Ferry travel to Spain - Page 3

jaz007 wrote on Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:02pm:

I travelled early March on the new ship Galicia (Brittany Ferries) - I arrived roughly around 07:00hrs departed Santander 08:45hrs (after 3 checks - Covid check, Passport Control & Vehicle check) on the Saturday morning and arrived at place of residence in 8.5hrs - granted I had no dogs with ...

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...me; as my wife had arrived back in Nov 20 with the dogs. My wife arrived early - mid afternoon afternoon with 2 dogs and took 9hrs to reach destination (with 2 pit stops). The journey is easy and pleasant, new ferry is very good and spacious, as previously stated they do have pet friendly cabins.

NickWyatt wrote on Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:26pm:

Beware. This is now the rule for pets after Brexit. The past pet passport is not recognised

Get them microchipped (if they aren't already) and vaccinated against rabies.Have a blood test at least 30 days after their final rabies vaccination and have this sent to an EU-approved lab.If the blood test results show the vaccination has been successful, you’ll need to wait a further three m...

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...onths before travelling.If the blood test results show the vaccination hasn't been successful, you’ll need to start the process again.

Once you’ve completed the above, on the day you travel you’ll need to have an animal health certificate (AHC). You'll need to get one of these from your vet within 10 days of travelling. In order to get one, you'll need to provide proof of:

Your pet’s vaccination history.Your pet’s microchip date.Your pet’s successful rabies blood test result.Tapeworm treatment (this is only for travel to certain countries).

colin2017 wrote on Sat May 1, 2021 5:44pm:

Well done Boris! Another hidden fcuk up. It was simple with the PP.

NickWyatt wrote on Sun May 2, 2021 2:15pm:

That was not Boris, It was all those that voted to leave Europe .....................................................................

colin2017 wrote on Sun May 2, 2021 4:40pm:

They were persuaded by Boris's inaccuracies in the referendum

PhilTox wrote on Sun May 2, 2021 5:27pm:

And the morons who preceded him ......

Crb999 wrote on Wed May 12, 2021 6:51pm:

Hi Ian,

We drive down from Scotland and take the late ferry from Portsmouth.

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A nice meal and a good nights sleep sets us up for the next day's cruising ☺

There really is nothing to choose between Santander and Bilbao.

And as has been said elsewhere, the drive down into Murcia is easy and very pleasant.

Best of luck

Chris