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about 10.00 clock, we should be on board. But it made no sense for us to go much earlier on board because National Express to Heathrow on the clock every two hours has changed. For the first time in life we make self-debarkation and take our stuff out themselves. Outside, we have to find the pick-up zone.
Around 10.00 hrs we need to be from the ship. It did not make too much sense to leave earlier because National Express amended the frequency from Heathrow to Southamtpton to a bi-hourly service. The very first time in our life we did self-debarkation Carried our bags and ourselves out. Outside the terminal we need to find the pick-up zone. Here you can see
the official taxi tariffs.
Here you can learn about the latest official taxi fares.
They are also waiting. However, because many have traveled by car, there is little to be done for them. If we then in June at the NORWEGIAN JADE arrive, everything should be done.
There they were waiting. Because many came with their cars there were not so much business for them. When we come again on NORWEGIAN JADE in June, it will become quite busy. We booked our car
with West Quay Cars . Within the city they used the meter. But for destinations outside the city you can negotiate a fixed rate. The booking confirmation came very quickly by mail.
We booked our car at West Quay Cars . Within the city they go to taxi meters. For destinations outside the city can agree on something. The confirmation came pretty quickly.
If I do not want the Blackberry to silent would, I would have even noticed the call information that the vehicle is in front of the Cruise Terminal, waiting for me.
I put my Blackberry on silent mode so I did not hear the call information that the car is in front of the cruise terminal and waited for me.
How nice: they sent a car Which makes advertising for cruising.
How nice: they send a vehicle that advertises cruises.
The ride to the bus station from National Express from the Terminal City Center costs less than 5 GBP.
The ride to the National Express Bus Station from the City Center Terminal was less than 5 GBP.
Welcome to National Express bus station.
Welcome to the bus station from National Express.
Opposite is a large market ASDA (UK subsidiary of Wal-Mart) - here you can also possibly to kill time.
Opposite there was a big ASDA Market (British subsidiary of Wal-Mart) - So here you can spend your waiting time.
That's the way to the train station.
Over there you can walk to the station.
comes And in one direction IKEA zum Hafen. Das City Center Terminal liegt ja auf der Höhe von IKEA nur am Wasser.
And towards the IKEA you get to the port. The City Center Terminal is located adjusted to IKEA at the water.
In the bus station you find two ticket machines and one information counter. The next available seat for a Germany-bound bus would be Friday. We could get to Paris the same night. I asked for buses which are calling directly the cruise terminals: only Fred Olsen when they chartered buses. And how about Dover: only when there are embarking/debarking ships some buses call additionally the cruise terminal.
Im Busbahnhof gibt es zwei Fahrkartenautomaten and a tour. The next free place to Germany would be on Friday. But we could come to Paris tonight. I find out about buses that go directly to the cruise terminal: Fred Olsen on a charter basis only. And what about Dover: only for vessels that have a passenger change is, in addition, the Cruise Terminal from some bus approached.
The service, which connects Heathrow with Southampton is the line 203 which goes to Portsmouth.
The service connects Heathrow with Southamtpon Which is Which Route 203 continues to Portsmouth.
There was no more fascilities but the vending machines for beverages and snacks. There
More than this beverage and snack vending machines do not exist.
To visit the toilet takes 20 pence.
If you need to see the toilets you need 20 pence. So you should
stay as long as possible on the ship and come as late as possible so as the seats in the waiting zone are very limited.
So you should stay on the ship as long as possible and as late as possible to take a taxi since the number of seating in the waiting area is limited severely.
Our tickets I have on the web ordered. £ 15.00 each way from Southampton to Heathrow. Zzgl. Credit card charge of 1.00 GBP.
We ordered our tickets in the internet. 15.00 GBP per person from Southampton to Heathrow plus credit card usage of 1.00 GBP.
You were queing up to board. Not a knot of people like in Germany.
One imagines also good for getting started. No bunch of people, as in Germany.
Luggage is delivered to the driver and down loaded. Maybe they have a balance in the arm mounted to nachzuwiegen whether it is heavier than the allowed 20 kg ...
The baggage was handed over to the driver who loaded it into the lower compartments. Maybe they had an installed scale in their arm to check if your bags were heavier than the allowed 20 kgs ...
To have more legroom we went to the last room at the emergency exit.
We grab the last line of the emergency exit because of the legroom.
