Crazy Prices just for me to go to uk

chaparral

chaparral

chaparral

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With me being on holiday from work I thought I may take a little trip to the UK for the weekend
(I live in Guernsey)

But at these stupid prices I think I forget that idea :mad::mad::mad:

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ttaskmaster said:
However...
I just had a look on CondorFerries.co.uk and, inputting the same info there, looks to be offering me a return on the same dates for £181.
So who are you booking passage with and do they include a 'happy ending' or something?
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That because you choose UK to Guernsey and only one way ..

With a return on Monday your fare would be £347
 
Maybe am completely wrong but I feel it would cost me around £1000 for just 2 full days by the time I paid them tickets prices, hotel rooms for 3 nights , Fuel , Food & drink etc
 
ttaskmaster said:
Well....

The Condor Liberation (apparently the only boat/ship running this route?) is propelled by 3 x MTU 8000 M71L engines that use 2072 litres of diesel per hour.
Covering the (roughly) 84 nautical miles from St Peter Port to Poole at the vessel's given speed of 39 knots, each engine will consume 4,465 litres of diesel which, at commercial prices of £1.12 per litre , costs 3 x £5,000.80.
So that's £15,002.40 in fuel alone.
Add on reasonable salaries for all the crew, any docking fees, maintenance costs, insurance (which, given the ship's history and reputation, is likely to be pretty hefty!) and all teh other running expenses, you're looking at quite a lot more..
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This Condor Liberation can hold 880 passengers, 245 cars (Not sure if the car spaces include freight lorry spaces)

Even if just 225 passengers paid £450each for there tickets that £100,000 then you got the other 650 passengers seats & Freight lorrys etc
 
Feek said:
You know that the Condor is rubbish? I'm sure you do.

But even with that in mind, you have little choice.

If you book early enough, it's cheap. I have a car and four people doing that trip later in the year and the total return cost was £244.

/edit - And two of them don't have passports. We do this trip regularly and have never, ever been asked to show photo ID.
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Yes all the islanders know condor is rubbish .But as you say we got no other choice....:(

is you're trip leaving/arriving between Friday & Monday as there week day fares can be much cheaper..
 
Arthur Hucksake said:
After Brexit, Cockney gangsters are going to head to Guernsey instead of Spain. In 50 years time, it will be an island with Cockney slang and Jellied Eel machines on every street corner.

Their International footy team will be West Ham.
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That sounds far better then what it is now....

Facebook + internet & very high prices have taken over the island these days and hardly anybody goes out.
It like a ghost town in the evenings & nights from Sunday to Friday :(:(
 
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Feek said:
@chaparral You haven’t replied so therefore this offer (which was totally genuine) has now been withdrawn.
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Sorry
I meant to replied to ask you what dates you were going be in herm as I was going ask one my mates who has there own boat if he could take me over to herm one evening for a few drinks at the mermaid Tavern.....
 
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ttaskmaster said:
I might not have clicked everything, as I didn't want to accidentally book something or risk getting adverts for Condor Google-fed to me.
But that's still cheaper than what you had down...
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It far cheaper to go UK to GU then it is GU to UK ….:(

Condor would say the cheaper price is due to them trying to get more tourists to come over to visit the island..;)
 
Feek said:
Bumpski.

If you come over tomorrow, we'll be in the Mermaid. Last chance though as we sail home on the Condor on Wednesday, assuming it doesn't break down or sink. Or both.
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Thanks for the offer again

But I missed it as I not been on the forum for a few days, Plus am not sure if my mate would have taken his boat out in the weather we been having..
 
Feek said:
Guernsey is a stopping off point for Herm as far as we're concerned. Once I step on the Trident, I start relaxing. My level of chill increases and it's a week of total non-time. We get up, make breakfast, wander around the island, go to the pub at lunchtime for a snack, return to the cabin or wander around a bit more and finish off back in the Mermaid in the evening for tea.
I love it, it's total switch off away from the real world.
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Have you ever been to sark ?

Also it there any reason why you leave it so late for a holiday in herm as I would have thought june, July or august would been far better mainly due to longer day light hours
 
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