mron
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has anyone booked ferrys this year from ancona - igoumenista and what sort of price
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Caladh
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Have yet to book but....paid €450 last year for 2 x people, 1 car and 1 x outside cabin both ways with Superfast - Ancona to Patras. This years price looks more like €900 +
....aaarrgghhh
....aaarrgghhh
Mr Cassandra
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Crikey it would be cheaper to sail in Italy
Caladh
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Yes - we've already done that !
Abraxas33
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Venice to Iggy
I paid 450 euro for 2 people, outside cabin + car both ways with Anek two years ago and want to take the car again this year but the best price I can get is 805 euro, again with Anek. Looks like I'll be flying.
Is this a Greek thing? business is down so double the price to maintain profit? A strange business model.
I paid 450 euro for 2 people, outside cabin + car both ways with Anek two years ago and want to take the car again this year but the best price I can get is 805 euro, again with Anek. Looks like I'll be flying.
Is this a Greek thing? business is down so double the price to maintain profit? A strange business model.
Dave100456
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Yesterday booked Anek from Venice to Igoumenitsa car and driver 24hr crossing -250 euros return. No cabin sleep on deck!! Their website is good or search via "aferry".
RichardS
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Brings back memories from 30 years ago - return crossings from Ancona, Bari and Brindisi with motorbiking friends. Settle down in the sleeping bag on deck in the lovely warm evening and wake up soaking wet at 2:00 in the morning with the deck streaming with rivers of condensation!
Great times though!
Richard
grafozz
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just booked
We have just paid e380 for a van with 2 pass, deck class . from Patras to Ancona return trip , with Minoan ferries departing 16 th Jan . Booked with an agent , you can find the discounts if you look for them .
We have just paid e380 for a van with 2 pass, deck class . from Patras to Ancona return trip , with Minoan ferries departing 16 th Jan . Booked with an agent , you can find the discounts if you look for them .
curlysue
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We did it last year, booking through a greek travel agent who got us very good discounts. The return trip was just over 300 euros including a cabin ( 2 adults + car ). This year our quote is 678 euros from Venice to Igou and 608 euros from Ancona. Too much. We're flying to Athens with Easyjet for £30 each.
vyv_cox
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Last year we booked through http://www.viamare.com and will do so this year. Quotes available through their website appear considerably cheaper than some of the figures given above.
DaiB
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ViaMare
+1 on that, we have used them for a few years. Just phone and they sort it out, very quick, seem to get bookings and cabins no problem and at a better or equal price to those I could find on the web. Pity they don't do rail tickets.
+1 on that, we have used them for a few years. Just phone and they sort it out, very quick, seem to get bookings and cabins no problem and at a better or equal price to those I could find on the web. Pity they don't do rail tickets.
Caladh
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Have just looked at their web-site and prices appear the same as booking direct (with Superfast)
vyv_cox
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I have always found the Superfast website very easy to navigate, even with our non-standard requirements such as age concessions and travelling by motorhome. Last year we particularly wanted to sail with Minoan, whose site is a nightmare. After trying unsuccessfully to book ourselves aboard we contacted Viamare, who made us an offer better than their website showed and with everything arranged correctly.
nimbusgb
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I've used www.greekferries.gr several times before.
Book a deck class ticket and once the ship sails talk to the purser. usually they'll let empty cabins go for a fraction of the normal price. I've done it several times. Best I managed was a 4 bed outside cabin to myself for €50. If that fails I have seen 2 second pop-up tents erected in a corner of the deck.
In a van you might be able to get away with C.O.D along with the caravans, motorhomes and campers.
You can do Bari - corfu and it only takes 8 hours or so but driving the length of Italy puts the driving cost up considerably it's a hell of a trip. I've only braved it once.
Book a deck class ticket and once the ship sails talk to the purser. usually they'll let empty cabins go for a fraction of the normal price. I've done it several times. Best I managed was a 4 bed outside cabin to myself for €50. If that fails I have seen 2 second pop-up tents erected in a corner of the deck.
In a van you might be able to get away with C.O.D along with the caravans, motorhomes and campers.
You can do Bari - corfu and it only takes 8 hours or so but driving the length of Italy puts the driving cost up considerably it's a hell of a trip. I've only braved it once.
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