Ferry Cabin Question

full-time-mum

We've booked a cabin this year in the hope that we will get some sleep on the ferry over to France.

This is the first time we've had this luxury and may be this is a daft question but will we have access to drinking water and a plug in the cabin.

I've got a travel kettle and hoping to save by taking my own breakfast. I really do need a cuppa first thing and don't want to pay ferry prices. I also want to fill my flask for the journey south.

Thanks

Marsh_Samphire

What company are you going with, can you look on their website to see if there is any info on the cabins?
I've been on Stena line ferries and their website lets you choose the type of cabin you want and tells you what is provided. The last time I went, I booked one that had a mini bar... :beer:
(Booked using Tesco vouchers so it was money saving too!)

richardw

There might be a shaver socket in the bathroom, have you got an adaptor?

Bob_the_Saver

Wouldn't drink tap water on a ship, the movement disturbs 'sediment' in the tanks.

PolishBigSpender

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

Wouldn't drink tap water on a ship, the movement disturbs 'sediment' in the tanks.

Even though the water is kept at the same standard as the tap water from your home?

Tap water is fine onboard ferries - it's used by themselves for everything.

jamsandwiches

We never drink the water on the ship. Don't think they have a plug in the sink - but there is a socket for using the kettle but depending which ship you may need an apaptor - found this on one of the French ships once.
When we leave the car we take a cold box with us containing everything we need for the journey - water, coffee and other drinks, any food we need for supper and breakfast.
We usually take a travel kettle, cups, breakfast bowls, box of cereal (or part of one) milk etc. Also bread, cheese and snacks.

Do you have a travel kettle you can plug into your cigarette lighter?
For about £15 they are the most important thing we take with us. Boil the kettle then fill a large flask as we go along.
We drive from UK to Southern Spain twice a year and take all our supplies with us. We also have a car fridge but there are many things you can take with you that don't need one. (pot noodles our stand by - just in case we get stuck in a 16hr traffic jam which has happened).

Bob_the_Saver

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Even though the water is kept at the same standard as the tap water from your home?

Tap water is fine onboard ferries - it's used by themselves for everything.

The water might be but the storage tanks and plumbing?

zagfles

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

Wouldn't drink tap water on a ship, the movement disturbs 'sediment' in the tanks.

Where do they get the water to make tea in the ship's cafe/restaurant?

Boiling the water should be OK - though can't remember whether there are any plug sockets in the cabins. The shaver sockets won't work, wouldn't have thought.

zagfles

richardw wrote: »

There might be a shaver socket in the bathroom, have you got an adaptor?

Don't think it'd work even with an adaptor - those shaver sockets usually only let you draw a small current, certainly not enough for a kettle.

tarkytarks

Would you be able to take a bottle of water with you to boil (even tap water from home in a pop bottle) - just incase the water on board isn't so great. It sounds like there are some differing thoughts on this matter!

Bob_the_Saver

tarkytarks wrote: »

Would you be able to take a bottle of water with you to boil (even tap water from home in a pop bottle) - just incase the water on board isn't so great. It sounds like there are some differing thoughts on this matter!

Spent a lot of time on ships and I wouldn't drink it (we were advised not to) but up to you.