Ferry Puerto to Cadiz

[skinny]

ive just come back from Huelva to gran canaria /fute, went to Huelva in November, took our yorkie with us, on the out going journey it was cold dull and rainy, our dog was expected to spend 32 hours on top deck in the freezing cold and the kennel was soaked through in seconds once it started raining. I took her to our cabin, slept peacefully on bed all night. Foods not that great but passable. On return journey at least the sun shone, but there were people camped out on top deck in sleeping bags with their dogs rather than leave them, disgusting and you paid for that ?? come on armas provide better accommodation for us doggie people aka cabins, don't know what I would have done if I had a big dog, I asked one camper what would she have done if it had rained she just shrugged.The price of the tickets not cheap if you take a vehicle as well, rant over, I just dread the next ferry I have to use to mainland.

[Jock719]

The kennels on the MV Albayzin are downstairs on the lorry deck and are large yellow cages, plenty of room in one for my Labrador and beagle to share. No problems getting down to let them out etc and they were clean and tidy. No complaints on that front. We considered the Huelva route, but it didn't work out with our timetable, just as well I think!

[skinny]

they did have some kennels lower deck that were empty, im not surprised, I had to go down to my van during the day with special permission (escorted there and back) and the heat below was unbearable as well as the stench from the poor cattle gently frying away in the 100 plus heat in their cattle truck, and your only allowed brief visits below I think a couple of times a day at allotted times.no wonder they camped out on deck.

[Remy8K]

Hope that you enjoy your new life in Fuerteventura.  Interesting to see your journey.  How long will the dogs have to stay in quarantine?

[potash]

The police hear will love you driving round in a right hooker I think they allow you six months then they want you off the road. sorry for the info.

[Jock719]

No quarantine for dogs and truck is either getting re registered or sold one thing I can't be arsed with is the old bill

[scmorro]

Best of luck with your new life Jock.
We took the Armas ferry from Arrecife to Huelva on 24th April on the Volcan de Teide.
It is a much nicer boat than the Acciona ferry - cleaner and much more modern.
I agree about the kennels though - the upper deck ones are OK if the weather is fine, but not much protection against the elements.
I would not have even considered leaving our dog in the car deck kennels!
The food on board is, if possible, worse than Acciona. Around 7/8 euros for dinner and 6 for breakfast. I found both inedible. Would definitely take my own next time.
We were nearly 3 hours late getting into Huelva and didn't get to our hotel until 10.30pm. It was a calm crossing, so can't understand why.
Be prepared to be searched by customs in Arrecife. They nit picked through every single vehicle. We had quite a lot of booze with us, which we managed to get through! They couldn't even tell us what the limits were! I think they let us through as we were headed to the UK and seemed to be more interested in tobacco.
Would definitely recommend it over the Cadiz - Arrecife crossing and will be taking it back in October.