The ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam - DFDS’ 18hr ‘mini cruise’.

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2 ай бұрын

Join me on board DFDS’s 18hr service from Newcastle to Amsterdam, is the long crossing worth it.
We’ll be in one of the ships Commodore class cabins, is the extra worth it?
Whilst on board I’ll show you everything that the ship has to offer from transfers to the on board experience.
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Date of travel: 23.04.2024.
Departure: Port of Tyne, Newcastle, UK.
Arrival: Ijmuiden, Amsterdam, NL.
Class of travel: Commodore Cabin.
Cost of travel: £325.00 + add ons (£24.90pp for meal and £9pp for coach transfers).
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Пікірлер: 43

@gerrywhelan7426 2 ай бұрын

SO MUCH more relaxing than the stress of airports & cramped planes.

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated. Certainly agrre with that.

@clivestuarteardley6049 22 күн бұрын

Fabulous video. I know this area so well and these ferries

@TheGeordieTravels 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching - very much appreciated.

@iancroft3772 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for raising some great memories. My wife and I have sailed this trip 3 times - twice from North Shields and once from Ijmuiden. It is possible that we'll be doing it again in September. We lived for a time in North Shields and could catch the local bus down to the terminal and home again. Last time we did this voyage (2018), a propeller apparently broke outside Sunderland, so the ship limped across the North Sea, taking around 25 hours. Ruined our ongoing plans a bit, but we were able to enjoy a wonderful free lunch with heaps of smoked Salmon, and we had 18 unexpected and happy hours in Amsterdam. Thought of this the other week as we sailed across Cook Strait in NZ - a shorter but also very interesting journey..

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Thank for watching, appreciated nad thanks fior sharing. A brokrn propeller sounds a bit of a nightmare but pleased it worked out well.

@Trond_travels 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I did this trip in 2018, but one way only, Amsterdam to Newcastle, with King Seaways. It was a very nice trip, would like to do it again. I did like the ship, a little bit old, but in a good way. I also travelled with Color Viking (later Jupiter) in 1994 and 1997, from Bergen to Newcastle. That journey took about 24 hours (via Haugesund and Stavanger). Sadly, that service stopped in 2008.

@22seanathan22 2 ай бұрын

many good memories of Color Viking to Norway!

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Thank for watching, appreciated and thanks for sharing.

@webrarian 2 ай бұрын

After my disastrous abandoned journey to Newcastle from King's Cross last December, I'm wondering if Liverpool Street > Harwich > Hook of Holland > Amsterdam > Newcastle might be a more enjoyable and reliable route. Your cruise down the Tyne looks beautiful.

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Thank for watching, appreciated. That does sound like an awesome route, i may even try it sometime

@xr6lad 2 ай бұрын

Nice cabin. Looks like fun. Realised when you mentioned the ships former life as the Spirit of Tasmania I and my partner have sailed in her twice. Once was a very rough crossing.

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Thank for watching, appreciated. the cabin was lovely but sonmetimes it's a small world really

@Ken-mj2go 2 ай бұрын

Great way to celebrate the upcoming big 50. Cheers!

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, appreciated - this was just a part of the celebtion, more to come.

@stormhammerfirebrand5820 2 ай бұрын

Great report mate!

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated as always and thank you for your cointinued support

@Michael43713 2 ай бұрын

Really good review. Very informative.

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated.

@lincolncityful1 2 ай бұрын

Good watch thanks 👍

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated.

@Thedane2023 2 ай бұрын

Its rather strange to see a Danish flag at the stern of a wessel there are in service from Newcastle and Amsterdam, but it makes me proud as a dane. at 12:15 - OH MY GOSH, do they even shows Danish comercials on board - thats a Rema 1000 commercial.

@erik_griswold 2 ай бұрын

I believe all DFDS vessels are registered in Denmark?

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated. DFDS are a Danish company.

@lauramenzies9042 2 ай бұрын

Going on there two weeks today to cycle around Holland.!

@TheGeordieTravels Ай бұрын

Thanks fir watching - enjoy

@22seanathan22 2 ай бұрын

great video and being a Sandancer have travelled countless times on this service and numerous loveable DFDS ferries past and present. just wondering why you left early, as the weather looked fine, but I would be happy with that as the longer the sea experience the better

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated. I'm not sure, suppose if all have booked have checked-in mayne they can head off early. The weather was great for the most, and a really good crossing.

@kevanhubbard9673 2 ай бұрын

I've been on that but not quite Newcastle, North Shields, and a good distance from Amsterdam at Ijmuiden about the same distance from Amsterdam as Darlington is from Newcastle!I walked from Percy Main when i got the Metro when we went to Bergen on the Fjord Line ferry which, sadly,has stopped running or rather sailing.

@markharkin5257 2 ай бұрын

Good to see they run a Tight Ship not a sh.. aaaand on that note nice video been watching a while now 🙂

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

hi mate, thanks for watching, much appreciated and thanks for the support.

@paulroach2538 2 ай бұрын

Yes I did that for my 60 th from Hull to Rotterdam .

@keithparker5125 2 ай бұрын

Used to do that trip regularly until P&O treated their British crews like crap, then discovered that DFDS is far better value for money and haven't looked back!

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Thank for watching, much appreciated.

@keithparker5125 2 ай бұрын

I do this trip on a regular basis for our trips to Germany. As a foot passenger, the route is far more convenient for those intending train travel onwards (the timing is perfect for those intending to use the sleeper trains onward from Amsterdam Centraal). For those who are mobility impaired, the busses from Newcastle are easily accessible whilst on the Dutch side, if you notify DFDS that you require assistance, they will arrange for an accessible taxi for travel between Ijmuiden (pronounced Aye-mow-den) - my wife and I will be travelling next month and they have agreed to drop and pick us up from the taxi rank at Amsterdam Centraal (only a 50 metre walk as opposed to a much longer walk to the coach stop on De Ruijterkade. If assistance is requested, we have always been asked to wait at check-in whilst they arrange for a crew member to come and collect your baggage and take you straight to your cabin - similarly, on arrival, you wait in your cabin for a crew member to collect your baggage and then escort you through all the landing formalities and straight to your transport. First class service and always with a smile!

@TheGeordieTravels 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated. Thanks for the information regarding assistance. Very helpful as i intend to cover the King Seaways at a later date.

@keithparker5125 2 ай бұрын

@@TheGeordieTravels On the way out we are on King Seaways (has a dedicated lounge on board for those travelling Commodore class) and Princess Seaways for the return. Personally, I think King Seaways has the edge with the lounge but Princess Seaways has the edge when it comes to the buffet-restaurant. Have a good trip.