C Class
Operated by DFDS Seaways
C Class
Operated by DFDS Seaways
Operated by DFDS Seaways on the Dover Calais route
The DFDS Seaways ferries can carry in excess of 1900 passengers, with ample space for passenger and freight vehicles. The state of the art vessels include a choice of bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as a shop for any last minute purchases or souvenir buying. Travellers of all ages will find plenty to keep them occupied whilst on board, with a designated kids area, video games section and plenty of areas to relax and take in the sea vistas.
Premium Lounge seating provides those seeking a more luxurious journey with the ideal setting. As well as private area seating you are treated to complimentary food and drinks, newspapers and have the option to kick back and watch some TV. From your comfortable chair you can enjoy beautiful sea views.
On board, you will find a self-service restaurant serving a range of delicious hot and cold dishes, freshly cooked throughout the day. Vegetarian alternatives and children's options are also available. If you would prefer something lighter, there are also plenty of cafes and bars where you can relax and admire the superb sea views.
You don’t have to just sit around whilst making your crossing, with DFDS you can indulge in some retail therapy and maybe treat yourself to a little something while on the move. The Sea Shop includes great deals on fragrances, skincare and cosmetics, as well as being stocked up on gifts, souvenirs, magazines, books and sweets. The kids can also enjoy the range of goods with plenty to choose from the toys and games selection. Don’t worry if you’ve forgotten to pack some of your much needed holiday essentials. You can find everything from phrase books, maps and guides to toiletries and adaptors.
Keeping the little ones can prove to be one of the greatest challenges when travelling abroad but this is made a lot easier with a dedicated soft play area. Here they can safely run around, burn some energy and enjoy the journey. Those youngsters who have outgrown the play area can pass the time in the arcade area, where they will find a number of video and racing games.
The C Class vessels all have lift access parking, passenger lifts so you can move freely between the decks and wheelchair accessible public toilet facilities.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our C Class guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
out of 5
88% of our customers recommended this ship
"Journey to London"
excellent customer orientation, professional, experienced and friendly staff
"Good experience "
We had smooth boat ride
"well located"
Kind crew members
"Very present journey"
Great experience.
"Good trip"
Everything went smooth. That was a good trip
"Quick Boarding"
I was lucky to arrive in good time and be allocated a slot on an earlier ferry
"Very pleasant trip"
Tried the ferry as an alternative to hugely increased fares for the tunnel and were surprised at how easy and comfortable the ferry alternative was. Definitely a "go to" in the future.
"Déconseille "
C'est nul déconseillé après l'achat service zéro
"Cheap and efficient"
Booked with Direct Ferries as they were mentioned on Martin Lewis. Couldn't believe they were a lot cheaper than booking direct with DFDS. Booking process was easy and had instant confirmation and follow up emails were helpful and clear info. Would definitely use Direct Ferries again and happy to recommend.
" My Voyage experience "
Excellent
"Excellent Service "
Very comfortable service
"Excellent "
Excellent experience, very clean ferry and friendly service. I would definitely recommend.
"Travel to France "
Everything was good. Food ok. Staff friendly. Ship on time thank you
"Dover to Calais"
We had two great crossings. Arrived early for both and straight onto the earlier ferry. Paying extra for speedy boarding was excellent value as first on and first off. Also quite a bit cheaper than the competition.
"Quick, Puntual, Professional"
Easy to book, quick to load punctual to depart and arrive. I was able to work during the crossing. Thanks to the availability of Wi-Fi and power supply.
"Holidays UK"
The trip to and from the UK (Calais-Dover) was perfect, shame the checking-in took over an hour both ways so although we were an hour early we had to take the next ship..So a manditory 'pauze' of 90 min each turn. On your site you recommend to arrive 45 min before departure; make that double to prevent disappointments. On board the (ladies) restrooms should be checked and cleaned more often. The trips was pleasant, till next time
"Good experience "
Perfect
"Good service but could have been better"
I accidentally purchased the wrong tickets.. got my port entry and exits the wrong way round when booking! My fault totally! They fixed the issue but charged me £70. I felt that was a bit steep! Happy it hot sorted but would have been nice for a bit of a break😂
"Timetable issues"
DF rescheduled our trip, making it an hour earlier. We made it to the port in perfect time only to be held up by software issues at UK Border control. In short, we missed the rescheduled crossing and had to wait 3 hours for the next. Can't really blame DF, but not a good day in all.
