Ferry from Italy to Greece.

[Jim and Louise]

Hi all we are looking To book a trip starting august 24 going down to Greece can anyone suggest routes / ferries we are keen on the camping on board idea. any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[pjay]

I would say you might have left it a bit late for the ferry but give Viamare a ring, they might be able to sort something for you...

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[Jim and Louise]

Might be a bit late for august 2024 Christ are they booked up that far in advance?

 

[pjay]

Ooops Ignore that, thought you meant this year doh!

My advice re viamare still holds though.

Pete

 

[Jim and Louise]

Thanks I’ll give it a go.

 

[Orion]

My choice in future will be the Ancona to either Igoumenitsa or Patras camping on board routes - depending on which part of Greece you want to hit - as it negates much of the long run down the Italian Autostrada to Bari. If you open an account with Anek Lines you can join their Silver Smart discount scheme for additional discounts, and book online via their website or app.

Whatever you decide, get in early as they get filled up fast.

 

[pjay]

Next years crossings don't usually get released until around Nov/Dec the end of this year.

If you go Ancona or Venice a good route from Calais or Tunnel is Lille Tournai Mons Namur Arlon Lux Metz Nancy across the Vosges on N57 to Mulhouse, then into CH at Basel Into I at Como Milan, then straight on for Ancona or turn left for Venice.

Pete

 

[Jim and Louise]

Next years crossings don't usually get released until around Nov/Dec the end of this year.

If you go Ancona or Venice a good route from Calais or Tunnel is Lille Tournai Mons Namur Arlon Lux Metz Nancy across the Vosges on N57 to Mulhouse, then into CH at Basel Into I at Como Milan, then straight on for Ancona or turn left for Venice.

Pete

Great we will be researching routes over the next few days /weeks , I have just had a quick look on a couple of sites and up to now you are quite right no dates available as yet.
I intend to take a leisurely look over the next few weeks see what we can find.

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[berni109]

This might be a useful tip.
If you book through an agency they will send you what looks like a ticket. It may not be - ours was just a voucher that needed to be exchanged at the ticket office.

 

[Soycd]

As mentioned earlier, Viamare are very good, used them for the first time over 30 years ago. It's not a cheap crossing, never has been. Camping on board places get booked up pretty quickly. Expect chaos when embarking/disembarking, its all part of the service!

 

[Jim and Louise]

As mentioned earlier, Viamare are very good, used them for the first time over 30 years ago. It's not a cheap crossing, never has been. Camping on board places get booked up pretty quickly. Expect chaos when embarking/disembarking, its all part of the service!

Looking forward to the chaos wouldn’t be the same anywhere without a little bit

 

[Carpmart]

I would follow this topic.

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It will most likely be highly entertaining but will also show you details on the Italy Greece leg via ferry in the next couple of days!

 

[Jim and Louise]

Just had a quick glimpse looks like entertaining reading

 

[nicholsong]

We did Ancona-Patras 2 years ago with no chaos. There is cafe in the CP while waiting to board. We will be there again on coming Mon.

Boarding at Patras for Venice on return was less organised.. This year we return Patras-Ancona.

 

[Jim and Louise]

That’s something else t

We did Ancona-Patras 2 years ago with no chaos. There is cafe in the CP while waiting to board. We will be there again on coming Mon.

Boarding at Patras for Venice on return was less organised.. This year we return Patras-An

That’s something else to look into I think we will take a bit of time to get this booked after looking at all the options. just had a major problem with direct ferries and a booking so going to be more careful with this booking.

 

[Orion]

That’s something else t

That’s something else to look into I think we will take a bit of time to get this booked after looking at all the options. just had a major problem with direct ferries and a booking so going to be more careful with this booking.

I had an absolute nightmare with them with a pre to post Covid booking and swore I’d never go through an agent again. My Adriatic crossing booking direct with Anek lines was easy and when I did have to make a minor amendment while out there I just went into the office at the port to make it.

