Last year, I tried to book using 2 mobile phones, and a land line on constant redial for 3 hrs without getting through. This as well as trying to log on to the website during that time without success.
By 11.30am I finally gave up and spat my dummy telling the wife ' thats it, I am not going'
30 second later, I decided to ride over to the Pier Head in Liverpool to see if I could book there. Thirty minutes later, I was booked on the sailings I wanted.
This year, I decided to go straight to the Pier Head at 8.30am and not bother with the phones or website. When I got there, there were about 80 people in the queue. One guy had been there since 4.30am! All booked and paid for within the hour.
Far less stressful than previous years. I dont know what they achieved this year by opening the bookings a week earlier, there is still the same demand all at the same time?