All seats are already fitted with seat belts that must be created. On board there is free wireless internet access. But for the upload of images that was nothing.
All seats had seat belts Which You must wear. You had free WiFi on board. But nothing for the upload of pictures.
The last row for those who had what advantaged cathced the nororvirus ... and a Disadvantage for those sitting next: The price you had to pay for more legroom.
The back row has an advantage for the Norovirus have captured ... and a disadvantage for the sitting right next to it: This is the price of extra legroom.
But the front would have been an area for wheelchair users with more leg room.
There was therefore in the area in front for wheelchair customers with more legroom.
They also provided child seat supports.
Even kids seat cover are made.
After nearly two hours we arrive at Terminal 5 Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 will only be approached when there are people who have achieved these goals for tickets. That is, so if you booked at these terminals and must be expelled, so must the corresponding target are posted. On the ride to the terminal, we see that all international television networks have built up before the Renaissance Hotel to capture the eerie quiet scenery perfect rest on the tarmac at Heathrow airport.
It took nearly two hours before we reached terminal 5. They only call Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 when there are ticketed passengers i. e. you must have tickets to these terminals if you want the bus to stop there. On the way to the terminal we see all international broadcast network in front of the Renaissance Hotel to catch the haunting atmosphere at Heathrow airport where was absolutely no move on the airfield.
So they released you at the bus terminal which is connected by subway to Termianl 1 and Terminal 3. Terminal 2 is closed.
Ansonsten wird man am Busbahnhof des Flughafens herausgelassen, der mit den Terminals 1 und 3 unterirdisch verbunden ist. Terminal 2 ist geschlossen.
Und wenn man umbuchen muss, weil man zu früh oder there's too late? The fun will cost 5 GBP, subject to availability.
And if you need to rebook because you are too late or too early? Change 5 GBP fee subject to availability.
Who need to get to the subway (underground) and need to get from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 need anyway to get under the bus station.
Who the subway wants to or from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at the bus station must always underneath.
empty Heathrow so beautiful I have ever experienced. Lufthansa issued the slogan: There we no one helped. The personal advice: try National Express ... A small initiative started that are still looking for a passenger mini-bus to Paris. For 125 EUR and no idea when and where you arrive and meet at all the eight people: Not mine.
Heathrow Never experienced before so nice and calm. Lufthansa gave following instruction: Do not help anybody. The personal advise: try it with National Express ... A small initiative started to arrange a shared ride in a mini-bus to Paris. For 125 EUR and no idea when and where you will arrive and when eight persons are available and willing to book: not mine.
We booked a car with Enterprise who had a location in the ferry terminal of Dover. But they wanted the double price of the normal charges. Company corp rates were just ignored. The other as well but so have no business.
we book a rental car Enterprise who have a duty station in the ferry terminal in Dover. However, they take the double of what they normally take. Corporate rates also are useless. The other car rental companies do the same and have to do anything.
And then even our bus to pick us up. For £ 77.05 we get a Polo. We normally pay half for a Golf.
The van came to collect us. For 77.05 GBP we got a Polo. Normally we pay for a half golf.
On the way to Dover we met again my childhood. On a service station along side of the motorway we found a Wimpy. But this was not same anymore like my childhood. In Dover we parked the car first because we excepted here jam packed in the waiting hall. But nothing.
On the way to Dover we come to my childhood. At a motorway service station, there are Wimpy. But unfortunately nothing to do with childhood. In Dover we park the car first time. Actually, we have expected crowds. But nothing is going on.
may be normal for 50 GBP instead of 26 EUR we at in an hour P & O Ferries with. Seafrance usually takes no more foot passengers. Here they have done well. The snakes which were quite long.
For 50 GBP 26 EUR instead of normally we can go in our hour with P & O Ferries . Seafrance normally does not accepted anymore foot passengers but they did it under the special circumstances. But their queue was somehow long.
Now we tried to return the car as quickly as possible.
Now we try to quickly get rid of our car.
We could even after a night bus Paris. But I already reached the two hours from Southampton to Heathrow.
From here we can still get on the nightbus to Paris. But the two hours from Southampton to Heathrow were already enough.
We used the chance to inform us about the prices and talked a little bit with the drivers. A ride from Dover to Gatwick will be around 130 GBP and 160 GBP to Heathrow around.
at the taxi station we take the opportunity to inform us about the prices and come up with the taxi drivers in conversation. A trip from Dover to Gatwick will cost around 130 GBP and to Heathrow around 160 GBP.
