Kevinmc Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Looks like a cracking price http://www.ldlines.co.uk/dover-boulogne-fare.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 There was a bit of a chat about this last month. It's run by Transmanche apparentlyhttp://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1642034/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 No it's the other way around..LD Lines operate the Transmanche services on behalf of and under contract to the local Council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I think that's what I meant and expressed it rather badly [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 It's actually an LD Lines service rather than a Transmanche one. LD Lines is using spare capacity on one of the two Transmanche ships, which it operates on behalf of the French local authority consortium, between Newhaven and Dieppe. It made use of this spare capacity last year by operating a service, now discontinued, between Newhaven and Le Havre. The Dover-Boulogne service started in February this year and the Transmanche ship, Cote d'Albatre, will be joined by a new fast ferry at the end of this month.The 'special fare' in the link applies to the new catamaran, the Norman Arrow, which is nothing at all to do with Transmanche. It is owned by an Irish leasing company and chartered to LD Lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hope it's easier to get off the cat than it was to get off LD boat in Dover last night. Perfect sailing conditions. Not very many of us on board. About 10 minutes late setting off from Boulogne. Held on passenger deck for 15-20 mins after docking at Dover. Then another 20 mins on car deck before they opened the door. No staff around to give any explanation. Port swarming with customs people - don't know if that had anything to do with it, although couldn't see any car searches being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 [quote user="Alan Zoff"]Hope it's easier to get off the cat than it was to get off LD boat in Dover last night. Port swarming with customs people - don't know if that had anything to do with it, although couldn't see any car searches being made.[/quote]Not anything to do with this email I received then ...**MORE than 100 vehicles were stopped by police as motorists rolled on and off the ferries at Plymouth's Millbay Docks. The vehicles were stopped as they travelled to or from Roscoff in France and Santander in Spain. Three people were arrested, one on suspicion of drink driving and two for driving while disqualified. In addition, six vehicles were impounded after officers found the drivers had no licence or insurance and 11 fixed penalty notices were issued for vehicle defects. Similar operations have been carried out both at other ports in the UK and at ferry ports abroad. **Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Landed in Dover off SeaFrance at about 16:00 yesterday (Sunday)... no delays or obvious additional checks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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