Two-lane Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Economies of scale, and so on. The £77.30 is with a car up to 4.70m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 16 minutes ago, Max Power said: John, I'm a fan of the SPCo, but I was horrified at the price of a return Seacat sailing to Liverpool, which I was forced to buy. I couldn't wait a week and travel at a different time, although I did book three weeks in advance...£134! Same week, Hull Rotterdam, 10 hour trip with cabin, £255 return. You need to look at Condor or BF or Wight Link or Red Funnel and Stena and Irish Ferries from Liverpool, Holyhead, Pembroke etc aren’t much better And Hull/Rotterdam? P&O. Pray no emergency as staff on £3.50 an hour won’t assist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 3 minutes ago, John Wright said: You need to look at Condor or BF or Wight Link or Red Funnel and Stena and Irish Ferries from Liverpool, Holyhead, Pembroke etc aren’t much better And Hull/Rotterdam? P&O. Pray no emergency as staff on £3.50 an hour won’t assist Apologies, I edited my post as you were posting. If you look at the table in the Which report, all those companies come out ahead of the SPCo in the customer surveys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 8 minutes ago, John Wright said: And Hull/Rotterdam? P&O. Pray no emergency as staff on £3.50 an hour won’t assist P&O do not agree with you. They insist they are paying the high wage of £5.15 / hour (but The Guardian reckons £4.87). Somewhat worrying. They sure as hell cold not buy a house here. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/18/po-ferries-crew-minimum-wage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 2 hours ago, John Wright said: Just shows the Manx love of SPCo bashing and Manx Crab syndrome as national sports. I’ve travelled on lots of the routes and SPCo is pretty good value and service. how many shares do you have in SPCo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 3 hours ago, WTF said: how many shares do you have in SPCo ? Same as you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 5 hours ago, Max Power said: I understand the limitations of operating on short journeys, but the SPCo is our lifeline, we need reliable travel at a respectable price. It's not just a short journey. It's an extremely lightly loaded one, passenger wise, for much of the year. That makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Note in the survey the IOMSPCo have no "Value For Money" rating. Presumably this is because they couldn't find any... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 2 hours ago, P.K. said: Note in the survey the IOMSPCo have no "Value For Money" rating. Presumably this is because they couldn't find any... If you notice in the surveys, the '-' symbol means not enough responses to provide an analysis. In the case of the Steam Packet I don't think this survey has been based on a large enough sample of people. It says the sample was from 2000 Which? members. And you have to also ask, what type of person becomes a Which? member in the first place. I question the surveys total validity. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 1 hour ago, Albert Tatlock said: If you notice in the surveys, the '-' symbol means not enough responses to provide an analysis. In the case of the Steam Packet I don't think this survey has been based on a large enough sample of people. It says the sample was from 2000 Which? members. And you have to also ask, what type of person becomes a Which? member in the first place. I question the surveys total validity. Indeed. Ignore it, it's a crock of the proverbial. The "Passenger Space" column shows only 3 stars and facilities 2 stars. The MXM has oodles of space and the facilities are far superior to anything IOMSPCo has had to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormless Git Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 15 hours ago, Two-lane said: Economies of scale, and so on. The £77.30 is with a car up to 4.70m Perhaps its an Irish Sea thing as I've just paid an exorbitant fare for the short crossing from Cairnryan to Belfast and back at £456 which makes the longer SPCo pricing look attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 15 hours ago, John Wright said: You need to look at Condor or BF or Wight Link or Red Funnel and Stena and Irish Ferries from Liverpool, Holyhead, Pembroke etc aren’t much better And Hull/Rotterdam? P&O. Pray no emergency as staff on £3.50 an hour won’t assist Do these staff on low pay get board and lodgings on the ship for free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub3 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 30 minutes ago, Gormless Git said: Perhaps its an Irish Sea thing as I've just paid an exorbitant fare for the short crossing from Cairnryan to Belfast and back at £456 which makes the longer SPCo pricing look attractive. I have just tried your dates and times you quoted and the price works out at £362, maybe you live up to your forum name.😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 5 hours ago, P.K. said: Note in the survey the IOMSPCo have no "Value For Money" rating. Presumably this is because they couldn't find any... They got their pricing from a ferry booking site, no discounted fares, plus their commission. Those sites have their uses - but cheap they ain’t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 26 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Do these staff on low pay get board and lodgings on the ship for free? As do the SPCo staff when doing live on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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