Bluebridge doesn't rip you off by hiking the prices at Christmas etc, and buying stuff on boad is cheaper. Always had 1st rate service. Also use the Interislander as more choice of times.
Scooter boy
Bluebridge doesn't rip you off by hiking the prices at Christmas etc, and buying stuff on boad is cheaper. Always had 1st rate service. Also use the Interislander as more choice of times.
Immature and proud of it.
$185 is close to what I'm paying on the Interislander. The other issue that put me off was that I could book early on the Interislander, but Bluebridge weren't taking bookings. So it was wait in the hope that Bluebridge would have sailing times that suited and risk missing out on Interislander or just go with the latter.
Speed doesn't kill people.
Stupidity kills people.
Asparagus wee
Yeah yeah, the arahura has good motorbike areas. The aratere was a little bit dodgy due to the fact they have the steel cable laying around. Concidering you don't need to use it cause there are those tiedown ports in the floor which are mint.Originally Posted by SpeedMedic
The steel ramp freaked me a bit, just cause its so slick. And with the car/truck oils on itTiedowns are the way!
But yeah bluebridge, $3 cheaper... Do they have good sleeping areas? I need sleep...
The world will look up and shout "Save Us!", and I'll whisper "no"
Forum whore
Um.. Didn't you sleep in a ditch or under a tree in the rain when you ran out of gas that time? If you could do that I suspect you could sleep anywhere.
I've never been able to get any sleep on the Picton Ferries, dunno why?
I'm old enough to remember the Lyttleton to Wellington run. Left Lyttleton in the evening, arrived Wellington in the morning. You got a cabin and everything and I remember the steward bringing a cup of tea and a couple of bikkies to wake you up. Very civilised!
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
When I went over on Bluebridge at 2am I slept on one of the couches - very comfortable! You just have to get to one fast...
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Fair weather rider
Civilised is the order of the day. I remember when the new Interisland ship (forgotten its Maori name...Kaitiki or something) used to be the Pride of Cherbourg on the Portsmouth to Cherbourg run...ah, those were the days! The night time sailings were a little over six hours cos they used to take it slower in the dark!!. So a cabin was not only cheap but a must if you were to get away refreshed at six in the morning and make some headway in to France. On day time sailings, (four hours) bikes were always loaded first (if you were there on time) and so we always used to grab the best seat in the "Captains Table" Brasserie - before all the footies and cagers with their little darlings got on board - and scoff a good brekkie or lunch depending on the sailing time. We'd take our time over it and have coffee served to us like lords and ladies. Came down to earth with a bump when I first used Bluebridge! But hey! Marlborough Sounds is a tad more picturesque than the English Channel!
Hardcore Biker
One more thing I remember - they showed 2 movies for free on the Bluebridge one after the other, in the lounge. SkyHigh and Corpse Bride. On the Interislander you have to pay $10 to see one movie, in a crappy little movie theatre. Great if you have kids.
Asparagus wee
Ditchs and under trees are places to sleep... I was checking if they had treesUm.. Didn't you sleep in a ditch or under a tree in the rain when you ran out of gas that time? If you could do that I suspect you could sleep anywhere.
Str8: I'll just steal a couch...mine! PUSH!
The world will look up and shout "Save Us!", and I'll whisper "no"
Just faidin away!
If I book it only costs me $75:00 to cross on the interislander, BB just cant match that. Cheers John.
In the riders seat
Senior Citizens discount?
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Just faidin away!
Absolutely, it's about the only real good one I get.Senior Citizens discount?
Wish I could get to use it a whole lot more though!
Scooter boy
Haha, guys, now BB added a remark "exclude rider"They read KB, definately
i'm motarded
3 of us did the south island in march, crossed with bluebridge on both crossings, $95 each trip, good tiedown points (take your own tie downs). great service, we had some dramas on the way down so we had to change our crossing time, they rebooked us and never charged us any extra, and as we had arrived 4 hours before the next crossing they let us lock our bikes and gear up out the back so we could head into wellington to get a feed etc. highly recomended.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks