Help fridge use on ferry Plymouth -santander (1 Viewer)

[buzbybench]

Hi we are going over to Spain on ferry from Plymouth ! Can anyone advise how we go about keeping good fresh in fridge on 20 hour crossing ? As I will have a full fridge!

Much appreciate any help ! Thanks

 

[Hagstrom]

I came from Portsmouth to Bilbao last year with a full freezer of meat and a fridge full of fresh food. Didn't open the freezer door until on hookup and the meat was still frozen hard.

Didn't put the meat in at room temperature, though, already frozen from home freezer, so the MH freezer didn't have too much work to do.

There was a time when you could ask Brittany Ferries for a hookup (maybe they use them for the fridge lorries) but there are reports about spiking voltage supplies on ships.

So load the freezer with pre-frozen food and don't open the door unnecessarily and you should be OK. My crossing was the 24 hour one, not the 36 hour one that calls in at northern France for a crew change.

 

[Robert Clark]

Take a couple of freezer blocks (frozen) and stick them in the top shelf of the fridge once your turn it off.

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[Deleted member 29692]

Just don't open the door once it's switched off and you should be fine.

 

[hilldweller]

You could also set the fridge to lowest temp for a day or so before setting off.

 

[Lenny HB]

As others have said contents will survive if you keep the doors closed, I thought you could get a EHU on the Santander ferry if you ask in advance. We never travel from the UK with food in the fridge find the food better on the other side of the channel. Did have a full fridge traveling from Italy to Greece last year there were hook ups on the boat.

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[SmithsInFrance]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

 

[makems]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

Incoming!

 

[two]

Fill the fridge and chill it as low as it will go. Don't open the door until after you've got it on again.
You can sometimes get EHU, otherwise switch the fridge off.

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[MikeD]

They can get quite grumpy if they notice you are running the fridge on gas on the car deck.

We use the crossing quite often and just leave the door closed for the journey. We freeze stuff and put it in the fridge and have always had a cold fridge with still frozen food on arrival.

 

[two]

If you take milk, freeze some before putting it into the fridge.

 

[Chris]

We have always hooked up on board.

I know they now say you can't do this but I am sure that's just the official line.

I just get my wife to ask nicely

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[Lenny HB]

Incoming!

TOO RIGHT

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

If you had read the ferry companies T & C you would not need to ask the question. So you are prepared to put at risk the lives of hundreds of people on the ferry just to keep your food & beer cold. It is extremely irresponsible to run a device with a naked flame on a car deck and against maritime regulations also against regulations to board a ferry with your gas bottles turned on.

 

[GeriatricWanderer]

TOO RIGHT


If you had read the ferry companies T & C you would not need to ask the question. So you are prepared to put at risk the lives of hundreds of people on the ferry just to keep your food & beer cold. It is extremely irresponsible to run a device with a naked flame on a car deck and against maritime regulations also against regulations to board a ferry with your gas bottles turned on.

I believe a ship's master still has the power to jettison any cargo that might put the ship, and it's crew, at risk.
So, if you see a motorhome, with a Fun sticker, bobbing mid Biscay, don't forget to wave.

 

[WillH]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

Never, ever, run your fridge on gas on a ferry. This has been well covered in previous posts. Reason? It's dangerous. .

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[two]

Turn gas off at the tank/bottle to ensure there is no possibility of a leak. Gas is heavy and will sink into the bilges. If there is enough of it, in the right proportions, it is explosive. You wouldn't want that, would you?

 

[TheBig1]

the toxic air on a ferry car deck can be explosive. last thing you want is a fire at sea. even if you survive, you will never recover the value of the motorhome. vehicles and goods on a boat are only covered for a few pennies in the pound of value under maritime law. your own insurance will not cover the vehicle whilst on the boat. if you dont believe me, look it up for yourself. always surprises me how so many people dont know this

 

[pyro]

I believe a ship's master still has the power to jettison any cargo that might put the ship, and it's crew, at risk.
So, if you see a motorhome, with a Fun sticker, bobbing mid Biscay, don't forget to wave.

I'd chuck the unexploded bomb overboard myself

I sometimes wonder.......

Shakes head sadly

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[gus-lopez]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

No.

Turn gas off at the tank/bottle to ensure there is no possibility of a leak. Gas is heavy and will sink into the bilges. If there is enough of it, in the right proportions, it is explosive. You wouldn't want that, would you?

& the same reason why it is totally illegal here to enter an underground car park with gas/gas bottles in a vehicle.

 

[eddie]

You can buy fresh food in Spain

 

[busby]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

Let me know which ferry you book in future and i will make sure that i am not on it,,,Have you not seen the no smoking signs,,they are nothing to do with lung cancer,,BUSBY

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[Mikeco]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

Did you ever tell anyone when you boarded?

 

[eddie]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

LOL That is the bit when they ask you at check in if the gas is turned off

 

[Minxy]

Are you not allowed to leave the fridge running on gas? We always have and no one has ever said anything...

I do hope you don't take umbridge at any of the above postings ... not everyone is fully aware of the dangers of gas ... but please do heed the warnings and don't leave the fridge on in future for your own sake if no-one elses.

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[busby]

I do hope you don't take umbridge at any of the above postings ... not everyone is fully aware of the dangers of gas ... but please do heed the warnings and don't leave the fridge on in future for your own sake if no-one elses.

You are polite and diplomatic Minxy,,,You should be a Diplomat BUSBY,,

 

[Minxy]

You are polite and diplomatic Minxy,,,You should be a Diplomat BUSBY,,

Bog off Busby!!!! No way would I be a diplomat ... having to be 'nice' to all those political idiots ... nah ... I do have my limits you know!

 

[SmithsInFrance]

Sorry for delay in replying but been out of the loop for a few days. Apologies all round and will ALWAYS switch gas off on the ferry in future.

BUT have to say that no one has ever mentioned it at check-in or onboard and just haven't noticed it in any documentation from the ferry company. We've used Brittany Ferries for years, but always with a car until the last year (TBH their email documentation isn't very user friendly, but will look more closely next time).

Thanks for putting it nicely Minxy Girl and to everyone for clarifying - just had never given it a thought before. Must do more homework........

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[pyro]

Sorry for delay in replying but been out of the loop for a few days. Apologies all round and will ALWAYS switch gas off on the ferry in future.

BUT have to say that no one has ever mentioned it at check-in or onboard and just haven't noticed it in any documentation from the ferry company. We've used Brittany Ferries for years, but always with a car until the last year (TBH their email documentation isn't very user friendly, but will look more closely next time).

Thanks for putting it nicely Minxy Girl and to everyone for clarifying - just had never given it a thought before. Must do more homework........

To be fair, it is pretty prominently displayed on their website, and I think the windscreen ticket they give to vehicles before boarding. At least you know now, and for having the grace to acknowledge your misunderstanding.

My personal view is that the normal state for gas is always off, to be turned on only when static, necessary and safe

 

[Enword]

I got to say we'v never been ask in all the years of ferry use! But there again I do look like a very responsible Adult

 

[hilldweller]

You can buy fresh food in Spain

Yeh, but it's not proper food. We English can't eat that stuff, we'd die in a week.

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