"First Experience with DFDS"
Everything about your service is excellent. Good communications, cleanliness aboard ship, staff very friendly, price and facilities. However, our return trip yesterday was extremely frustrating and time wasting. After a 447-mile return from the Swiss boarder we managed to get to Calais in time to be boarded 0n the 23rd August Calais to Dover Because of the UK Boarder Control, I and numerous passages were left stranded. Having been registered on the boat, surely it could have waited 10 -15minutes. The ferry afterwards left 10 minutes late. It meant we had to wait over two hours in the port increasing our overall time travel time back to the UK to 14 hours! Really felt let down that the ferry left unusually on time at 2.20. If you have problems with the UK Boarder Crossing than don't register people on the boat if you can't be flexible for a few moments. Surely you know who has been registered and can wait. The ferry was still in port when we arrived and missed it by minutes. A real shame as our first experience with everything else was excellent. Thank you.
"Calais - Dover trip"
Very very large queue/delay at UK customs. DFNS check in, was good, French border fast and clean, but UK border... caos. New passenger´s terminal is nice and large but not well equipped. Large shopping area and nice coffee shop but very reduced offer and only one worker there !! Very bad coffee too. Free wifi is good. Toilets are small for that large facility.
"Ferry crossing"
Very good and friendly service
"Great way to start and end your holiday"
From start to finish we all enjoyed our recent trip from Dover to Calais. It was smooth and everything was clear from arriving at the port. The staff on the dock were chatty and informative and really set us up. On the return leg, we paid for the Premier Lounge which was perfect for the peace a quiet and drinks and food that were included. I had a chance to sleep before the next drive. Highly recommended.
"Holiday "
Great
"VERY IMPRESSED "
At first I was very sceptical about using Direct ferries,but my experience has been very good. I would recommend them and hopefully,I'll use them again.
"Vive La France"
Excellent experience despite being diverted to Dunkerque from Calais due to industrial action. No big deal and all the staff were very helpful and welcoming even at passport control! Happy to to take this route again and certainly use DFDS to get to France which will be a regular occurrence moving forward.
"Satisfied."
A good return trip with 2 weeks in between. Good facilities & helpful staff. Return delayed but no reasons given. maybe the weather?
"Toilet service "
It was the first time to find the toilet is so bad. My wife wanted to go to the toilet and found onlt one toilet that is very bad and couldn't use it
"All good!"
Loading was efficient, cast off on time, every area of the ship was super clean, nice coffee and fresh sandwiches.
"Revised schedule annoyance "
Whilst our crossing on the way to France ran on time, in fact the kind lady at the check in desk managed to get us on the earlier ferry. Our experience on the way back was not as smooth. We arrived an hour before the departure of our 13:15 ferry back to Dover, only to be told that the DFDS schedule had been changed and the next ferry wouldn't be until 14:20. With very little to occupy us whilst we waited for 2 hours, this proved a very frustrating end to our trip. If the schedule changed why were we not informed? Very annoying, as we could've spent an extra couple of hours in bed, or at the city we were staying. .
"Perfect"
Pay the extra and travel DFDS, way better than P&O. If you can travel on a Monday for a quiet boat with barely any children on board. Food was good and facilities were clean
"Super efficient "
Very friendly staff from check in to disembarkation - Really flexible and got me back far sooner than I expected
"DFDS are the best"
I always use DFDS. The best operator between Dover and Calais. Lovely staff, good food and great service
"Didn't travel"
Not great, had a hitch and wanted to re-schedule but not allowed as it was within 24 hours of departure time, so total loss and had to pay again
"Dover / Calais"