Have just got back home to Spain again after another trip and have used the Portsmouth - Santander route.
The problems already appearing since the demise of P&O are that on the Santander - Portsmouth leg,I couldn`t get a reservation,I was number 6 on the wait list,so had to drive through France and use the Caen- Portsmouth route. A driver on the ferry with me this week,trying to book back on for mext week was informed he was number 22 on wait list.How am I expected to commit to my customers on dates if I can`t get confirmation from the ferry company.
The next thing as I predicted at the start of this thread was that my fare has increased by almost £200 each way compared top Bilbao -Portsmouth with P&O.
Like it or not,I can see me having to do a lot more journeys up through France unless another carrier gives BF some competition.
Jimbo