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Shopping at Sea

Duty Free Shop Onboard Dover-Dunkirk Route

Duty Free Shop Onboard Dover-Dunkirk Ship

Duty Free Shopping Dover - Dunkirk

Save up to 50% versus the UK high street in our onboard duty free shops.

Browse premium perfume, confectionery, electronics and alcohol and get any last-minute holiday money at our Travelex desk onboard at the latest exchange rate.

Visit our Dunkerque Duty Free Shop for bulk buys and huge savings to fill your boot. You can even choose your duty free shopping from home and pick up in-store with our Reserve & Collect service.

Onboard Experience

Duty Free at Sea

Duty Free is back with savings of up to 50% vs the UK high street on a range of products including cosmetics, perfume and alcohol. Find out more on our dedicated webpage, including how much duty free you’re able to bring home with you when you travel between Dover and Dunkirk.

Family Lighthouse Cafe onboard Eastern Channel Ferry

Restaurants

With fish & chips and vegetarian options always on the menu as well as cooked breakfasts and light bites, there is something for everyone. Please note, 7 Seas Restaurant and Lighthouse Café are open 24/7 and Horizon will be open during busier crossings.

Relaxing

Enjoy your sailing in the peaceful Premium Lounge surroundings as you set sail, taking in the sea views. Priority Boarding can make your crossing even smoother, making you one of the first to board and disembark. Premium Lounge is only available on selected crossings. Please check before travelling.

Family Fun

Pirates’ Island play area is a great place for children to spend time during the crossing and our onboard app, Jack’s Treasure Hunt will keep them busy around the ship as they try to find Jack’s treasure.

Stay Connected

Our free and fast on-board WiFi keeps you connected onboard. Our long-range directional WiFi provides a more reliable and enhanced browsing experience to the often slower satellite WiFi which is used by many other ferry companies.

Ship Overview

The modern vessels on our Dover to Dunkirk route boast excellent facilities to keep everyone entertained as they sail. Find out more here.

Onboard Dover-Dunkirk

Our Dover to Dunkirk crossing takes 2 hours with a host of facilities to keep you occupied. Enjoy a meal onboard with a range of vegetarian and gluten free options and visit our duty free shop with savings of up to 50% vs UK high street. The children's play area and Jack's Treasure Hunt app will keep the little ones happy too.

What's onboard?

Proudly named the World’s Leading Ferry Operator

We are also proud to announce that we have been nominated as Europe’s Leading Ferry Operator 2025 and this amazing journey continues, first and foremost, thanks to you.

To our loyal passengers who put their trust in us, our valued partners and our hard-working colleagues: this nomination is also yours. You are the heart of DFDS and today, we’d like to say THANK YOU.

Let's continue to create beautiful memories and cross the finish line together.

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