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thank you so much for creating this amazing website! its the most helpfuk i have found ! i really appreciate it! i read everything and its well written

Great video! Truly one of the most scenic train journeys in the world 🚞

I’m doing this in a couple of days and this vid is exactly what I needed to help me out. So - proper job!!!!

It would be quicker to take the Eurostar drom London St Pancrass. Most peope would only take the ferry if they come from the North.

Beautiful scenery. Just beautiful. I loved the riverboat just squeezing through. Might you do something about the wind noise next time? Cheers.

Thanks to your video and website, I became aware of EC9 and took it in June (2024), First Class, and it was a superb trip. The mostly domed First Class carriage and very nice restaurant car are what rail travel should be. Stunning views. Thanks!

My wife & I used the sleeper service to Inverness September 2023. Having used the 'old' service previously & found it very difficult to sleep - so much noise & juddering - We thought we'd try this new service. What a difference - smooth & much quieter - However, as in the video, we had the club car with the separate bunk beds. Trying to access the top bunk was impossible for me - I was 78 at the time - but quite fit. Try as I might, I had to give up in the end. There was nothing to hold on to to pull yourself into the bunk also the train doing 60 mph doesn't help. I notice the video he only used the lower bunk. Do the same journey using the top bunk & come back & tell us about it. If you look at the rungs on the ladder you need to keep your shoes on to climb, impossible in bare feet it absolutely kills your feet. So, what did my wife & I do? Took the top bunk mattress off & laid it on the floor. But, because of the space our case took up, one end of the mattress had to be jammed under the hand basin cupboard. My wife is shorter than me & managed. There is so much more to this story than I can put down in a comment. When I told friends the whole story they were rocking with laughter. We thought we'd try the double bed accommodation this year -2024 - but, found it booked solid for months in advance. So we are slumming it in the reclinable seats. I'll let you know.

Z rozkładu jazdy wynika że pociąg ma tylko wagony kuszetki czyli do leżenia i 2 kl . Brak wagonów sypialnych i normalniej 1 kl . a na filmie widać wagon 1 kl. Czy tak jest w tym rozkładzie jazdy na rok 20204 że są tylko 2 kl + kuszetka ?

You didn’t really show any of the benefits of being in the lounge ! Good job u don’t work for Stena Line lol 😢😊

I wonder how frequently they change the code on the lounge door :thinking:

Such an easy journey without the hassle of airports

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This ferry is such a civilised way to travel. But the early arrival just killed me. Had to get up at 5.30AM my body clock time just to make breakfast and be in my car at the designated time. Will do the daytime sailing next time.

Great video, thanks!

We need that between Quebec and Nunavut, but the icebreaker version.

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Excellent. Thinking of doing this later in the year for some Christmas shopping. thanks

I use this a couple of times a year every year and the new upgrade is a downgrade in terms of breakfast in the tase restaurant. No longer self service continental breakfast. Prior to the upgrade you could help yourself to cereal, toast, cold meats / cheese and cooked breakfast. Now you just get to choose one plate of a cooked breakfast which is handed to you and that is it. Just one drink, coffee or juice / water. A huge downgrade on what was available before.

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It's a shame that on the train there was no man or woman in Seats 1 through to 60.... unless you deliberately filmed an empty carriage. The failure of train companies to simply fill seats by applying variable pricing is a big disappointment.

I used to make this journey weekly in the 80s when the service was operated by Sealink. The ship arrived at the Hook at 6.30 am, you would walk across to the international train station and catch a train which got you to Amsterdam by 9.00am.

Thanks for posting this…brings back memories of doing the same trip when l lived in London back in the mid 1970s…it was cheaper than flying back then!…long weekends(Bank Holidays) in Amsterdam were a treat!

I'll be using this method to travel to Amsterdam next month. The last time I did the Dutch Flyer Rail and Sail to Holland was way back in 2010. The prices have certainly risen a fair bit since then! As a comparison, the price now is £71.70 from any Greater Anglia station to Hook van Holland only, and the cheapest single cabin(for overnight travel) is £50. Back in 2010 the price was £35 from London Liverpool Street to any Dutch station, and just £24 for the cheapest single cabin(for overnight travel). Total cost just £59 to get from London to Amsterdam including overnight cabin. Much better value back then! Though don't get me wrong, it's still an excellent way to travel to or from the Netherlands. But the much higher price now means I'll only travel via this method occasionally rather than frequently.

