Martin Emmonds

Review of MBZ - Port of Zeebrugge

If you're looking for the P&O ferry terminal to Hu...

If you're looking for the P&O ferry terminal to Hull, England, research it before you travel, because the signage is pathetic. There are very few references to P&O and even fewer for the Hull ferry. Unless you know the pier number, you are STUFFED. Zeebrugge is a MASSIVE port and if you go to the wrong part, you will cover a lot of miles and waste a lot of time before you get to the right part. It's no good asking for directions, because the port staff only know their own part of this huge port, they haven't a clue about the rest of it. Zeebrugge is without doubt the worst port I have ever been to and I have caught ships/ferries from Newhaven, Dieppe, Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Dover, Ramsgate, Harwich, Hull, Ostend, Rotterdam, Bilbao and Santander without problems or incidents (though Bilbao was poorly and confusingly signed, but nothing like as bad as Zeebrugge). Maybe Zeebrugge isn't so bad to arrive at, but definitely NOT recommended as a departure port. AVOID!