Really informative video, thanks Shane and Ane. Was searching 'Ferries to Spain' and this popped-up...Was so well done I hit the subscribe...Love the VW too, awesome van you have there.
Thanks for a very informative video. I think you were very fortunate getting such a smooth crossing! Looking forward to your next upload. Take care for now and drive safely.
Great video guys as always. I love your cheerfulness! So jealous though....we were in Spain and Portugal in Jan/Feb....I will be following your trip with huge envy! Enjoy yourselves!
Great video guys - enjoyed that. The C-Club prices have increased significantly since my trip from Portsmouth to Santander in 2022 and the meals seem much more structured now. It’s still worth it though imo as you wouldn’t need to spend any money on anything else on board. And it’s a very nice space to sit and relax. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your trip. We will be following as usual 😊
Thanks for watching 😊😊 We believe it is worth it. You can go anytime and grab a drink or have a snack and the food is beautiful 😍 and it's always quiet and relaxing which is great to get work done etc
Great video guys. Looking forward to seeing where Fergus takes you. Using the same ferry next month, appreciate the tips especially the lounge! Safe travels 😊
No we never had to pay for TV! The WiFi works great but cuts in and out from time to time. They had an offer if you signed up in the first hour it was only 12.50 for 2 devices for the whole sailing
Good vlog, just wish they’d move it back to Cork! On the plus side the ship has improved massively since that first Cork Santander sailing. Personally I’ve always felt the extra cost for the lounge isn’t worth it, though the cost of bottled water on board may make it worth while, Loving your hybrid accent too! Look forward to your onward journey.
Thank you for watching :) Cork or Rossalre doesn't make a difference for us, still a 300km + drive to the port. That was our first time with the Lounge and we really think it's worth it.. if you bought all the meals it wouldn't be long adding up past €98 euro. Everyone loves the accent 🤣🤣 Again thanks for watching 😊❤️
Great video. I've been on that ship and concur with all you said. I see on the different Facebook groups people are always asking about the ship and crossing. Now we have a relevant link to send them to! What's with all the people asking you how much. As you say, different depending on dates, van size, etc. Can they not just go to the ferry website and check themselves for dates that suit?!
Thank you Linda ❤️ It's an amazing ship isn't it 😍 That would be amazing if you could share the video to people whenever you see someone looking for information!! Thank you so much :) We don't know why people want to know the cost of our sailing. They might have bigger vans, they might want different cabin etc it's just easier if they look themselves.
Excellent video as always. We’re sailing in august and haven’t booked the C lounge. It seems expensive. Is it the experience or are you also saving over the 6 meals? €98 each?
Thank you Joseph! In our opinion its definitely worth the €98 (it's 98 each) You get 6 meals the first day, and then the next day you get 2. When you break down the cost of the meals in the restaurant we feel its worth it. During the meals you have endless selection of pastries, fruit, soft drinks snacks etc plus you can go up as many times as you wish
Glad you enjoyed it, we have done that trip many times could be Santander or Bilbao depending on which port is active. But the last time Nov 23 on the return from Spain they really let me down. I like many others buy good wine in Spain and bring it up from the camper. Went into the good lounge as you call it ordered the food sat down . When asked what would you like to drink I said we have our own wine can we have some glasses. The answer was swift the manager was called and we were told we can serve you the food but you must eat it outside the restaurant if you wish to consume your own wine. Very Interesting tactic. I did consume the food outside the lounge and enjoyed the special reserve wine we had. The missus said to me What a Load of Bollocks and I agree.
Pass by my wee Cottage 😢 , what direction you heading when you leave Bilbao, as I got caught coming back last April with Exorbitant Toll charges, hope to avoid them in November 😢
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Yes I will avoid Toll this trip, once bitten twice shy. Wee Cottage 20 minutes from Rosslare near M11, it beautiful, but November till March see no one 1⃣, so it one reason for heading to Torrevieja, Weather is the second reason,
@jakeaird4786 it's very hard to give a price because different times of the year its different plus different sizes of vans etc. That's the only reason why we didn't put up the price because everyone's price could vary :) sorry about that
Very true. I do the trip from the south of England regularly, driving through france, but it makes sense whentravelingfrom Ireland @ShaneandAneVanLife
This ship is called the Satoña, I belive its only a year old 😊 The c club lounge was €98 per person extra and for that you get 6 meals (all buffet all you can eat) drinks included (soft drinks, juice, wine, 0.0% beers) In between meals you have all different snacks also 😊😊 it was great
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Many thanks Shane & Ana. I hope to make the trip late September and my wife & I are looking forward. Enjoy your adventure and do give us tips for places to go & eat in Northern Spain. Best
Nice video guys, the ferry looks pretty average, it was obviously serving the UK/ France route previously, they haven’t updated it for Ireland/Spain, UK/French tv, and duty free shop? They’re is no duty free shopping between EU Countries.
