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This is possibly a bit unusual as info requests go, but one of the reasons my wife and I enjoy crossing the ditch between La belle France and England by train is that you stay in the vehicle for the trip under the waves. Unfortunately us motorhomers with our dreadful high vehicles pay rather dearly for the privilege of being out of gauge on Le Shuttle.
Are there any short(ish) surface routes (that are cheaper) where one can stay in the motorhome for the duration of the crossing?
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Eribiste
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for reasons of safety ferry operators won't let you stay in your vehicle if the ship goes down you will be the last to know about it if you below deck
greeks don't put safety to the fore
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if the ship goes down you will be the last to know about it if you below deck
Well, you will probably be the first to know...
But it won't help you anymore once you realize that the water is rushing onto the car deck.
Fact is: Maritime safety standards require that all passengers leave their vehicles on car ferries. That some of the ferries on the Med allow "Camping on Board", has however nothing to do with certain nationalities attitudes toward safety. The ferry operators that allow this have obtained a special permission. Which comes with quite some restrictions: Only a limited amount of units, only on open car decks well above the waterline, and if the weather becomes too bad then you have to leave your vehicle nevertheless.
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Gerhard
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Are there any short(ish) surface routes (that are cheaper) where one can stay in the motorhome for the duration of the crossing?
Yes. Buy a Seagull Outboard & attach it to the rear bumper, then drive down the ramp at Dover. It's guaranteed you'll stay in the motorhome for the duration of the crossing, and it's also guaranteed to be the shortest crossing.
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