Cheap crossing Dover to Calais with P&O Forums

Paulway

Just to start this one off (plus I've got to get me spanners back!!). We got a really good deal from P&O on line, £99 return Dover Calais for a late July to late August, for 6.75metre with up to 5 passengers (more could be booked at extra charge). Since then our friends got similar deal leaving and returning one week later for £107, they usually go with Eurotunnel so did not get the 10% previous customer discount.

dodger148

Handy to know they are now matching (almost) the offer Norfolk Line has had on for donks

Loury777

i had discounted PO because i was under the impression that they were folding as a company. is it still safe to book with them Question

Paulway

Yep Dodger I did thank Norfolkline for helping to bring costs down in the origional posting on the damaged site, pointing out that I have been using P&O, and Townsend Thorenson before them, and in fact I was paying £200 to £300 return in those days!
I only wanted to kick this section off because it's seems such a shame to have so many 0 in the end boxes and I thought that if everyone puts on what they can remember posting then hopefully we will end up with somethig approaching what we had. (besides I've got to get all my spanners back!!)
Loury777, I don't think I am worried about P&O going under, that can happen with any company these days, with only £99 at stake I'll risk it. LOL
I always go back to where I have had good service, I never worry about pinching pennies (or pounds for that matter) I have nothing but praise for all my dealings with P&O.

Traveller_HA5_3DOM

Just reposting the link to the daily Telegraph article on the subject
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2005/04/30/etsavvy30.xml&sSheet=/travel/2005/04/30/ ixtrvhome.html

Paulway

Thats interesting Traveller_HA5_3DOM I had not seen that before, thanks for that info.

Bluenose

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It was Speedferries that brought about the good prices we are enjoying now thats why I am using them to cross in 2 weeks time instead of Norfolkline and P&O.

Andy.............

Paulway

Yes Bluenose thats what the article that Traveller_HA5_3DOM posted tells us so BIG THANK YOU Speedferries.

Grizzly

Did you have to do anything special to get that price Paulway ? Did you book online or the phone ?

G.

Paulway

Hi Grizzly

No I just booked on line, my choice of sailing times does coincide with the 'L' crossings (Litenight) anyway but they did give a discount for being a previous customer, 10% I think. Like I said our friends booked 2 to 3 weeks after us for crossings a week different to ours and still got a good price (£107).
In case you wondered I usually use Litenight crossings and appart from not having full blown meals being served, just snacks and drinks, they are no different, in my experience, to any other P&O crossing. (still have Duty Free etc.)