Timeline for Why do some ferry checkins close so early?
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| Jun 7, 2017 at 16:34 | history | edited | gerrit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 7, 2017 at 16:10 | comment | added | Itai | @gerrit - That is a very small sample but mine is small too. I've probably taken less than 30 ferries, although on 4 continents (15 or so countries), so at least they are varried. | |
| Jun 7, 2017 at 15:48 | comment | added | gerrit | @Itai It appears to be the case for all overnight ferries to and from the UK at least. | |
| Jun 7, 2017 at 15:46 | comment | added | Itai | Think you just took some random examples. I've had ferries in Africa where boarding time is 15 mins before departure and you can check-in right up to that limit, you'll just be one of the last ones to board. | |
| Jun 7, 2017 at 15:45 | vote | accept | gerrit | ||
| Jun 7, 2017 at 15:41 | comment | added | gerrit | @Gagravarr Good point. It usually is the case. | |
| Jun 7, 2017 at 15:38 | comment | added | gerrit | @WGroleau I did ask them, but did not get a useful reply. | |
| Jun 7, 2017 at 15:38 | answer | added | gerrit | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jan 21, 2016 at 14:19 | history | edited | gerrit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 21, 2016 at 13:16 | comment | added | WGroleau | Since this question is about one specific ferry, why not (1) say so in the title and (2) ask the operators of that ferry? | |
| Jan 21, 2016 at 8:54 | comment | added | AKS | I took a ferry in Barcelona after the departure time. The check-in counter officer said me to run to the ferry, with a note to the onboard person to check me in on board. I was pretty lucky that time, but I don't think there are technical reasons for this kind of restriction. | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 12:02 | history | edited | JoErNanO♦ |
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| Jan 20, 2016 at 11:29 | comment | added | Belle | Ah yeah, it doesn't apply in that case, I know that is the case though at Dunkerque / Calais - Dover and many ferries in Scandinavia. | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 11:18 | comment | added | gerrit | @J.Constantine There's only one ferry per night, so that doesn't apply in this case. | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 11:13 | comment | added | Belle | If you do arrive early enough, and there is space, you will often be admitted on an earlier ferry, so arriving early does not have to be that bad. | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 5:33 | comment | added | Gagravarr | Is it perhaps a terminal where they have to bus foot passengers onto the ferry, rather than letting them walk? | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 3:50 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/689656119246061569 | ||
| Jan 20, 2016 at 3:46 | comment | added | Aganju | The ferries I used have not enforced that ever - I think the point is if you arrive at that early time, you will make the ferry, even if there are long lines. After that, you are on your own to have a wait line or not. | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 3:12 | answer | added | user13044 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 2:27 | comment | added | MastaBaba | I speculate, but I think this is a leftover from a long bygone era. And, because the number of foot passengers is so small, there's no real pressure to change this much. That said, I seem to recall that the ferries between the UK and Ireland are much more lenient with their checkin/boarding times. | |
| Jan 20, 2016 at 0:14 | history | asked | gerrit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |