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Enjoy tricks and a treat on a Hallowe’en mini cruise with P&O Ferries this autumn from just £63 per person.

P&O Ferries was voted the nation’s best ferry operator at the Group Leisure Awards.

Book a bargain mini cruise to Belgium or Holland this autumn, with two-for-one prices from P&O Ferries between 1 October and 28 December.

P&O Ferries has fully manned all its Dover – Calais ships overnight so that it has maximum capacity. The company is also looking at increasing the frequency of its service from 28 return crossings a day to 30 by Saturday morning

Grab a bargain day trip to France with summer foot passenger specials from P&O Ferries.

P&O Ferries has signed a €360m contract with Aker Yards for the two largest ferries ever to be constructed for the Dover-Calais service.

British drivers heading to France have a blind spot for new safety rules.

Summer holiday bookings by ferry are soaring as cost-conscious travellers snap up low price fares to the Continent.

P&O Ferries was named Britain’s best ferry operator at the Group Travel Awards.

P&O Ferries has signed a Letter of Intent with the Finnish shipbuilder, Aker Yards, to construct two new ships for the Dover-Calais service.

Go whale and dolphin watching on special summer mini cruises with P&O Ferries, led by conservationists from the Biscay Dolphin Research Programme.

Tune in to the Eurovision Song Contest final with Katrina, leader of the last winning UK entry, on a three-night mini cruise with P&O Ferries.

Gardeners can pick up top tips from across the Channel by heading to France for the ‘Rendez-vouz aux Jardins’ festival, 31 May to 2 June.

Sort out your Burgundy from Bourgogne over lunch with wine master Guy Boursot for a day out with a difference in Ardres on Saturday 29 March.

The real France is real close with P&O Ferries crossing from Dover to Calais in just 90 minutes and as Easter approaches the company has plenty of suggestions for places to explore that are right on the doorstep.

A national search for the country’s best young chef has been launched with a £5000 sponsorship deal from P&O Ferries.

Top young athletes from across Kent have clinched the long term backing of P&O Ferries to help them fulfil their Olympic dreams.

P&O Ferries includes a free case of wine with day trips to France for sailings on its 90-minute Dover – Calais service, until 18 March.  Prices are from just £20 return for a car and up to nine people.

Rugby fans crossing the Channel to cheer England to victory over France in their RBS Six Nations epic on 23 February can sail away with P&O Ferries from just £25 each way for a car and up to nine passengers on the Dover – Calais route.

Act fast to catch low cost fares to France with P&O Ferries. Today (Friday 25 January) is the start of a four-day super sale of 100,000 tickets at just £25 each way.

Bargain hunters take note: the French government has announced Wednesday 9 January as the first day of the nation’s January sales.

Britons with properties abroad are spearheading a huge Christmas holiday rush to the Continent.

P&O Ferries has an extensive choice of sailings over the festive period, with space available across its route network.  However there will be no services, or reduced services, on some dates.

Slope off to ski France’s famous Trois Vallees in January from just £256 for two people, with P&O Ferries and Leisure Direction Ski.

P&O Ferries was named Britain’s best overall ferry company after sweeping the board for the second year running at the prestigious British Travel Awards, the travel industry “Oscars” voted for by the travelling public and the travel trade.

Celebrate Christmas at sea on a four night mini cruise with P&O Ferries, sailing from Portsmouth for Bilbao on 22 December.

Sail through the Christmas shopping and snap up on board bargains with a Car Park Shopper trip from P&O Ferries.

P&O Ferries is offering cross-Channel passengers a dream day trip combining a night at one of Kent’s most renowned luxury country house hotels with a gourmet lunch at one of the top chateaux in Northern France.

P&O Ferries is to expand its North Sea freight operations with the introduction of the 16,947 tonne Ursine to the Hull – Europoort service.

Sport in Kent has scored a £250,000 sponsorship deal with P&O Ferries to benefit the county during the countdown to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

P&O Ferries has taken delivery of the European Endeavour, which will take up service on the Liverpool – Dublin route from 1 November.

Top trainers at P&O Ferries have been singled out for praise by City & Guilds, the country’s leading organisation for vocational qualifications.

P&O Ferries’ loading officer Paul Baker has seen some unusual cars coming through Dover Eastern Docks in his time.  But even he did a double take when a replica of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rolled up for a crossing to Calais on the Pride of Kent.

P&O Ferries adds a second freight ro-ro to its new Tilbury - Zeebrugge service from Monday 17 September.

Rugby fans heading to more than one World Cup fixture in France can cut their travel costs with season tickets from P&O Ferries.

Take a mini cruise with stars from hit TV show The X-Factor on a two night special with P&O Ferries, from just £79 per person.

Darts gods Keith Deller and Eric Bristow will step up to the oche with P&O Ferries to re-kindle rivalry that saw the former World champions dominate darts for more than a decade.

Head to Dover for a crossing to the Continent with P&O Ferries if flying rubs you up the wrong way.

P&O Ferries has pulled out all the stops to make travelling with children plain sailing this summer.

The growing freight market between the River Thames and the Continent is set to get a major boost with the introduction later this month of a new dedicated ro-ro service between the Port of Tilbury and Zeebrugge in Belgium.

Spain is in the spotlight on a new website from P&O Ferries promoting self-drive holidays using the company’s Portsmouth - Bilbao service.

Hop across the Channel this summer and explore the delights of Northern France with a programme of festivals, exhibitions and events for family days out, all within an easy drive of Calais. 

P&O Ferries today announces that it has agreed to purchase a dedicated freight ferry in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations.

Hop over to Holland for the world’s biggest flower show in February on a two night minicruise with P&O Ferries.