Received an email from Steam Packet last night, with invoice for 2019 TT sailings

Up 4.4% on last year at £419 for motorhome less than 5.5 metres & driver (same price for a car)

Payment required by 28th February - no charge for credit card

Iv just got mine. £282 rider and bike that £50 more then last year and the Mrs foot passanger gone up £22. Now the Manx government owns steam packet is this there idea of getting more peaple over. £77 more then last year altogether. I got to Norway and back with a cabin cheeper than it going to cost me to get to the TT next year.

That seems to be a rather large increase in cost for a bike and rider !!

(09-11-2018, 02:20 PM)Chrisp955 Wrote: Iv just got mine. £282 rider and bike that £50 more then last year and the Mrs foot passanger gone up £22. Now the Manx government owns steam packet is this there idea of getting more peaple over. £77 more then last year altogether. I got to Norway and back with a cabin cheeper than it going to cost me to get to the TT  next  year.

I can only assume that last year you got a 5 day return as the published price for 2018 would have been £270

Link here to 2018 pricing: https://www.steam-packet.com/termsandconditions

As for your Norway trip (hope you had a great time) I'm guessing that was an off peak cheapy and not during the main tourist season

I stand corrected last year I paid 252 for my normal 10 day crossing so still a £30 increase.
And ya Norway is bike paradise. We crossed Hirtshals to kristiansand going and Oslo to Kiel on the way home. 4 adults 2 bikes come in less then £400 pair couple. Beginning of September

Just paid mine for 2019. Buzzing now. Only a week left to pay the balances off lads.

Ferry paid. And manged to swap from Thursday evening sailing to 2.20am sailing to give us another full day on the rock

Just paid it altogether £558 I've been going to the TT since 1962 and to be honest it's getting to expensive it's getting dearer every year they are getting to greedy seems like the bikers are an easy touch! Mine is for a car and 2passengers

I dont think 4.4% is too bad obviously i wish it was less but all things take a annual hike these days. i Have budgeted appx £1750 for our 10 day stay this includes all travel - camp fees - fuel - food - etc etc, which at £175 per day i consider reasonable value. However factor in the whole TT Experience and it is priceless.

(23-02-2019, 07:58 PM)Revvin rich Wrote: Just paid it altogether £558 I've been going to the TT since 1962 and to be honest it's getting to expensive it's getting dearer every year they are getting to greedy seems like the bikers are an easy touch! Mine is for a car and 2passengers

Just under £25 in 1962 would be the equivalent £558 in todays value due to inflation

Look on the bright side it's free to watch the racing!

IOM Government regulate the fares and always have done. A like for like booking will be more expensive as the fares were increased by RPI/CPI inflation.

The company are operating in the same way as most other travel operators. They have lower fares on unpopular dates and sailings. Try flying to Dublin for example when there's a 6 Nations rugby game on and you'll see what I mean.

IOM Government now own the business however they need it to operate in its current form for a few years to recover the purchase costs. After that, who knows. They're talking about possible new vessels and once again those will cost. Hopefully, they'll do something sensible with the fare structure to make it easier for visitors, however in the short term it appears that little is likely to change.

I'm going as a foot passenger and it's £112, which is the same as last year.

Footpassanger this time. Worth every £