Families opt for "less restricting" ferries

Ferries are opting to travel by ferry as they find this form of transport less restricting than going abroad by plane, one expert has said this week.

According to Take the Family which provides information on hand-picked family holidays and breaks within the UK, travellers enjoy the fact they can walk around and stretch their legs on a boat.

Lucy Ace managing director of Take the Family, said: "Both air and ferry travel are exciting experiences for kids, the bonus of travelling by ferry is that it is a lot less restricting.

"On some routes you can take cabins or join in with onboard entertainment, all of which help to make the whole experience much less stressful."

The Shipping Times reports that last year saw a boom in ferry travel around the four-day Easter break.

During this period more than 235,000 passengers passed through the Port of Dover, which was a seven per cent in crease on 2006, according to the Dover Harbour Board.

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