Our dog loves the car and has travelled to France over several years, both on the Fast Craft and Portsmouth-Cherbourg and to Le Havre. We put a blanket, with her own dog smell on it not washed! across both front seats, newspaper in the two front wells and a little water in a plastic bowl. She sleeps happily and has been through some very rough crossings. We have found P and O staff always helpful, being offered a cage on deck or the car and putting our car in a better position when we have not liked where told to go (not on a slope for example). I have been told we can visit with a crew member during the voyage but if she was not happy I couldn't do much and it might upset me. Perhaps we are lucky with our Yorkie. She loves her second home in Mayenne (53) and we have a great vet. I am sure the overnight idea is a good one as our dog sleeps happily on the journey to the port when it is dark instead of thinking we are going for a walk everytime the car slows down!
