IOM TT 2005 Ferry Prices

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 09:30:55 -0000, "Monz" <see_sig DeleteThis @email.com> wrote:

 >Invoice for ferry crossings have just hit the doormat... for those who are
 >interested it's £158 on Seacat from Liverpool/Return so thats not too bad,
 >was expecting £170+ from what the Steam Packet droid said when I booked the
 >tickets. Still seems a fair whack for a 3 1/2 hour sailing though

It's got nothing to do with the length of the crossing. It's simple
economics - *lots* of people want to go to the TT, so the price goes
up. This makes up for the fact that they still have to run a service
in January.

It never ceases to amaze me the way people whinge about the Steam
Packet at TT time.
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"Monz" <see_sig DeleteThis @email.com> wrote in message
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 > Invoice for ferry crossings have just hit the doormat... for those who are
 > interested it's £158 on Seacat from Liverpool/Return so thats not too bad,
 > was expecting £170+ from what the Steam Packet droid said when I booked
 > the tickets. Still seems a fair whack for a 3 1/2 hour sailing though
 >

Ditto, Just got my tickets, 3 x £ 158 Heysham to Douglas + return
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"Champ" <news RemoveThis @champ.org.uk> wrote in message
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 > On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 09:30:55 -0000, "Monz" <see_sig RemoveThis @email.com> wrote:
 >
  >>Invoice for ferry crossings have just hit the doormat... for those who are
  >>interested it's £158 on Seacat from Liverpool/Return so thats not too bad,
  >>was expecting £170+ from what the Steam Packet droid said when I booked
  >>the
  >>tickets. Still seems a fair whack for a 3 1/2 hour sailing though
 >
 > It's got nothing to do with the length of the crossing. It's simple
 > economics - *lots* of people want to go to the TT, so the price goes
 > up. This makes up for the fact that they still have to run a service
 > in January.
 >
 > It never ceases to amaze me the way people whinge about the Steam
 > Packet at TT time.


<Victor Meldrew Mode>
Yes Champ... aren't they wonderful. Noticed on the tickets that even though
I specifically booked the seacat both out and return from Liverpool they
have decided that I shall sail my outward journey from Heysham on the crock
of shit otherwise known as the "Lady of Man" but wait there is more... I
called to ask why they had moved the booking when they had already confirmed
the original booking on the seacat. "Im sorry sir it's just because of the
numbers". Surely the people that booked after me should have got the Lady of
Man tickets, Well sir if you need to cancel there will be a charge and that
charge increases the closer you get to the TT.

They are a shite company and if there were any competition they would be
bankrupt overnight and you know it.
</VMM>

But like the Murphy's I'm not bitter

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"Monz" <see_sig.DeleteThis@email.com> wrote in message
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 > "Champ" <news.DeleteThis@champ.org.uk> wrote in message
 > news:fb3a011cqdsuumqkg04aq9jo70o0evql2d@4ax.com...
  >> On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 09:30:55 -0000, "Monz" <see_sig.DeleteThis@email.com> wrote:
  >>
   >>>Invoice for ferry crossings have just hit the doormat... for those who
   >>>are
   >>>interested it's £158 on Seacat from Liverpool/Return so thats not too
   >>>bad,
   >>>was expecting £170+ from what the Steam Packet droid said when I booked
   >>>the
   >>>tickets. Still seems a fair whack for a 3 1/2 hour sailing though
  >>
  >> It's got nothing to do with the length of the crossing. It's simple
  >> economics - *lots* of people want to go to the TT, so the price goes
  >> up. This makes up for the fact that they still have to run a service
  >> in January.
  >>
  >> It never ceases to amaze me the way people whinge about the Steam
  >> Packet at TT time.
 >
 >
 > <Victor Meldrew Mode>
 > Yes Champ... aren't they wonderful. Noticed on the tickets that even
 > though I specifically booked the seacat both out and return from Liverpool
 > they have decided that I shall sail my outward journey from Heysham on the
 > crock of shit otherwise known as the "Lady of Man" but wait there is
 > more... I called to ask why they had moved the booking when they had
 > already confirmed the original booking on the seacat. "Im sorry sir it's
 > just because of the numbers". Surely the people that booked after me
 > should have got the Lady of Man tickets, Well sir if you need to cancel
 > there will be a charge and that charge increases the closer you get to the
 > TT.
 >
 > They are a shite company and if there were any competition they would be
 > bankrupt overnight and you know it.
 > </VMM>


My invoice says SEACAT at the top, do I take it I'm not going by Seacat
then?
how can you tell

Not done this before, does the seacat not go from Heysham?
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"Monz" <see_sig.DeleteThis@email.com> wrote in message
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 > Invoice for ferry crossings have just hit the doormat... for those who are
 > interested it's £158 on Seacat from Liverpool/Return so thats not too bad,
 > was expecting £170+ from what the Steam Packet droid said when I booked
 > the tickets. Still seems a fair whack for a 3 1/2 hour sailing though
 >

At the moment for us on the Island if we make a booking before the 14. Feb,
for any date other than TT Week in 2005, we get the ticket at half price.

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