who has got family stranded by the volcanic ash?

[MrsShu]

me ! easy jet have cancelled return flight

My DS (4 on Tuesday) is on a contact visit with his Dad in Holland. Was due to be back on Saturday for his birthday party on Sunday. Been away a week.
Am

ex isn't thoughtful enough to contact me with details of revised travel plans

Well, I'm not stuck in an airport, but was supposed to be visiting friends in NYC tomorrow, and DH is already in North America and meeting me and kids there. It's starting to look like he'll be there without us. I and kids will be very disappointed, I don't much want to go for less than a week, considering the fatigue of travelling and jet lag with 3 dcs, but they're back at school on 26th, and dh back at work too. May have to rebook for later in the year or something. Also miss my dh!

My DB & SIL and DH's DB and SIL are stuck in Florida.

DB's flight is supposed to depart at 9pm tonight, so he's might just be delayed, but DH's DB was supposed to be home yesterday.

I'm particularly pissed off that DB is stranded. It means potentially, I've got to do mothers birthday without him on Sunday! He's like a pig in shit, for that reason alone!

I was supposed to be flying to France today. I've had to re-book for next week instead.

Ho hum. DB defo there for another 24hrs, he's just posted on Facebook that his flight is cancelled.

Just heard my dad is stuck in the UK. He was meant to be going back to Guernsey yesterday.

My DH stuck in Miami on his way back from Venezula. He says he might not make it back till Sun night at the earliest. The kids know he was supposed to be home tonight and they'll be gutted.

for all of you affected.

oh TRIPLE SHIT

all now on overnight trains to paris on sat
can get ferry on sunday
NO FERRY SPACES
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarff

Yes, Dp attempting to get to somewhere (anywhere) in mainland Europe and come overland but he says there are tales of hire cars running out, trains booked up and ferries are apparently hopeless too.

Blimmin'

Thanks to all with suggestions for the kids. It's not that bad, we've been fine up to now but the weekend will be a bit of a drag without daddy and just with tired old, same old mum (at least they've actually been sleeping through the last couple of nights so could def be worse ).

on the p and o website it only seems tot ake bookings for mondy but if you do that then try earlier it takes you back

this is costinga fortune

have sister doing hotels
me doing ferry
them in the middle in party of 8

ok, so how about other ferries -

holland-harwich

will post as get links up

nofolklines do zebrugge-scotland

also dunkirk-dover

brittany for cherbourg-poole

in fact that brittany link gives several options

hoverspeed got lots options on website

for those in southern europe could look at
p&o bilbao

Hook of Holland - harwich is not happening. I tried last night thinking I could offer to go and fetch DS but there was nothing, even for a single foot passenger

In theory you can get all european booking from the Stena site (used to use it a lot to travel back and forwards to holland)

Sorry for everyone struggling , I hope you get sorted, I'm just sitting tight and waiting for my ex to get in touch, am trying hard to remember that this won't be stressfull for DS because he's with his Dad etc. Can't help feeling [very blue emoticon] though.

back later, hope that helps someone.

My boss has managed to get on a flight from NYC to Spain on Sunday I think, God knows how she'll get from there to here though!!!! What a bloomin nightmare...

14 hours to get home yesterday from Northern Ireland: hire car; taxi; ferry; hire car; train; train; car.

for Madascheese.

p&o saying no bookings for foot passengers until monday.

My DH is flying to KL tomorrow and my mother is visting flying from HK....I don't hold out too much hope.