Travel by ferry, the best alternative to air
June 14, 2010 by Cheap gift
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Today I propose a very good alternative to air : the ferry . The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjall has given a lot of headaches and watery vacation for many travelers, so you better find options and alternatives, is not it? For now, experts say, is expected for some time the volcano has ceased its activities, but not guaranteed to be the definitive end of the eruption. Not be ruled out that this is only a truce and the volcano to make war again. As is true the saying that says “ Be prepared! Person ” I’ll give a alternative to air travel for this summer do not stay at home or ye suffer until the last minute slopes of the volcano.
Although the aircraft is one of the most comfortable means of transport and offers more destinations, a special occasion is also okay to change your transportation and enjoy others. Surely people with panic to fly grateful. I would also like to stress that there are destinations and routes that insurance is not going to be affected by the cloud, so our advice encourages not dismiss these trips, only to take into account the possible problems as how to travel to destinations and provide
alternative means of transport or ideas of destinations for those who still count him not decided.
A very good choice from my point of view, but always travel fairly short, is the
ferry . Travelling by ferry is no longer what it was, now we can travel by ferries that cruise ships seem to (but slightly smaller) with multitude of services and entertainment so that our journey is entertaining and fun. It is true that the journey is longer than if traveling by air to perform the test, but all potential vessels now become the topic of the hour trip in a lesser evil. In many ferries can enjoy restaurants, bars, clubs … With this offering ferry travel experience becomes more and an attractive part of the trip. So in my opinion, I advise the ferry as the best alternative to air . And in this mode of transport I focus in this post.
Companies and ferry routes
There are several
Ferry companies or operators offering routes from several Spanish ports , so we have a wide variety of choices. In the following lines, try to summarize the available routes. But I advise you to look at the web aferry.es where you can find all the routes and information about companies, comparing prices, etc. We have the following routes:
From Barcelona to Alcudia, Alger, Ciutadella, Civitavecchia (Rome), Genoa, Ibiza, Livorno, Mahon, Palma, Porto Torres (Sardinia), San Antonio and Tangier
From Valencia to Palma, Ibiza, Mahon and San Antonio
From Alicante to Algiers and Oran.
De Palma de Mallorca to Barcelona, Denia, Mahon, Ibiza and Valencia
From Ibiza to Barcelona, Denia, Formentera, Palma and Valencia
From Mahon (Menorca) to Barcelona, Alcudia, Palma and Valencia
From San Antonio (Ibiza) to Barcelona, Denia and Valencia
De Alcudia (Majorca), Barcelona, Ciutadella and Mahon
De Alcudia and Ciutadella in Barcelona
De Formentera to Denia and Ibiza
De Las Palmas to Arrecife, Cádiz, Puerto Rosario, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Santa Cruz de la Palma
From Arrecife (Lanzarote) to Cadiz, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de la Palma and Santa Cruz de Tenerife
From Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Arrecife, Cádiz, Las Palmas, Puerto Rosario and Santa Cruz de la Palma
From Puerto Rosario (Fuerteventura) to Arrecife-Cádiz
From Santa Cruz de la Palma Santa Cruz de Tenerife
From Bilbao to Portsmouth (UK)
From Santander to Plymouth and Portsmouth
From Denia to Formentera, Ibiza, Palma and San Antonio
De Almeria Ghazaouet, Melilla, Nador and Oran
From Cadiz to Arrecife, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Santa Cruz de la Palma
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From Malaga to Melilla
From Ceuta to Algeciras
From Algeciras to Ceuta and Tangier
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And if we dared to move to other ports outside of Spain or even make transfers, you can imagine the multitude of destinations within our grasp. Obviously, we have no choice of destinations such as in the case of the plane, but variety, so consider it a good alternative. What do you think?
There are several
Ferry operating companies in Spain – as I said before – the main ones are: Balearia, Brittany Ferries, Grandi Navi Veloci, Grimaldi Lines, Iscomar, P

