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A turkish friend of me called to menalines today. They only transport trucks and containers. NO passengers and NO motorcycles. Damn! Damn! Damn!
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But Menalines are not the ones operating the RoRo ferry between Mersin and Port Said, right?
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But Menalines are not the ones operating the RoRo ferry between Mersin and Port Said, right?
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Hi,
What are the others ones?
I'm not sure you can find now a ferry between Turkey and Egypt which carries cars with their passengers and with the possibility to disembark on an Egyptian port.
But I hope I'm wrong.... 
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The ferry from Port Said and Mersin (and return) is running fine and is taking passengers and cars/bikes. The agent in Ports SAid in Naggar (easy to find the details if you google it). The price is quite prohibitive imo as we've just been quoted 800USD for 2 pers and 1 bike + ~330 commission and custom clearance.
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The ferry from Port Said and Mersin (and return) is running fine and is taking passengers and cars/bikes. The agent in Ports SAid in Naggar (easy to find the details if you google it). The price is quite prohibitive imo as we've just been quoted 800USD for 2 pers and 1 bike + ~330 commission and custom clearance.
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Are you sure Mr White, about transportation of cars with their passengers on this ferry?
And are you speaking about Mena lines?
Because a Turkish man of my friends had phoned to Mena about our transportation (Cars+People) and they replied that this ferry only  carry lorries with they drivers + "containers".
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It seems that the ferry operating between Mersin and Port Said has been changed by its Russian operator AnRussTrans. Instead of the smaller "Anna Marine", the line is now served by the larger "Apollonia" (the former Swedish "Götaland"). This definitely is a passenger ferry and not anymore a pure truck ferry as you can see from these images:
Facts and pics of "Apollonia" on The ferry Site
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But Menalines are not the ones operating the RoRo ferry between Mersin and Port Said, right?
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Thanks.
So it's not Mena Lines.
Can you tell me where it's possible to make reservations (it's for March 2013)?
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Hello,
i think here you can make reservations
Mersin: MEGAMAR, Camiserif Mah. Ismet Inonu Blv. Batihan Is Mrk. No. 90 Kat 4
Tel: 0324 238 48 10 Fax: 0324 238 71 83
Mail: mersin@mega-mar.com.tr
I called them but the women at the telefon she doesnt speak English.Me i dont speak turkish.
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