over night ferry

[mollykins]

Have any of you been on a ferry overnight?

Did you stay in a cabin, there weren't any available so we're sleeping in reclining seats unless we can get an upgrade from cancellations. Feries are realy stable aren't they so we're unlikely to be sea sick? I didn't get sea sick on a cruise ship but we were in the middle so we weren't rocking much.

Also there won't be any limits on lugguage or hand luggage in particular, seeing as we are taking our car and can store stuff in it. But once we are on the boat and in our seats, will we have access to our car? or do we need to take anything we'll need with us out of it, in hand luggage?

[Bobbisox]

where would you be going to Molly?

[mollykins]

Saint malo, in France, from Portsmouth.

[Bobbisox]

the channel isn't too bad a crossing,
is that the South of France tho?
I believe the Bay of Biscay can be, all depends I suppose x

[Bobbisox]

my geography ...arghhhhhhhhhhhhh
my friend did it chig...the south by boat I mean,,,dreadful, I am told x

[boxtops]

It's a fairly short crossing molly, but nobody can get at their cars once they are secured downstairs. Ferries are fine these days, they have stablisers once they leave the harbour, but people do still get seasick if the weather is rough and you can't always predict that, the Channel can be choppy. The best you can do is sit down or lie down and try to sleep - and if you can (and if you are worried about seasickness) sit where you can see the horizon, so your brain adjusts - if you are below deck it's more unpleasant. However - thousands of people use our ferries every day and thankfully they are now as safe as they can be, so plan to make the best of the journey, and have a good time!

[mollykins]

Yeah saint malo is in the north. There weren't any cabins left so we had to have reclining seats, I told you it was a cheap holiday.

We board at about 8pm the friday night and get there about 8am on the saturday. I don't get sea sick, mum and dad do though.

[boxtops]

They would be wise to visit the chemist beforehand then and get some antisickness pills, those Sea Bands are said to be good too that you wear on your wrists. It will be good getting there in the morning - new day, new country!

[mollykins]

So technically we get a 8 night holiday, first night on the ferry then 7 nights in an apartment.

[factor-fiction]

Remember to bring your mum and dad a cup of tea to their reclining chairs in the morning.
How long are you going for? The whole summer or just a short break?
The chairs won't be comfortable. You'll find it difficult to sleep. Maybe it'll be more fun out in the fresh air watching the sun set and rise.

[mollykins]

read my last post factor.. . .

[mollykins]

And you can't say they clashed, they're 3 minutes apart.

[factor-fiction]

I type slowly and take care to spell check my postings.

[mollykins]

aaahhhhh ok.

[AlBags]

I've done Portsmouth to St Malo with a gf years ago on our way to Rennes. Was really rough too. They closed decks off as a woman was knocked over by spray. Women were in the loos dying .. sick running on the floor, and everything smashing in the bar. Pretty bad. That was limit of sailing.
Up to Wind Force 3-4 is ok.

[Mosaic]

A lot of people simply claim a bit of floor to lie down on in the reclining seats room, it depends on how self-conscious you would feel about that.
I agree with post docspock - head straight for the info desk and hang there until a cancellation comes up.
Make yourself up a little backpack or bag with toothbrush/ toiletries, change of undies and t shirt, stuff to read, nintendo DS or whatever, ipod. Just be prepared to have a long boring sit / walk around if you can't get a cabin. The ships are very well able to cope with heavy seas and if it does look like it will be rough, make the ones prone to sickness lie down with their eyes shut BEFORE the nausea starts and stay like that till the storm passes or the ship docks.