Thanks for watching :) This ship is a year old and I believe they're on rotation for crosses between Spain France UK and Ireland. It's actually really nice onboard :) on the TV there was UK and French channels
Sealounge at € 98,00 ( Per person )⁉️ I travel this route alot and have tried the Sealounge twice. It is an utter scam because the food between the two restaurants is prepared in the same kitchen. And please believe me, the food is substandard. Bring your own. The only advantage of the Sealounge is the panoramic view. If you suffer from seasickness though don’t spend any time in the very front of a boat as the motion will be much more severe than in the middle. Brittany Ferries is a no frills operator. Same as Ryan Air.
@manfredmeyer58 Hey, that was our 3rd time sailing with them and first time trying the C lounge. I know the food is prepared between the 2 restaurants but honestly we thought the food was superb and couldn't fault it.
@thomasdoylepainting8992 we got to the port in 5 minutes but the port is under construction so it took us almost an hour to get from the gate of the port to security 🤣
@@ShaneandAneVanLife I was there in may and was on beach just beside port it looked like they were getting ready works they must have made a detour around 👍
Yeah we stayed at the port the other times we sailed. Everything was just moving so slow and traffic was cued back up the hill.. took ages to get through
Hey! Thanks for asking, this is not an add ☺️ We always share our opinion whether it's good or bad, and when it's and add (very rarely), we always make sure to tag it in the video.
No not sponsored we always highlight if it is a paid partnership but this is just our honest thoughts on the ship :) we do a video like this everytime we sail :)
A couple reasons why we don't mention the price of the crossing is because everyone can be different. The first being the time of year, the size of your vehicle, if you get C Club lounge and what cabin you get. So what could be a 700euro sailing for us might be 900 for someone else. That's why we never said anything. Sorry about that :)
@johncooper3392 there are a number of factors influencing the price..but a similar trip in August for 2 people/camper/food/c lounge, comes in at €1,782 return.
Great video, definitely made me think this ferry would be worth adding to our holiday itinerary
Thanks for watching Linda 😊😊 the ferry nearly feels like part of the holiday experience!! Enjoy if you do take it 🛳😊
Ferry looked cool can't wait for the rest of your trip 👍👍
@stevecompton7197 ferry was amazing we loved it. Its like a mini holiday. Thanks for watching 😊😊
Really informative video, thanks Shane and Ane. Was searching 'Ferries to Spain' and this popped-up...Was so well done I hit the subscribe...Love the VW too, awesome van you have there.
@adyback7994 thank you so so much ❤️ lovely comment 😊😊
Thanks for a very informative video. I think you were very fortunate getting such a smooth crossing! Looking forward to your next upload. Take care for now and drive safely.
It was the smoothest sailing ever it was amazing 😁😁
Thanks for all the information... Great tips!!
Looking forward to your videos of your touring🎉
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Thanks for watching ❤️😊
Great video guys as always. I love your cheerfulness! So jealous though....we were in Spain and Portugal in Jan/Feb....I will be following your trip with huge envy! Enjoy yourselves!
Thanks for watching as always !! Hope you had a great time in Jan/Feb 😊😊
Great video guys - enjoyed that. The C-Club prices have increased significantly since my trip from Portsmouth to Santander in 2022 and the meals seem much more structured now. It’s still worth it though imo as you wouldn’t need to spend any money on anything else on board. And it’s a very nice space to sit and relax. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your trip. We will be following as usual 😊
Thanks for watching 😊😊
We believe it is worth it. You can go anytime and grab a drink or have a snack and the food is beautiful 😍 and it's always quiet and relaxing which is great to get work done etc
Great video guys. Looking forward to seeing where Fergus takes you. Using the same ferry next month, appreciate the tips especially the lounge! Safe travels 😊
Thank you Janet!! You'll have an amazing on board:) where are you travelling to when you arrive in Spain?
