channel

Dover is looking good these days.

[Chrisgr31]

I have travelled on several of the Seacats including the ones out of Newhaven and never witnessed the vomiting reported by others here, although the Cherbourg route is a long way.

I think LD Lines timetable their crossings so they need less crew!  If the boats are operating all day they need several crew changes.  If they stop and rest a while they don't!

Anyway must find out if my crossing has been re-timetabled.

[Perdu]

Me too

I'd better check

[Lorry]

I have travelled on several of the Seacats including the ones out of Newhaven and never witnessed the vomiting reported by others here, although the Cherbourg route is a long way.

Newhaven had an Italian monohull which was as quick as a seacat, but bouncier.  From memory, it wasn't the puke that was the issue, but the stale beer, as every time it hit a wave, your beer jumped a foot out of the glass.  The trick was either catching it or just drinking it first

[Chrisgr31]

By the way I have had an email from LD Lines telling me about the crossing change.  It appears they can't cope properly with sending emails hence it is send to one person and BCCd to everyone else!

Anyway its such a quality email that AOL assummed it was spam, so if you are on an LD Lines crossing check your spam folder!

[Perdu]

Ferry interesting

it seems I may be booked for the supership anyway, I have a 12.30 time booked...

As previously mentioned, I dont care as long as it floats across OK
 

bill