DOVER-CALAIS
Ship: P&OSL Aquitaine.
Crossing: Dover-Calais.
Crossing time: 75mins.
Frequency: the seven ships in the P&OSL fleet offer 35 departures a day each way.
Fares: off-peak day return for car and five passengers, £35 (£29 on Sundays); 24-hour return, £59 (includes bottle of spirit); five-day return for car plus nine booked by end of March, £99 off-peak, £109 peak; standard return for car plus nine booked by end March, £179 off-peak, £189 peak.
Club Lounge: £8 per person one-way in advance, £10 on board; Priorite, £10 per car each way; Club Plus (lounge plus Priorite), £5 per person each way and £10 for car.
Sample meal prices: Cooked breakfast from £3.85; Oliver and Jones steak and kidney pie, £4.95; NYC Deli Madison sandwich, £3.49; Langan’s Brasserie – continental breakfast, £7, two-course meal, £14.50; Club Lounge – sandwiches from £2.19; filled baguettes £2.65.
Sample duty-paid prices: 24x50cl cans of Grolsch £9.99; one litre of Bell’s whisky £11.99.