We in the arrivals hall over to Enterprise to search.
We need to get over to the arrival hall to find Enterprise.
Enterprise offers to collect / deliver you at the cruise terminal but not at the weekends. AVIS is also here available. But they are not available at the weekend as well.
Enterprise offers that you will be picked up at the Cruise Terminal or executed himself, but not on weekends. AVIS is also represented. But they are not available on weekends.
A bus connects the ferry terminal to the train station, but then we had a train station in London exchange. With baggage too much stress.
A bus connects the ferry terminal witht the train station but then we need to change the train station within London. Too much stress with all the bags.
Here you need to pay attention because the bus to the ship starts also from here. It was not very convenient. On the way to the ship you need get all off without baggage to pass the French immigration. After few yards again with all your bags for security screening. They took us directly on the ramp to the car deck of the ship and released us in front of a two-deck long steep stairways to get to the passengers deck.
Hier muss man aufpassen, weil hier auch die Busse abfahren, zu denen man zu den Schiffen gebracht wird. That was anything but pleasant. First of all had to get out on the way to the ship without luggage to go through the French immigration procedure. Then after a few meters again with luggage through security. It has now been brought directly to the ship, that is, the bus left the loading ramp on a car deck and sat us in front of a long staircase leading to two decks to get to the passenger decks.
Welcome to the PRIDE OF BURGUNDY. Fortunately, the trip lasted just over an hour. Longer I would not even stand it.
Welcome to the PRIDE OF BURGUNDY. But the ride was only an hour. Much longer I really did not want to stay there.
I Calais you need to get off the ship over this endless long passenger bridge and into a bus again.
In Calais it was the first time ever that their luggage down long passenger bridge and back on the bus.
Fortunately we had ordered no rental cars. All of them were already closed and we would not always come to this, because the foot passengers were standing up in the arrival hall. They probably would have ripped off anyway.
We were lucky that we did not buy a car. All had closed anyway and we would not have a chance to get to their offices as the departing foot passengers were already queing in the arrival hall. I guess they would not been nicer than in the UK with their price policy.
Ooops ... no more buses according to this schedule. And no taxi around.
Oh - a bus left according to schedule apparently does not - and a taxi was nowhere to be seen.
Then a bus came from the station and brought a whole new set foot passengers, which now already queuing outside. Therefore, the bus could not keep it there, where he delivered normally. And before the space television crews from around the world.
But then came one more bus arrived and more foot passengers who need to queue up outside the terminal. The bus was not able to stop anymore where it should stop. In front of the square all the international networks.
EUR For 2 we got a lift to Calais Ville train station.
are for 2 EUR per person, we drove to Calais Ville station.
There we learn that the SNCF will start operations after the strike to clock 06.00 in the morning again. So we buy two tickets to Metz for 175.80 EUR. Long live the credit card. What you actually get people without a credit card, and in such a situation?
There we learned that SNCF French Railways will resume the service at 06.00 hrs the next morning. So we bought two tickets for Metz (at the French-German border) for 175.80 EUR. Long live the credit card. What are people doing without a credit card and get in such a situation???
We decided to make ti to Calais somehow and so we booked already a room and paid. We got the last room in Hotel Metropol which was situated only two minutes walking from the train station Calais Ville. They helped four other ferry-mates to find an accomodation for the night as there were no taxis available to continue the travel due to the strike of the French railways workers. Ihh... wool blankets with linen... But this night we were just tired and did not take too much attention on them.
wanted, we had originally determined that we manage zumindst to Calais, and so we have already ordered and paid for a room. We got the last room. The Metropol Hotel was luckily only 2 minutes from Calais Ville station away. Four other passengers then they have also helped to get an accommodation, because they were in Calais since because of the railway strike hardly taxes. Well, even if it is again with sheets blankets ... Ugh ... But tonight we were all the same anyway.
The bathroom was all there.
You had everything in the bathroom.
Only the French single-sheet toilet paper Which was appreciated by smokers who were still rolling their cigarettes.
Only the French single-sheet toilet paper, which will surely like hot cakes in smokers, which turn even the cigarettes.
On television we were tired. We wanted to get out the next morning and go home.
We did not want to watch any TV as we need to wake up very early the next morning and wanted to get home.
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