Wrensup Posted 4 August, 2015 Posted 4 August, 2015 The Mrs keeps going on about Paris and Disneyland! So yeah, is Calais a complete no go or what? I don't fancy spending 10 hours parked up or whatever you know.
Colinjb Posted 4 August, 2015 Posted 4 August, 2015 Ferry from Skatesmouth to Le Harve then drive from there?
ecuk268 Posted 4 August, 2015 Posted 4 August, 2015 Have you considered Eurostar? Takes you direct from St Pancras to Disneyland (or Paris) and doesn't seem to be as badly affected by the problems.
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 August, 2015 Posted 4 August, 2015 If you live in Hampshire then Dover-Calais is a long way round. There is also Newhaven-Dieppe but that's probably the worst of both options. i used to go regularly wiith P&O Ferries Portsmouth-Le Havre but now we go Portsmouth-Caen. It's a little bit further from paris than Le Havre but if you're going for a few days this is not a problem and if you go overnight then you arrive in Paris late enough to avoid the worst of the rush hour.
Whitey Grandad Posted 4 August, 2015 Posted 4 August, 2015 Flybe do Southampton-Orly for less than £200 each but then you might need to hire a car.
egg Posted 6 August, 2015 Posted 6 August, 2015 I went last Friday and got back yesterday. Going out we got caught in the workers strike at calais and were delayed for about 90 mins. Coming back was a breeze, no hold ups whatsoever.
Give it to Ron Posted 6 August, 2015 Posted 6 August, 2015 If you live in Hampshire then Dover-Calais is a long way round. There is also Newhaven-Dieppe but that's probably the worst of both options. i used to go regularly wiith P&O Ferries Portsmouth-Le Havre but now we go Portsmouth-Caen. It's a little bit further from paris than Le Havre but if you're going for a few days this is not a problem and if you go overnight then you arrive in Paris late enough to avoid the worst of the rush hour. I am not a great sailor...does it get rough...the Mrs gets bad on the IOW ferry. We have been on a few cruises but those big buggers have great stabilisers.
Whitey Grandad Posted 6 August, 2015 Posted 6 August, 2015 I am not a great sailor...does it get rough...the Mrs gets bad on the IOW ferry. We have been on a few cruises but those big buggers have great stabilisers. It depends on the time of year. To be honest I never notice it and it doesn't bother me but we have been bounced around a bit on some of our cruises. If there's any chance that she'll be seasick then just the thought of it is probably bad enough. My mrs can feel a bit sick at times but she just takes the Stugeron tablets (available from boots and all good chemists). The only guaranteed cure for seasickness is to stand under a tree.
buctootim Posted 6 August, 2015 Posted 6 August, 2015 They don't, but their young children often do. We've been to both Paris and Florida and my kids didn't particularly like either of them- "not as good as Chessington". .
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