P&O Ferries expecting bank holiday rush

P&O Ferries has revealed that it is expecting a rush of late bookings this weekend as customers leave their bank holiday travel arrangements to the last minute.

The company's most popular travel options are likely to include its ferries from Dover to Calais and its Liverpool to Dublin ferry service.

Contributing to research by the AA on British people leaving their holiday arrangements to the last minute, a P&O Ferries spokeswoman said that travel patterns have "changed dramatically" in recent times.

"Easter bookings this year were 35 per cent up on 2008 and the majority of those were arranged only days in advance - often just the day before," she commented. "We are expecting a similar rush for the coming bank holiday.

"Unfortunately that means travellers may be under-prepared for their journey. For instance, every day some people turn up without their passport."

In addition to the services to Dublin and Calais, travellers can catch ferries from Portsmouth to Bilbao and from Hull to Zeebrugge with P&O Ferries.

Written by Mark Robinson