@ShaneandAneVanLife planning to drive the north coast and maybe inland to see some of the Vuelta 🤞
I could not access TV last April, had you to pay for TV, is WiFi worth it???
No we never had to pay for TV! The WiFi works great but cuts in and out from time to time. They had an offer if you signed up in the first hour it was only 12.50 for 2 devices for the whole sailing
Amazing!! The North Coast is the best :)
That’s so much nicer than the ferries I’ve been on!
It's like a mini cruise ship 🚢 😊
Great video and lovely to meet you in the ship!
Thank you!! Lovely to meet you guys too and thanks for letting us yluse your binoculars 😆😆
Hopefully you had a great time in Spain 🇪🇸
Another really interesting video. That ferry looked more like a cruise ship than a ferry. Hope the weather improved 🙂
Thanks for watching!! It's honestly like a cruise ship. Such an impressive sailing 😊😊
Looking forward to the next fixing Fergus instalment!
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Spot on guys loved and looking forward to following your trip. TC x
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Good review, someday I’ll take the MH on this trip. Enjoy your time in Spain
@@colettebyrne thank you! You definitely should it's amazing 😊😊
Enjoy the summer if there will be one. It’s crap here now so hope it’s better there for you guys
Thank you!! So far the weather has been average but definitely not July weather fingers crossed it picks up :) 😊😊
Thank you for sharing.
Good vlog, just wish they’d move it back to Cork! On the plus side the ship has improved massively since that first Cork Santander sailing. Personally I’ve always felt the extra cost for the lounge isn’t worth it, though the cost of bottled water on board may make it worth while, Loving your hybrid accent too! Look forward to your onward journey.
Thank you for watching :)
Cork or Rossalre doesn't make a difference for us, still a 300km + drive to the port.
That was our first time with the Lounge and we really think it's worth it.. if you bought all the meals it wouldn't be long adding up past €98 euro.
Everyone loves the accent 🤣🤣
Again thanks for watching 😊❤️
Muy buen trabajo , me gusta mucho y si tengo ocasión iré !!!!!!
Los barcos nuevos están muy bien y la comida estaba riquísima! 😋😋
I have done this journey, but I was completely unaware of any of these options.
It's a great sailing ⛵️
And is a joy to see … love the enthusiasm
Thank you ❤️❤️
@@ShaneandAneVanLife interesting accent... 99% Irish ☘️ 😉🥰
She's more Irish now 😉🇮🇪🇪🇸
@@ShaneandAneVanLife definitely 👍
Great video. I've been on that ship and concur with all you said. I see on the different Facebook groups people are always asking about the ship and crossing. Now we have a relevant link to send them to!
What's with all the people asking you how much. As you say, different depending on dates, van size, etc. Can they not just go to the ferry website and check themselves for dates that suit?!
Thank you Linda ❤️
It's an amazing ship isn't it 😍
That would be amazing if you could share the video to people whenever you see someone looking for information!! Thank you so much :)
We don't know why people want to know the cost of our sailing. They might have bigger vans, they might want different cabin etc it's just easier if they look themselves.
Have to say that Brittany Ferries Salamanca is a great ship, staff are brilliant over all a great travel experience with Brittany Ferries.
This ship was Santoña and everything was amazing. The staff were great
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Have not sailed on that one yet hope to be on board in October, looks every bit as good as the Salamanca.
@@daviddoyle5291 it's fantastic:)
awesome ferry trip /video . .. . .looks like real Luxury
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Thank you!! The ferry is like a mini cruise 🛳
Cmon Tipp 🤣🤣
@@ShaneandAneVanLife 😆 🤣 👍
Thanks for sharing, hope you guys got a good deal off them.
Question: what engine is in Fergus?
1.6 -1.9(1y) what?
