Manda

G'day,

My husband and I are going to stay with my family in Melbourne for Christmas
& New Years (03/04) and we are hoping to catch a ferry to Tasmania for a
quick visit (two days or so). I have found the website for the 'Spirit of
Tasmania' which does daily runs from Melbourne to Devonport but $130 one-way
seems it seems a little steep for a two day visit and I was wondering is
there another option, for example, another ferry or even a flight?

-=M=-

Roger Martin

"Manda" wrote in message
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    > G'day,
    > My husband and I are going to stay with my family in Melbourne for
Christmas
    > & New Years (03/04) and we are hoping to catch a ferry to Tasmania for a
    > quick visit (two days or so). I have found the website for the 'Spirit of
    > Tasmania' which does daily runs from Melbourne to Devonport but $130
one-way
    > seems it seems a little steep for a two day visit and I was wondering is
    > there another option, for example, another ferry or even a flight?
    > -=M=-
Plenty of flights (Qantas) plus some smaller operators, but at that time of
year its likely just as expensive, maybe more so.

Daniel Bowen

"Manda" wrote in message
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    > My husband and I are going to stay with my family in Melbourne for
Christmas
    > & New Years (03/04) and we are hoping to catch a ferry to Tasmania for a
    > quick visit (two days or so). I have found the website for the 'Spirit of
    > Tasmania' which does daily runs from Melbourne to Devonport but $130
one-way
    > seems it seems a little steep for a two day visit and I was wondering is
    > there another option, for example, another ferry or even a flight?

You might find a cheaper flight. Bear in mind it's overnight (not a short
trip), so you effectively save on a hotel bill for the two nights
travelling.


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen at custard dot net dot au

David Bennetts

anda" wrote in message
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    > G'day,
    > My husband and I are going to stay with my family in Melbourne for
Christmas
    > & New Years (03/04) and we are hoping to catch a ferry to Tasmania for a
    > quick visit (two days or so). I have found the website for the 'Spirit of
    > Tasmania' which does daily runs from Melbourne to Devonport but $130
one-way
    > seems it seems a little steep for a two day visit and I was wondering is
    > there another option, for example, another ferry or even a flight?
    > -=M=-
Check out Virgin Blue's flights at www.virginblue.com.au , they fly
Melbourne to Launceston and have flights as cheap as $95 one way betwen
Christmas and New Year.

Regards

David Bennetts

Manda

"David Bennetts" wrote in message
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    > Check out Virgin Blue's flights at www.virginblue.com.au , they fly
    > Melbourne to Launceston and have flights as cheap as $95 one way betwen
    > Christmas and New Year.
    > Regards
    > David Bennetts

Thanks for your help guys! I think the better option will be to fly. It will
be a quicker trip and we'll get to see more of the island during our quick
visit!

Thanks again... :-)

-=M=-

Raffi Balmanoukian

in article [email protected], David Bennetts at
[email protected] wrote on 7/20/03 7:32 PM:

    >
    >
    >
    > anda" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> G'day,
    >>
    >> My husband and I are going to stay with my family in Melbourne for
    > Christmas
    >> & New Years (03/04) and we are hoping to catch a ferry to Tasmania for a
    >> quick visit (two days or so). I have found the website for the 'Spirit of
    >> Tasmania' which does daily runs from Melbourne to Devonport but $130
    > one-way
    >> seems it seems a little steep for a two day visit and I was wondering is
    >> there another option, for example, another ferry or even a flight?
    >>
    >> -=M=-
    >>
    > Check out Virgin Blue's flights at www.virginblue.com.au , they fly
    > Melbourne to Launceston and have flights as cheap as $95 one way betwen
    > Christmas and New Year.
    >
    > Regards
    >
    > David Bennetts
    >
    >

They also fly Melbourne - Hobart which, for whatever reason, was cheaper at
the end of 2002 than Melbourne-Launceston. Both worked out cheaper than the
ferry, and that was WITH the Ansett levy ($10 each way as I recall).