I have done Eurostar from Amsterdan to London this June.

What a fantastic ferry (Well done Brittany Ferries) + Amazing weather you had for the crossing (+ Seeing dolphins = very special) ! I took the ferry from Plymouth to Santander just a few years ago (as I live in Somerset) ..and then went by train to Malaga - I think your ferry looks maybe better than that one / Im almost compelled to go from Portsmouth, should I go again by sea. Your vlogs are better than anyones else's on YT, hands down the most informative, through what you capture, and no need for a commentary, exceptionally well edited. The food looks very good ..and the cabin, in some ways, better than the QM2 staterooms (which Ive taken 3 times now) !

Not many people know you can tip up the 'high' bed if you don't need it. Makes the room a little less claustrophobic.

Managed to do this route and 1/2 of it by heritage rail. An amazing day out and thoroughly recommended to any one who fancies it.

Ist it electric or diesel?

hey MAN! Great vlog as usual! I was hoping to see you in another journey from London to Amsterdam using the ferry and you did it! well done!

I appreciate the lack of narration. Sometimes you just want to watch someone travelling without hearing them yammer on about "what we're going to be doing today, my friends..."

Much improved since my last crossing in the 1980s.

I've done a few crossings here, usually with a bicycle and over night, and the last time with the Stena Plus lounge upgrade, which was well worth it for me just for the marginally quieter space to decompress before turning in for the night. It's not entirely obvious how to get to the vehicle entrance at Harwich if you're brinigng a bike on the train. I believe you can take a bike on RET outside rush hour (after 9am, and not during 16-18:30pm), though I haven't tried this myself.

I'm a regular user as head office is in Belgium and I live in Suffolk. Honest review - I don't like that they took out the a la carte restaurant and on day trips I think the ticket system will struggle (so did the staff) removing the cinema also creates instant bored kids on the day crossing! That said it's still my favourite way to get to the continent. You can get the posh Captains Suite cabins pretty cheap on the day crossing too - they're quite special and well worth the investment. The free mini bar doesn't hurt either.

Very informative but I feel video would be better with a commentary as it progresses. It’s a bit dry but good to see it in its modern form

Love the look of this journey and will always try to travel by train and ferries when travelling. So much more enjoyable and more comfortable 😂

The 1700 locomotive and BR101 in the IC Berlin are replaced by the BR193 from NS

A visit to the beach and the Atlantic war museum in Hoek is worth it before a trip home. The metro is easy and reasonably quick.

Too much fooling around at the Hoek. They should put a bus on to Den Haag and Amsterdam with an inclusive ticket.

Thank you for this. I used your website a lot some years ago on my journey from Gibraltar to Singapore.

Great trip. I think i've seen this video with similar thumbnail in this channel months ago, looks like the new one is updated version.

Just crossed yesterday after a cycle tour so can't comment on the train parts.. Really good cabins for a family of four and the showers are really decent which makes a difference.

Lovely! Hope to do this someday! Thank you for sharing.

6:10 That’s the Nederlandse Spoorwegen lady!

Took this following your recommendations 15 years ago! Was very convenient and cost made sense since I saved on a hotel night. Didn't get the nice views then since it was the dead of winter and dark the whole time.

I’m looking forward to doing this next year but in the other direction. The overnight sailing will suit perfectly!

A very lite product compared to my interail days when Hoek was a major departure point by express trains to exotic destinations. Shame the Dutch have pulled out of the rail and sail tickets.. good vlog thanks for posting

How easy is it to book on really short notice for the overnight trip? Let's say one or two days prior to departure, or even day of departure.

Too many changes if you are an older person!

Everything you post makes me want to go buy it now! So far only the Night Riviera from Penzance to Paddington, which was fabulous.

Stena is much nicer than Silja Symphony ship I sailed from Helsinki to Stockholm in 2012. There was not quiet lounge to sit back and relax and conversate with other passengers.