Spirit of Tasmania

We boarded the Spirit of Tasmania on Tuesday night ready to sail. There were a couple of things I wanted to let people know when towing a caravan over to the apple isle. Make sure your gas bottles are off, empty all jerry cans of fuel (petrol or diesel), discard all vegetables and fruit prior to boarding. If your caravan is over 3 metres high then watch where your GPS sends you as there is a low railway bridge on approach to the Station Pier after you come off the tollway. Geist caravans shouldn't have a problem as they are 2.75m with aircon but if you know someone with a high airconditioner or raised "offroad" van, they may come to grief here. To add to this it is not well sign posted and at night there are so many lights around you, you can easily miss the bridge near non existent lights. Arrive well in advance, we arrived 1 hour 15 mins before and because we were a long load we were one of the last on. We had to be allocated a spot that was adequate and coming late could be a bit stressful. Take cash if you don't run a credit card as a $50 maximum applies on the one ATM and once you leave port there is no accessible cash. The restaurant prices are quite reasonable and the food is very nice. It is a limited menu but covers most tastes. We found the twin single bed cabin with port hole was very comfortable. The gift shop prices are very good too! On departure be ready to race down to your garage deck as soon as they give the all clear, especially if you are in the front on departure otherwise you could hold others up. Remember your garage level before you head up the lift on arrival, this makes it easier to get to your level on departure. There are good businesses open for breakfast in Devonport if you are traveling overnight, don't feel you have to get up that bit earlier to catch the onboard breakfast (it still costs). I applied the hand brake on the Geist in case of rough seas but use your own discretion here. I hope this helps your travel to Tasmania one day or hopefully on the Geist tour in March next year.