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Keycamp style holiday booked through Brittany ferries - so much cheaper - is there a catch?

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Differentname · 12/12/2011 07:59

same campsite - mobile home, Portsmouth to st malo crossing - £600 cheaper with Brittany ferries! Is it too good to be true?

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Differentname · 12/12/2011 09:15

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dreamingofsun · 12/12/2011 22:11

is the mobile the same size? whenever i've had quotes they always vary by a bit - maybe £100 - though never used or had a quote from brittany ferries. is there a special offer? do you get a cabin with both and is it both ways? BF probably don't have a kids club. guessing its for same dates (mid week crossings are cheaper). they are obviously a reputable company...so if you've checked everything's the same i'd be inclined to go for it.

cheerup · 14/12/2011 06:36

That's a very expensive crossing so would be the bulk of the keycamp price esp outside high season. Hence BF might be prepared to massively discount crossing if not high demand. If comprable mobile I would go for it. Sites often run their own kids clubs.

SamMiguel · 14/12/2011 06:40

Nope, in my experience, no catch. We never book through key camp etc. anymore, always with the campsite direct. Eg.a week in a lovely gite at Berny Rivière near Paris cos us, as a family of 5 last year, £500 excluding petrol. Same holiday with keycamp but in a dingy caravan, cost us over £1000!

dreamingofsun · 14/12/2011 08:31

gites are always cheaper irrespective of the company. its because they are so boring with nothing to do except try and occupy bored and bickering children. whilst with the dingy caravan (plus dishwasher of course) you get tennis, tabletennis, bar, entertainment, pool, football matches, golf, canoes.......

fluffy123 · 15/12/2011 10:43

I'd say go for it if you don't mind giving up Keycamp childrens clubs.

OLizzylouofBethlehem · 15/12/2011 10:56

Go for it, we've been with Kaycamp the last 2 years, we're doing same crossing as you next year, 5 days in a Keycamp site in inland Britanny and then 7 days in a Gite further down into the Vendee.
Worked out far cheaper than doing Keycamp for the whole lot.

We've never used the kids clubs in any event and the campsites have their own usually if you did fancy using them.

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