P & O Dover crossing times

TobyLeeds
TobyLeeds Forum Participant Posts: 146
edited June 2022 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

I notice some P & O Dover to Calais sailings take 90 minutes and others 120 minutes. This seems to depend on the type of ship. Does anyone know whether this is just fuel saving or are there other reasons. Not sure that I want to spend 2 hours cruising across the Channel when they used to do it in 55 minutes! Checking the boat seems critical for a speedy crossing.

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  • KeithL
    KeithL Forum Participant Posts: 114
    edited June 2022 #2

    Just got back from France on P&O. 90 minutes crossing time both ways but received an email 2 days before my return crossing telling me they'd moved my crossing back 1 1/2 hours and extended the check in time from 45 minutes to 60. No reason given.

    The service on board was pretty rubbish as well. On the way out the staff were constantly asking each other where places were and what they needed to do. Didn't inspire any confidence at all.

    Given my crossing experience and the way they treat their staff I won't be using them again. 

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited June 2022 #3

    P&O shifted my outbound back in May, entailing a rescheduling of my overnight stop on the way down to Annecy. Coming back I had an E Mail about four days before our return, again shifting my sailing time, followed 36 hours later by a further Email shifting the time yet again. How people with no Email whilst on the road fare I have no idea. No back-up text either.

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2022 #4

    Are some still using P&O after the way they treated the staff'? 

  • TobyLeeds
    TobyLeeds Forum Participant Posts: 146
    edited June 2022 #5

    So JVB you won’t be going on a train again either

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2022 #6

    I wish I was paid what rail staff get compared to NHS staff more in need of better treatment 

    Why wouldn't I use trains when it is Free travel 

    Ps I get discount on P&O ferries but will not use them again

     

     

     

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  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited June 2022 #8

    I won’t use P&O guaranteed, purely because of the fact they intended to sail with untrained staff. They thought they could scam the MCA(Maritime & Coastguard Agency) that ended badly👍🏻

  • TobyLeeds
    TobyLeeds Forum Participant Posts: 146
    edited June 2022 #9

    So basically no one knows why the crossing on one boat is 90 mins and another 120?

    no need to relive past discussions

    i was only curious.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2022 #10

    I should use the train, TL.

  • huskydog
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    edited June 2022 #11

    Perhaps one ship has got a bigger propeller cool

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