netchells Posted October 23, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi, We are cruising from Southampton to the Caribbean next October and then flying back to Manchester. We would still like to drive down to Southampton on the day of the cruise and wonder if anyone has hired a car one way from Manchester and the approximate cost thanks Nicola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostonian Posted October 23, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Why don't you check with Eavesway Travel to see if they have a coach connection to that cruise. I think they are based in Leigh, but you can Google their telephone number and see what they can offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesrock52 Posted October 23, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hi, We are cruising from Southampton to the Caribbean next October and then flying back to Manchester. We would still like to drive down to Southampton on the day of the cruise and wonder if anyone has hired a car one way from Manchester and the approximate cost thanks Nicola We have done this cruise a number of times. There is no need to hire a car as P and O provide courtesy coach travel from Manchester on these re-positioning cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besberry Posted October 23, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I hired a car from MK to Southampton in January. It was a Corsa I rented, although I was given an upgrade to a C'eed at the depot. Cost about £35 for a day's hire and £50 one way fee. It was well worth it and I intend to repeat the exercise on my next long cruise. After all can't leave a car in a car park for nearly 4 months :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netchells Posted October 24, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi everyone thanks for your replies. We dont want to go down by coach - is this a repositioning cruise - it sails backwards and forwards from Southampton to Barbados until March 2015? We have chosen onboard credit instead of the free coach travel. Thanks besberry - that is very reasonable, i will look into that. We want to be able to drive down at our leisure and get there before the coaches do ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobs Posted October 24, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Car hire is cheaper than the rail fare would be just not as stress free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lake5298 Posted October 25, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2013 You can fly from Manchester to Southampton with FlyBE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobs Posted October 25, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 25, 2013 You can fly but look at the baggage charges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesanne Posted November 13, 2013 #9 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I booked with Avis online one way and returned the car to the offices at the airport then got the train back into Southampton, I would check to see if they will collect from the port which would cost more. we always go down the day before and stay overnight so travelling back from the airport was no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodge172 Posted November 13, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2013 We used Enterprise worked well for us. Dropped the luggage off then left car at the office it was a nice day so we walked to port took about 20minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted November 14, 2013 #11 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi, We are cruising from Southampton to the Caribbean next October and then flying back to Manchester. We would still like to drive down to Southampton on the day of the cruise and wonder if anyone has hired a car one way from Manchester and the approximate cost thanks Nicola If you are embarking on say a Sunday, most rental car company premises around Southampton are closed. So check that. We embark Arcadia on a Sunday, April 13 and have to leave our rental car at Southampton Airport and taxi it to Mayflower Terminal as the car rental company office at West Quay is not open on Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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