Stena Plus Lounge from Harwich to Hook of Holland
Stena Hollandica at sail I've travelled on Stena Line's Harwich to Hook of Holland service a few times before, but it's fair to say Eurostar's introduction of direct London to Amsterdam trains in 2018 took away the shine of the old 'dutchflyer'. It falls short on both travel time and ticket integration. Whilst the overnight sailing has a unique selling point, the day sailing can feel quite arduous, requiring an early start in London to achieve an evening arrival time in Amsterdam. The rail and sail offer from Liverpool Street used to be replicated on the Dutch side with onward travel anywhere in the Netherlands included in a single ticket. Unfortunately NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) withdrew from this arrangement a few years ago, and the track from the port has been converted into a line of the Rotterdam Metro. But a recent flash sale from Stena Line offering £15 foot passenger fares on all of their Irish and North Sea routes piqued my interest. As I was looking...