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"The best time to buy a ferry ticket is probably between October and February "
There are numerous ferry routes throughout Europe, ranging from Dover - Calais and other cross Channel routes to Marseille - North Africa and the Scandanavian routes. Being Welsh, I shall concentrate on the Ferry routes to and from the UK.
Since the abolition of Duty Free Sales in 2000, the prices charged have risen but still represent good value when comparisons are made to the period prior to the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
Getting a good ferry deal
The best time to buy a ferry ticket is probably between October and February. During this time deals for the following year abound. Good deals can be found throughout the year especially by using the Internet. Ferrysavers and IntoFrance are two organisations offering a service where they will locate the cheapest fare for your journey on a given route and date.
Ferrysavers in particular make the claim - "We will not be beaten on price". If you find a cheap crossing Ferrysavers will match it if they don't already undercut it. Phone 08704 42 42 43 & Quote "JWE" or Eurapart for the best deals.
Aferry.to offer tickets on routes all over Europe. Aferry.to offers real time booking, so if you book on the internet you will know immediately that you have booked a crossing.
Frequent Travellers
Most cross channel operators give incentives for frequent travellers. These are schemes similar to "Air Miles" where points are amassed and can be used to obtain a free ticket. Brittany Ferries also offers discounted fares for persons with property in France or Spain.
Early booking Offers
The best bargains can be found between December and February.
Click for Eurapart's Selection of Ferry Offers in the news
Or look up our regular price comparison pages:
Dover and short crossings Easter 2006
to see what prices can be obtained over the Internet.
This is the time of year when the ferry companies offer some really cheap channel crossing deals.
The cheapest crossings to France can be found starting at £28 return inclusive. Have a look at our offer page for more information.
Shareholder Perks
If you are a frequent cross Channel traveller then it is worth considering becoming a shareholder in a cross channel operator Eurotunnel have had some good shareholder perks. Shares cannot be traded at the moment as the company is attemptig to agree a rescue plan with the banks.
Although Eurotunnel reserved its most generous perks for their 1987 Flotation Shareholders. Shareholders who purchased 1500 shares and continue to hold them to this day, qualify for unlimited travel until the end of the Eurotunnel concession.
Eurotunnel shares are frozen at GBP0.25 per share and connot be traded as mentioned earlier.
Foot passengers may be interested in the travel privileges available from Landround Plc. For shareholders holding at least 500 shares. They offer any number of vouches enabling the shareholder and 4 other foot passengers to a free 120 hour return crossing to France or Ireland. Landround offer other incentives for more info look up:
www.landround.co.uk
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