Am I entitled to a refund on this holiday? Mis-selling?

Grumpy_chap

sheramber said:

“However there are zero slots left on the ferry crossing for the day our break is on

Except, it appears, there were slots available as of yesterday evening.

Murphybear

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

We went there last year to a Warners Hotel, that’s the adults only ones.  They offered us a cheap ferry crossing which was £60 return which is a genuine bargain.  

DullGreyGuy

Murphybear said:

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

Dont think it's even close to being the most expensive ferry in the UK let alone the world. It's a 6.3km crossing and a day return for a foot passenger with 1 weeks notice is £22.60 so £1.79/km. There is a ferry that runs from the DoubleTree hotel on the south bank of the thames to Canary Wharf on the other side that costs £11.20 for a return and is 300m so works out at £18.67/km so over 10x the cost 

Zinger549

DullGreyGuy said:

Murphybear said:

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

Dont think it's even close to being the most expensive ferry in the UK let alone the world. It's a 6.3km crossing and a day return for a foot passenger with 1 weeks notice is £22.60 so £1.79/km. There is a ferry that runs from the DoubleTree hotel on the south bank of the thames to Canary Wharf on the other side that costs £11.20 for a return and is 300m so works out at £18.67/km so over 10x the cost 

It's £8.20 https://www.thamesclippers.com/plan-your-journey/find-your-pier/doubletree-docklands-pier

photome

DullGreyGuy said:

Murphybear said:

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

Dont think it's even close to being the most expensive ferry in the UK let alone the world. It's a 6.3km crossing and a day return for a foot passenger with 1 weeks notice is £22.60 so £1.79/km. There is a ferry that runs from the DoubleTree hotel on the south bank of the thames to Canary Wharf on the other side that costs £11.20 for a return and is 300m so works out at £18.67/km so over 10x the cost 

There is one in Thorpe near Norwich , it’s £5 return and 40 meters each way, no idea what that is per km

Exodi

photome said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Murphybear said:

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

Dont think it's even close to being the most expensive ferry in the UK let alone the world. It's a 6.3km crossing and a day return for a foot passenger with 1 weeks notice is £22.60 so £1.79/km. There is a ferry that runs from the DoubleTree hotel on the south bank of the thames to Canary Wharf on the other side that costs £11.20 for a return and is 300m so works out at £18.67/km so over 10x the cost 

There is one in Thorpe near Norwich , it’s £5 return and 40 meters each way, no idea what that is per km

5/((40/1000)*2) = £62.50/km.

photome

Exodi said:

photome said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Murphybear said:

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

Dont think it's even close to being the most expensive ferry in the UK let alone the world. It's a 6.3km crossing and a day return for a foot passenger with 1 weeks notice is £22.60 so £1.79/km. There is a ferry that runs from the DoubleTree hotel on the south bank of the thames to Canary Wharf on the other side that costs £11.20 for a return and is 300m so works out at £18.67/km so over 10x the cost 

There is one in Thorpe near Norwich , it’s £5 return and 40 meters each way, no idea what that is per km

5/((40/1000)*2) = £62.50/km.

Thanks, has to be the most expensive 😀.  It’s even more expensive if only going one way, £3 😉

DullGreyGuy

Zinger549 said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Murphybear said:

Sadly the IofW ferry is notorious for being the most expensive ferry per km on the planet. 

Dont think it's even close to being the most expensive ferry in the UK let alone the world. It's a 6.3km crossing and a day return for a foot passenger with 1 weeks notice is £22.60 so £1.79/km. There is a ferry that runs from the DoubleTree hotel on the south bank of the thames to Canary Wharf on the other side that costs £11.20 for a return and is 300m so works out at £18.67/km so over 10x the cost 

It's £8.20 https://www.thamesclippers.com/plan-your-journey/find-your-pier/doubletree-docklands-pier

But if you go to https://www.thamesclippers.com/booking and try to buy a return it says £11.20:



Presumably difference between ticket and contactless however even at £8.20 is much more expensive than what was claimed as the most expensive ferry in the world per km/mile. 

nyermen

OP - look deeply at what Grumpy Chap has found.  My family is from the Island, yes Wightlink are a rip off (welcome to private equity - https://onthewight.com/private-eye-sheds-light-on-the-complex-ownership-of-wightlink-and-impact-on-islanders), I paid over 200 quid to take wife and sprog over last christmas.  Islanders get special discounts, we almost had my father come over by foot to drive the car over.

Grumpy_chap

I hope the OP got this sorted and enjoys their holiday 🙂