@kev.fwestofireland334 thanks for watching:)
Fergus is 1.6 CS so just the standard 1.6 (wouldn't pull the socks of you)
@@ShaneandAneVanLife f###ing hell you guys are awesome 👌 1.6 Cs no power but keeps plodding along all day wow hope you have a hassle free summer 😀
Really appreciate the support!! Fingers crossed all goes good 😅😅
Excellent video as always. We’re sailing in august and haven’t booked the C lounge. It seems expensive. Is it the experience or are you also saving over the 6 meals? €98 each?
Thank you Joseph!
In our opinion its definitely worth the €98 (it's 98 each)
You get 6 meals the first day, and then the next day you get 2.
When you break down the cost of the meals in the restaurant we feel its worth it. During the meals you have endless selection of pastries, fruit, soft drinks snacks etc plus you can go up as many times as you wish
Amazing
Thanks you Denise 😊😊
i can feel myself gaining 5 lbs just watching all the food. :D
Don't worry I felt the 5lbs after the sailing 🤣🤣 I was wondering why Fergus was struggling up the hills 🤣🤣
Glad you enjoyed it, we have done that trip many times could be Santander or Bilbao depending on which port is active. But the last time Nov 23 on the return from Spain they really let me down. I like many others buy good wine in Spain and bring it up from the camper. Went into the good lounge as you call it ordered the food sat down . When asked what would you like to drink I said we have our own wine can we have some glasses. The answer was swift the manager was called and we were told we can serve you the food but you must eat it outside the restaurant if you wish to consume your own wine. Very Interesting tactic. I did consume the food outside the lounge and enjoyed the special reserve wine we had. The missus said to me What a Load of Bollocks and I agree.
We had a great experience onboard and couldn't fault it :) sorry you felt let down 😔
Seriously?? Would you expect a restaurant at home to let you bring your own booze? They are running a business after all.
Ferry looked wonderful.
Are there facilities for dogs do you know ?
@louisewhite3706 the ferry is amazing! There is a dog section where you have cabins that dogs can stay with you :)
Pass by my wee Cottage 😢 , what direction you heading when you leave Bilbao, as I got caught coming back last April with Exorbitant Toll charges, hope to avoid them in November 😢
Wheres you wee cottage?
We still don't know what direction yet. We're spending a few days with friends and family :) we never take toll roads 🤣🤣
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Yes I will avoid Toll this trip, once bitten twice shy. Wee Cottage 20 minutes from Rosslare near M11, it beautiful, but November till March see no one 1⃣, so it one reason for heading to Torrevieja, Weather is the second reason,
We must stop by the next time 😊😊
Hi guys is there an Aircon in a cabins? Thanks
@annabcuba hey Anna I think there is. I'm not 100%. I know there's heater that you can regulate the temp in the room
Would be helpful to know the overall cost, a quick look on the interweb comes to £766
@jakeaird4786 it's very hard to give a price because different times of the year its different plus different sizes of vans etc. That's the only reason why we didn't put up the price because everyone's price could vary :) sorry about that
Very true. I do the trip from the south of England regularly, driving through france, but it makes sense whentravelingfrom Ireland @ShaneandAneVanLife
Yeah it's the best way to get from Ireland to Spain :) it's a great service that's for sure 😊😊
Looks like a cool trip. We took an old boat from UK to Bilbao and it wasn’t a patch on yours (and was horrifically expensive).
@@thelittleredbus the new ships are like a cruise!! They're brilliant 🛳🛳🛳
@@ShaneandAneVanLife too long for us with a dog sadly.
@thelittleredbus there was plenty of dogs on this sailing in the dog friendly cabins
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Ah ok, that’s good to know.
I did not get the name of this particular ship ? Also, please how much extra was the C Club lounge ? Many thanks
This ship is called the Satoña, I belive its only a year old 😊
The c club lounge was €98 per person extra and for that you get 6 meals (all buffet all you can eat) drinks included (soft drinks, juice, wine, 0.0% beers)
In between meals you have all different snacks also 😊😊 it was great
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Many thanks Shane & Ana. I hope to make the trip late September and my wife & I are looking forward. Enjoy your adventure and do give us tips for places to go & eat in Northern Spain. Best
@@ShaneandAneVanLife My wife has asked is the 98 euro for the single leg Rosslare to Bilbao, or for the round trip ? Thanks again
@@terencemacsweeney3667 will do thank you!!
