Shir Hayam Posted January 3, 2009 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2009 In June, my DH and I will be flying into LHR from Paris and meeting up with friends who will be flying from the U.S. We then plan to travel together to Harwich for our Constellation cruise. We would like to hire a private van to take the four of us and much luggage. Does anyone have any recent recommendations for a dependable van service? Do you experienced European cruisers have any other tips for accomplishing this travel arrangement successfully? Thanks in advance. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord of the seas Posted January 3, 2009 #2 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Sheila, Why fly from Paris to London when the Eurostar is much better and quicker door to door. There are many car services available.I asume that you will meet your friends at Heathrow,so there is a need for a meeting place. I use bookings@jb-chauffeurs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shir Hayam Posted January 3, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi lord, We're flying from Paris to London because our Air France flight from Boston to London takes us through Paris. Soooo....we're spending three nights in Paris before the cruise without incurring any additional flight cost. Go figure:rolleyes:. We also get to fly home through Paris, but won't stop then. Thanks for the chauffeur info. I'll check them out. Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liv4cruzin Posted January 4, 2009 #4 Share Posted January 4, 2009 If you have trouble w/ availability, you should get a quote from Darren at Adelphi. We used him in June after reading some good reviews on CC. We were very pleased w/ our transfer from LHR to Harwich. http://www.adelphiexecutivehire.co.uk/p1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee1161 Posted January 21, 2009 #5 Share Posted January 21, 2009 If you have trouble w/ availability, you should get a quote from Darren at Adelphi. We used him in June after reading some good reviews on CC. We were very pleased w/ our transfer from LHR to Harwich. http://www.adelphiexecutivehire.co.uk/p1.htm Becky - I am curious if you had to give Darren a deposit upfront. When I contacted him he asked for a 50% deposit. I really don't have a problem with giving a deposit, I understand this is is how they make their living. What bothered me about Darren was he was very vague on his refund policy - he said he would only refund if he felt it was a "good enough reason" I want something more concrete. Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord of the seas Posted January 21, 2009 #6 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Don't book him then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poohb Posted January 22, 2009 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We are looking into transport from LHR or Gatwick to Harwich in September. We found this site that looked interesting. http://www.britishairportcars.co.uk/ We are also looking to go to Harwich a day early to relax from jetlag. Good luck with your plans. Let us know what you decide and how things work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LProcter Posted January 23, 2009 #8 Share Posted January 23, 2009 We checked out several places (including Darren at Adelphi). We weren't comfortable with the 50% upfront policy either. We've booked with 1st Class Chauffeurs. Pippa has been extremely helpful and efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy anne Posted January 23, 2009 #9 Share Posted January 23, 2009 We have heard several positive comments about airportcruisetransfers.com We got a quote from them for several legs of our trip. They seem quite reasonable. If you want to read a comment about them, go to www.thepreismans.com They have an excellent review of their British Isles trip and had used this company. We plan on using them in June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee1161 Posted January 24, 2009 #10 Share Posted January 24, 2009 We have heard several positive comments about airportcruisetransfers.com We got a quote from them for several legs of our trip. They seem quite reasonable. If you want to read a comment about them, go to www.thepreismans.com They have an excellent review of their British Isles trip and had used this company. We plan on using them in June Hi Nancy !!! See you in June Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbappel Posted January 26, 2009 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2009 We used Woodford in 2007 to take us from our hotel in London to the ship in Southampton. They were quite reliable. I dealt directly with Cheryl Finch, who arranged it all. cherylfinch4@aol.co.uk We had a driver, John, who seemed to know every minute of British history and when he found we were a party of teachers, was happy to entertain us with snippets of information. I highly recommend Woodford for transportation. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbee Posted January 27, 2009 #12 Share Posted January 27, 2009 In June, my DH and I will be flying into LHR from Paris and meeting up with friends who will be flying from the U.S. We then plan to travel together to Harwich for our Constellation cruise. We would like to hire a private van to take the four of us and much luggage. Does anyone have any recent recommendations for a dependable van service? Do you experienced European cruisers have any other tips for accomplishing this travel arrangement successfully? If you're coming from Paris, LCY/London City, STN/London Stansted and LUT/London Luton, and are all much closer to Harwich (and so is the Eurostar train station at St Pancreas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted January 27, 2009 #13 Share Posted January 27, 2009 ... LUT/London Luton ... St Pancreas ...Just for anyone who is having problems searching for these: Luton = LTN. And the train station is St Pancras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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