The port has urged people not to arrive more than the advised three hours in advance, with passengers normally able to catch the next ferry if they miss their booked sailing.
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Yes - Travel up to 72hrs before/after your booked crossing time. Yes - Cancel up to 48hrs before your booking crossing time.
The passport control is usually fairly fast. But you may be called in by Customs to have your vehicle inspected and this can take about 10-20 minutes. It happens to us about 1 in 3 times when we take the ferry to France.
Some ferry companies allow you to board by simply showing your booking confirmation email, which includes your personal details and your reservation code. You can either show the email on your device (phone, tablet) or print it out and bring it with you.
Passengers are not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages on or off a vessel except for beverages that they are transporting as personal baggage in unopened containers, which may not be opened while the vessel is underway.