Operated by Stena Line on the Harwich Hook of Holland route
The Stena Britannica is 1 of the 2 largest superferries in the world and sister ship to the Stena Hollandica. Launched in 2010, the Stena Britannica's modern onboard facilities include 2 restaurants, 3 bars, a coffee bar, an onboard shop, an internet room and even a cinema.
There's a range of high quality cabins onboard the Stena Britannica, all with en-suite facilities, towels and shower gel. Each cabin also features high quality mattresses so you'll enjoy a great night's sleep. For reserved seating, upgrade to the Stena Plus Lounge where you'll find a wide choice of seats for you to relax in as well as complimentary hot and cold beverages, a choice of newspapers.
Choose from a variety of places to eat and drink onboard during your crossing and menus to suit all at the Taste restaurant or Metropolitan á la carte restaurant. There's a range of bars too including Riva bar, Taste wine bar, Sundeck bar (weather dependant)and the Barista coffee bar.
There's plenty of bargains to be had in the Stena shop with a range of gifts, jewellery and fragrances - all cheaper than the high street on offer.
The Stena Britannica also includes a Bureau de Change, the C-View lounge, a Gaming area, free WiFi throughout the ship, a cinema, a news room/magazine lounge and an internet room.
The Stena Britannica onboard ferry entertainment aims to keep kids and teenagers entertained with fun activities, while at the same time letting adults relax on their ferry journey. There's a children's area with toys and games and a teenager area with video games.
The Stena Britannica is wheelchair friendly and features specially adapted cabins and lifts to all decks.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Stena Britannica guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
98% of our customers recommended this ship
"Relaxed travel"
Friendly staff, clean cabin. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by Anonymous who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Satisfied with everything!"
All our journey was very good, staff were very friendly and helpful. The cabin was clean and fresh. Would definitely comeback again!!!
Reviewed by Tatyana who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Brilliant experience!"
Brilliant and effortless experience, would highly recommend!
Reviewed by Anonymous who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Another enjoyable trip."
From Hoek van Holland to Harwich aboard Stena Britania. The crew are pleasant and very willing to answer questions or help and give the impression they enjoy their work.
Reviewed by John who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Ferry review "
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Reviewed by Graham Bennett who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Harwich-Hook-Harwich withStena"
Enjoyed both crossings on the two ships. Staff friendly and competent.
Reviewed by Colin Smith who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Excellent company "
Was one of my best experiences with a ferry company, cabins was clean and very comfortable would recommend to anyone.
Reviewed by Christopher who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Relaxing way to do the crossword "
I would always choose this way of crossing if the price makes it doable. It’s relaxing, gives us basically another day in England and gives us an early start and an earlier time to reach home in Germany. The staff are always friendly, the cabins clean snd the water hot - everything we need!
Reviewed by Nicky who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Early Feb transit from Harwich to Hoek van Holland"
Clean, punctual, friendly staff. Ideal. Could get healthier food for dining. Overall excellent.
Reviewed by Kevin who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Availability of Information"
Covid restrictions and changes were happening quickly. I think Direct Ferries or Stena Line could have sent out far more pertinent info before sailing.
Reviewed by Keith who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Just as it should be"
Everything went smoothly. It was a usual good trip.
Reviewed by Miklos who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Relaxing"
Coming from the Netherlands I prefer going with Stena Line from Hook of Holland to England above using the shorter sea crossing from Calais. This is more relaxing, because less driving time.
Reviewed by Mark who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Smooth and easy booking and crossing"
Really simple to book, although not offered a dog kennel on Direct Ferries booking page. Thankfully checked before travel and was able to add with Stenaline themselves. Check in process was straight forward. Some facilities were not available on the crossing due to staff shortages but I went straight to my cabin anyway. Comfortable cabin and able to check on dog via the TV channel. The wake up call is a nice touch but a little early if you do not intend to use the restaurant.
Reviewed by Michelle who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Very good"
We arrived at the Hook after travelling from the south of France, via Lille. It was very convenient. Staff at the Hook were helpful and efficient, especially the lady at the ticket desk who helped me disentangle the complications of PCR test. Staff on board were efficient and helpful. The ship is super clean and runs like clockwork, apart from the cabin door key which I had to keep on. getting recharged. We've decided that in future we will travel by this route, as well as try it as foot passengers. Although our dog could have had a kennel, we decided to leave her with our cat in the car, especially as wearing a muzzle for the first time might have been too overwhelming after such a long journey and being left alone all night. All in all, a good experience. Thank you.
Reviewed by Peter who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Ferry to the Netherlands "
We were very impressed with the service provided by Stena Line on our recent crossing to the Netherlands. All of the crew and port staff were very friendly and helpful..
Reviewed by Peter who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Always nice "
Always a pleasant voyage
Reviewed by Dawn who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"A great way to travel to Holland "
Just returned from a few days visiting our daughter in Holland Took the Stena Line ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland and returned Boarding was no problem at all and the facilities on board were fantastic. We booked a room which had an outside view and the 8 hr journey went by really quick Slight delay when entering Netherlands Border control but only because of the heighten Covid checks If you are looking for a relaxing trip to Holland this is the best way
Reviewed by Richard who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Very good "
Very good
Reviewed by Mihalache who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"Lovely trip to UK"
Stena offers an efficient service on ground, and an excellent experience on-board. Travelling from Belgium to Midland, this is the best possibility available on the market, a real value. I'll definitely come back
Reviewed by Steve who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica
"experience - Hook of Holland -Harwich and back. "
Hello. In total, trip, in both ways, was great, but - there are a few recommendations. 1. Good idea could be sms, or Email - for fast PCR test places, with work times, near HoH port. we drove from Denmark, and something vent wrong with system, and we couldn't get answers in out emails. so it was really stressful moment, but stena line customer service in port help us with address, so we also visited Rotterdam =) and one off test centers. 2. Easier overview, what papers need to be filled up, for trip NL-UK and UK-NL, maybe PDF with chance to download it, print and you are ready to go. 3. on the way back: we left ship 08:03, from port we get out 09:40. we could see, there was 2 new persons, what get training or we can call it teaching, there was a lot of people, who missed business meetings and get very stressed. Maybe one more window, or 2 windows, could help, to get flow faster, there was several persons, who helped with car flow in rows, so they could still send enough cars to persons, who learning, and enaugh to the other control point. Utherwise it was great. we definitely will use it again. P.s. We still hope, that i future there will be (once promist) again ship from DK (or Germany) to UK, it would be MUCH MUCH easier. otherwise we need to drive more than 7 hours without stops, so in the end it is abou 8:30 - 9:00 hours.
Reviewed by Janis who travelled with Stena Line on Stena Britannica