DFDS Seaways (Scandinavian Seaways) > Reviews

Advantages: Great offers, good value prices, en-suite cabins
Disadvantages: Expensive food, can be bad if you get sea sick

...boyfriend and I saw that DFDS were offering a free trip to Norway we couldn't believe our luck. We’d recently visited Iceland and absolutely loved it, so we were very interested in visiting a Scandinavian country for free! It was my boyfriend who booked the tickets, and this was a very simple process. He followed the links through the main DFDS website and made sure to click on their special offer links so that we didn’t end up paying by mistake. ... Read review

Advantages: Pleasant way to travel (if the weather's fine)
Disadvantages: Horrible way to travel (if the weather's not fine)

...but not on the official DFDS website. Oh, it's a comprehensive site with lots of info regarding destinations, fares and timetables. There are also virtual tours around the ship, but for the life of me, I couldn't book the sailing. For some reason, it kept directing me to the wrong journey. Oh well. As it turned out, I managed to book the trip through another site called aferries.co.uk and it was actually a few quid cheaper. Talking of prices, ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, good for groups
Disadvantages: Long journeys, potential for bad crossings

...– this is known as DFDS Seaways. They now offer a broad range of holidays and short breaks from the basic ferry crossing, with or without vehicle to full cruises in Scandinavia which can also be combined with activities like skiing and with extra nights in hotels with discounted rates for DFDS customers. You can even book a week long cruise around Scandinavia, stopping off here and there, combining it with nights in hotels. In addition to the passenger ... Read review

Advantages: A great adventure
Disadvantages: Can be pricey, limited options for food

There was a time when travelling on ferries was definitely a cheap and cheerful option for people travelling to Europe on a budget. The advent of budget airlines has put paid to that, and a little bit of advance planning can usually secure a pair of return tickets for that trip of a lifetime for only a little over a hundred quid. What, then, can the ferry companies add in order to redress the balance in their favour. Now down South, I know the ... Read review

Advantages: Quick break, cheap accomodation
Disadvantages: Rough sea, food expensive

...sent me a link for DFDS Seaways website as they were running a competition to win a free 2 night return cruise to Amsterdam from Newcastle (North Shields). Not one to be beaten, over the next few days I spent a lot of time on the site, and amazingly came up trumps winning a cruise for 2 which I booked for Sunday 18th November for hubby and me. The cruise was free, and I had to pay £8 fuel surcharge, so still a bargain in my eyes. It was all booked ... Read review

Advantages: Everything Really!
Disadvantages: Pool was closed.

...11pm boarding from 8.30. The dfds terminal at North shields was rather large with a pub up the road and on site safe parking (£8 per night). Unfortunately the Ship was late in and check in was delayed. We checked in at around 10.30 and then began boarding. As soon as we set foot on the ship we were greeted by kind staff who directed us to our rooms. The entrance and lobby was clean and shiny with a reception and lots of polished brass. We entered ... Read review

Advantages: They Have a variety of Routes
Disadvantages: Chancea Are You Won't Want to Use Them

...and big corporate image - DFDS are the bad guys. Big Time. - Background info on DFDS Seaways - DFDS has provided passenger services for more than 130 years. Their history dates back to the 11th of December 1866 when a group of prominent businessmen led by C.F. Tietgen decided to found the DFDS A/S (The United Steamship Company A/S). At its inception the company owned 19 ships and since then some 450 ships have carried the DFDS flag: blue ... Read review

Advantages: great if you like ferries
Disadvantages: uncomforatble

...be eagerly anticipated and the DFDS Scandinavian seaways route from Newcastle (North Shields) to Ijmuden-Amsterdam is possibly one of the longest. It is also one of the cheapest ways of getting from Newcastle to Amsterdam unless you are able get a very cheap flight. A reclining seat on one of their ferries can get you to Amsterdam for £44 to get this special price you do need to book at least twenty-one days in advance and go in the winter. But ... Read review

Advantages: You get to take you car abroad in relative comfort
Disadvantages: Service is not as good as of old

I've been travelling on DFDS Seaways (name changed from DFDS to Scandinavian Seaways and it's been returned back to DFDS) since I was 6 weeks old. My mum wanted to take me home to her family to show me off just after I was born, and I've made frequent trips ever since. So in this op, I'm not just going to give you details of what the service is like now, I would also like to discuss how it compares to the service I've received in the past from this ... Read review

Advantages: Prince, Entertainment, Facilities, Bars
Disadvantages: Noisey neighbours

DFDs Newcastle to Amsterdam - Lads weekend on the drink, or romantic trip in a bustling European city? Please note - I accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the content of this review. It is being written from the little memory I have of the trip that was washed out of my brain by the excessive levels of drink, dancing sleeping and general partying! Well, for myself and 3 friends it was the former, a lads weekend away with no women and ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap Break to Amsterdam
Disadvantages: Sea travel may not be for all

...from Newcastle to amsterdam via DFDS Seaways. We used their website to book which was an easy to navigate site with no problems. Everything worked when you clicked on it. We payed £59 each which included a complimentary breakfast onboard. For this price we were given a 4 berth inside cabin on the lower decks of the ship. The room was fine, ok, not exactly the Ritz. It was clean and basic. The 4 beds were actually bunks which wasnt really ... Read review

Advantages: Good facilities, Efficient staff, Very clean.
Disadvantages: The efficient staff can be rather solemn, Short stop in Gothenburg if you're on the minicruise trip.

As somebody who likes to travel by sea I have made many ferry trips in the last few years. The only trip I have so far made twice is the DFDS/Scandinavian Seaways route from Newcastle (North Shields) to Gothenburg via Kristiansand. Like many others on board I took the mini-cruise option. Other routes available from Britain are Newcastle/North Shields to Amsterdam and Harwich to Esberg (Denmark) or Hamburg. Facilities on board are very good. There ... Read review