@terencemacsweeney3667 it's for one leg of the journey :)
A ferry service between the port of Cork and Bilbao makes much more sense.
More sense for who? Certainly not for anyone from Dublin. And let’s be serious, Dubliners are much nicer people. Cork people, not so much. 😂
I think Rosslare is a great location, why would it be much better in Cork?
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@@gerardodwyer5908 Cork gobshite.
Nice video guys, the ferry looks pretty average, it was obviously serving the UK/ France route previously, they haven’t updated it for Ireland/Spain, UK/French tv, and duty free shop? They’re is no duty free shopping between EU Countries.
Thanks for watching :) This ship is a year old and I believe they're on rotation for crosses between Spain France UK and Ireland. It's actually really nice onboard :) on the TV there was UK and French channels
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Sealounge at € 98,00 ( Per person )⁉️
I travel this route alot and have tried the Sealounge twice. It is an utter scam because the food between the two restaurants is prepared in the same kitchen.
And please believe me, the food is substandard. Bring your own.
The only advantage of the Sealounge is the panoramic view.
If you suffer from seasickness though don’t spend any time in the very front of a boat as the motion will be much more severe than in the middle.
Brittany Ferries is a no frills operator. Same as Ryan Air.
@manfredmeyer58 Hey, that was our 3rd time sailing with them and first time trying the C lounge. I know the food is prepared between the 2 restaurants but honestly we thought the food was superb and couldn't fault it.
How much is the fare return
Depends on time of year, size of van, which cabin etc but ours I think is about 1400
ane sound very forgein when speaking, is she french or spannish?
It took 1 hour to get there to ferry after saying it's 5 mins away😂😂😂😂
@thomasdoylepainting8992 we got to the port in 5 minutes but the port is under construction so it took us almost an hour to get from the gate of the port to security 🤣
@@ShaneandAneVanLife I was there in may and was on beach just beside port it looked like they were getting ready works they must have made a detour around 👍
Yeah we stayed at the port the other times we sailed. Everything was just moving so slow and traffic was cued back up the hill.. took ages to get through
Not a chance I'd get on it with any electric cars below deck
Good call 🤣🤣🤣🔋🚗🛳
Is this an add?
Hey! Thanks for asking, this is not an add ☺️ We always share our opinion whether it's good or bad, and when it's and add (very rarely), we always make sure to tag it in the video.
Tell the dolphins to get off the deck and back in the sea.
No dolphins allowed onboard 🤣🤣🤣
@@ShaneandAneVanLife Great video. I’ve been on that route several times. ¡Que disfrutéis de las vacaciones!
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Sponsored by Brittany ferries ?
No not sponsored we always highlight if it is a paid partnership but this is just our honest thoughts on the ship :) we do a video like this everytime we sail :)
Paid advertising ?
Hey 👋 no unfortunately not a paid advertising. Maybe someday 🤣🤣
@@ShaneandAneVanLife just very strange 2 do a review & not mention the cost of the crossing.
A couple reasons why we don't mention the price of the crossing is because everyone can be different.
The first being the time of year, the size of your vehicle, if you get C Club lounge and what cabin you get.
So what could be a 700euro sailing for us might be 900 for someone else.
That's why we never said anything. Sorry about that :)
@johncooper3392 there are a number of factors influencing the price..but a similar trip in August for 2 people/camper/food/c lounge, comes in at €1,782 return.
Yeah that's about right. Our van is small compared to others so that has an effect on the price and we haven't got our return yet
OMG, amazing originality, only thousands of others do the same thing ever year. Is this a skit ?
OMG thank you for watching!! We hope you found it useful for your next sailing ⛵️
You, unfortunately. No offence intended.
Ohh that's unfortunate. We've never had that comment before
Hard to understand what they are saying most of the time.
Do you mean us or what they say over the intercom? 🤣🤣🤣
Cos she's just a wee girl from Donegal!!!
@@Kevin-zz9nc everyone thinks we're from Donegal 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Where are you from?
@karenscott3516 Anes Spanish living in Ireland for the last 12 years
Great video guys..i can't believe your not Irish 😂😂
@@celtbell 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 she gets that all the time 🤣
Where is Ane from? Spain ?? Love the channel
@marymccormack4930 yes from Spain!! But has been in Ireland for the last 11 years