Lol, Just thought I see a DFS sale at 140° :laughing:

did this route 4 times while at uni. Great fun . everyone seemed to go straight to bed for the return journey. must have been the fresh Amsterdam air :laughing:

Sounds like a laugh to me, when I lived dahn sarf I was glad to have a geordie as my best mate cos the southerners were boring as fcuk!

Fight, fight. :laughing:

Do they check the foot passengers for booze on embarkation like P&O do at Hull?

It's good if not full of stag parties and the sea isn't rough, quite a few of these get docked in Amsterdam and then turn round and go straight back.

Lol, Just thought I see a DFS sale at 140° :laughing:

Went on one of these in June and thoroughly enjoyed it (despite rough seas on the return sailing).
Well worth upgrading to a sea view cabin (we actually upgraded for -£3 :smiley: ) and pay for breakfast as the breakfast is pretty good, but I'd take something on to eat in the evening (although the sandwiches in the café didn't seem to bad a deal).

Heineken in the bar was €4.50 for a pint.

We got 4hrs in Amsterdam (could have had 5, but we got the first bus back).

Bags were never checked, and there were a few people topping up drinks under the tables in the bar (which was almost empty).

Did you upgrade on the day? (I agree I've had a Commodore class cabin with a free mini bar in the past) and agree take sandwiches on the way there and grab something from a Dutch supermarket on the way back.

did this route 4 times while at uni. Great fun . everyone seemed to go straight to bed for the return journey. must have been the fresh Amsterdam air :laughing:

Bruges is in Belgium mate

Great deal

Fight, fight. :laughing:

On a cruise with a bunch of drunk & stoned Geordies? No thanks

It's important that people know Bruges is in Belgium and not France. Imagine thr embarrassment of disembarking with a pocketful of French Francs.

Was describing their nationality mate. You wouldn't describe a Brazilian as Portuguese. They are Brazilian.

We got checked when we got on at Newcastle as did a few others. It seemed to be random. The alcohol in the on board shop wasn't too badly prices though if you don't get any on. If they do confiscate any off you, you can collect it when you get back to Newcastle

We were meant to go in December, but my wife wouldn't get on the ferry and DFDS let us reschedule. They swapped the trip to another date and said to just login and change it again when we wanted to try again. When I logged in and went to change the date, the option was there to upgrade at £3 less than we'd paid for the non-seaview cabin.
Glad we did, as the cabin was on deck 9, just under the bridge, so we had a great view.

But they don't!

Cool! The only ferry I ever took booze was to Norway because it is ridiculously expensive...

Far easier/cheaper than the P&O website then, for amendments!

And use Euros!


DOH!!

Err, are you sure about that?

Some real idiots on this post isn't there!

They do search you for alcohol before you board at North Shields.

Don't forget Quidco too!

Does anyone know how long the bus travel is from the ship into the center of Amsterdam?

Obligated to vote this 'hot' as I work for the company :wink:

Anyone here travelled on this route with an infant? Heard a few stories about the seas being pretty rough which could make for sleepless nights.
Was thinking this might suit a wee family getaway?

Oh, and if you're worried about sea sickness, get Boots Motion Sickness tablets, they're fantastic.
My wife was violently sick on the way out on pretty smooth water (she wouldn't take any pills before the trip as she thought she'd be ok), on the way back she took the Boots pills and was fine, even though the sea was very rough

Thank you :smiley:

Ha, good point! Although ours is only 18 months so I'd like to think I'm a few years away from the 'Red Light Zone' chat! :confused:

They searched a few groups infront of us on my only trip 18 months ago. I live locally so lots of people I know go regularly and some have had alcohol confiscated at boarding.

Pretty sure the cheapest drink at the bar was £4 for a CAN of Fosters. The pints were flat and I just can't abide that, especially at £5 plus.

If your planning on having a few then just overpack your luggage and bury it at the bottom. If possible put it into a pop bottle or pre mix it.

Really? I've flown several times to Amsterdam and would never ever go on the boat again. They do search you, maybe not every person but I have seen it happen with my own eyes so for you to just say outright "no" is completely wrong.

In my experience I have never been searched nor seen anyone else searched on embarkation, on many trips there - what is completely wrong about sharing my experiences? Maybe you just look a bit shifty?

They should only be concerned with you drinking booze they haven't supplied when in their bars.

I'm sure as a Wallsend lad called monkeyhanger your a real upstanding citizen! I haven't been searched but I have seen it happen on my only trip. I don't believe what your saying and neither should anyone else.

So you've been on the ferry once and claim to have seen it happen, therefore it happens all the time? They have no need to search your bags upon entry to the ship for booze. They do have reason to stop you dronking your own booze in their bats, but you could take what you liked on board and drink it in your own cabin if you so wished. Wallsend? No, other side of the Royal Quays - there you go making assumptions again.