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[Jim and Louise]

I had an absolute nightmare with them with a pre to post Covid booking and swore I’d never go through an agent again. My Adriatic crossing booking direct with Anek lines was easy and when I did have to make a minor amendment while out there I just went into the office at the port to make it.

I ha

I had an absolute nightmare with them with a pre to post Covid booking and swore I’d never go through an agent again. My Adriatic crossing booking direct with Anek lines was easy and when I did have to make a minor amendment while out there I just went into the office at the port to make it.

d to go down the court route to get the problem sorted with direct ferries absolute shysters!!

 

[nicholsong]

I had an absolute nightmare with them with a pre to post Covid booking and swore I’d never go through an agent again. My Adriatic crossing booking direct with Anek lines was easy and when I did have to make a minor amendment while out there I just went into the office at the port to make it.

Who is 'them' in your post please?

 

[SMB]

We also did Ancona to Patras but wanted the moho inside rather than on deck in case it got covered in salty seawater! There was hookup available inside as well

 

[LaikaLikers]

We prefer Anek Lines and camping on board every time. Our preferred route is Ancona to Igoumenista but it gets booked up really quickly. We've vlogged about the ferry and the checking in process as it is chaotic. If you find it helpful you can find it on our channel. @laikalikers9570336

 

[Paul and Val]

The most important thing is to book direct and not use a ticket agent. The agents advertise full availability. You pay and think everything is ok but later, sometimes much later they send a text or email saying they have cancelled the booking. It then takes several day sto get the fee returned to you.
When we have booked directly we have not had a problem.

 

[Jim and Louise]

i have learned a valuable lesson with ferry booking agents being DO NOT USE !

 

[pjay]

Just for a bit of balance, I don't know about other agents but we have used Viamare for our Greece trips with the Motorhome for many years and have never had a problem and can thoroughly recommend them.

Pete

 

[Jim and Louise]

Thanks Pete, really my gripe is with direct ferries so I would just be careful if and when using agents but it helps when you can see recommendations from other users cheers.

Just for a bit of balance, I don't know about other agents but we have used Viamare for our Greece trips with the Motorhome for many years and have never had a problem and can thoroughly recommend them.

Pete

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[Orion]

Who is 'them' in your post please?

Direct Ferries as per the post from Jim and Louise that I quoted. A Ferries have also given me grief in the past, so now I’ll only book direct be it Anek Lines, DFDS, Brittany Ferries, etc.

 

[Martist]

If you don't like committing to bookings months in advance and are comfortable flying by the seat of your pants I was in Turkey last August, decided to leave early and booked a camping-on-board ferry from Igoumenitsa to Ancona just three days in advance. I was surprised to find that the camping deck was half empty. So we set up a table in the middle of the empty space and with our new Swiss rock guitarist neighbours partied to the early hours!

 

[andrewsheila]

Hi all we are looking To book a trip starting august 24 going down to Greece can anyone suggest routes / ferries we are keen on the camping on board idea. any suggestions would be appreciated.

Why take the ferry? The roads along the Croatian cost are fantastic. Great views all the way & roads in great condition. Much better than our roads.

 

[Soycd]

Thanks Pete, really my gripe is with direct ferries so I would just be careful if and when using agents but it helps when you can see recommendations from other users cheers.

Direct Ferries is a bit like Compare The Market. It's not a proper agent, just a price comparison website really. Agents like Viamare have been around for a long time, they are 'old school' first time I used them was about 35 years ago, as I was waiting for the internet to be invented! I'm (pleasantly) surprised they are still around, as it is a very niche service they provide. I don't find the ANEK, Minoan etc, websites that good, they were rubbish 20 years ago and only marginally better now! SNAV was good for Ancona-Spilt this year though. I quite like the idea that you can email or phone Viamare, give them a rough idea of what you want to do, leave it with them and they come back with a number of possibilities. It's a bit old fashioned, but there you go. 95% of my travels are booked online, I'm no technophope, but its great to see that there is a place for the more traditional approach.