Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"Car or trains aren't alternatives on routes like NCL-EXT - they're punishments..."
Take your time, leave the Motorway and make a trip of it - you don't HAVE to go there and back in a day - whatever you think......................
Which is perfectly fine if you live in the UK. However for the Channel Islands, say you wish to travel from Birmingham to Guernsey/Jersey, without Flybe, alternative is divert to Manchester, LGW or SOU or drive to Portsmouth or Poole and catch a ferry which in winter is 1 per day and a 7 hour crossing to Guernsey and 9 to Jersey