So who's booked for next year already? I got myself to the terminal in Liverpool first thing yesterday all done and dusted by 08.40. Where did you book and how long did it take? Hopefully you got the dates and times you wanted.

booked from weds 1st june to fri 10th. made a total of 755 redials on my iphone!! (took a photo as I couldn't believe it!) plus dialing on another phone with my other hand and trying to load the web page. got through to the website after an hour and a half, put in all my ates, went to pay and an error message came up!! nearly through the laptop out the window!! on the phone from 08.31 until 10.56!! ridiculous!!

I had the laptop on from 8.15 until 10.00 but although I could log in (and was repeatedly timed out) I wasn't able to get any sailings as the booking system was busy.

I was on the phone (hang up, redial, etc) from 8.23 until 9.28 before I got in the queue. From about 9.15 I was using two phones - one in each hand. I was convinced that when I got through I would hang up the wrong one by mistake! I even had my Mrs trying on her phone for the last 5 minutes before I got through.

Half an hour in the queue and then bookings made within 8 minutes. All sorted by 10.04 so nearly two hours all told. Got the sailings we wanted - out Sat 28th back on Tue 7th.