Onboard

Jack's Treasure Hunt

Jack's Treasure Hunt - Calais to Dover

Join Jack's Treasure Hunt to help Jack find his friends and the hidden treasure!

Simply grab your smartphone, connect to the free WiFi, and scan the QR code posters hidden around the ship. Solve the clues and unlock the next stage of the treasure hunt!

No app download needed, making it easier than ever to play!

Treasure Hunt onboard Dover-France with Jack the Pirate

Fun for the whole family

Ahoy there! Work with Jack and his friends with to help unlock the treasure chest. Each code will allow you to unlock a new piece of the key that will open Jack's hidden trove. Young adventurers who successfully complete the treasure hunt will be rewarded with an exclusive digital prize.

Will you be able to find all the missing pieces and unlock the chest before arriving at port?

Onboard Experience

Pirates Island kids club onboard Dover-Calais

Family Travel

Visit our Pirates’ Island play area to keep the kids busy during the crossing. Our onboard app, Jack’s Treasure Hunt will also keep them occupied, as they follow our mascot around the ship to find his treasure.

Family Lighthouse Cafe onboard Eastern Channel Ferry

Restaurants

With Harry Ramsden’s Fish and Chips, curry 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 is open throughout July and August.

Relaxing

Relax and unwind on your crossing in the Premium Lounge with complimentary drinks and snacks. To make your crossing even smoother, Priority Boarding allows you to be one of the first to board and disembark. Premium Lounge is only available on selected crossings. Please check before travelling.

Duty Free Shop onboard Dover-Calais Route

Duty Free Shopping at Sea

Browse a selection of fragrances, cosmetics, confectionery and more from big name brands, as well as beer, wine spirits and souvenirs in our onboard shop, at a fraction of mainland prices.

Free Onboard WiFi

Stay connected with our free and fast on-board WiFi. Our long-range directional WiFi provides a more reliable and enhanced browsing experience.

Ship Overview

Find out more about the vessels that operate on our Calais to Dover route.

Onboard Calais-Dover

Spend our 90 minute Dover to Calais crossing enjoying our onboard facilities. Have a bite to eat in our onboard restaurants, visit our duty free shop and keep the kids busy in the children's play area and with Jack's Treasure Hunt app.

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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