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At £10.95 for a weekly pass, free parking at Seacombe, a 10 minute journey and a cuppa thrown in, it's a bargain. More people should commute on the Ferries. Looks like it's not publicised well enough.

Think I'll use it again tomorrow...

I agree that the direct sailing from Woodside to Pier Head can't be called a "cruise", but it's still charged as one: £4.70.
On the assumption that if you start at Woodside and intend to return, the cheapest option by far is the Merseytravel All Area Saveaway, which is £4.70 adult and £2.50 child. This is also cheaper than the family group ticket at £20.50 for 2 adults and 3 children (£16.90 with Saveaways), the only difference is that you have to get off at Liverpool and re-board.
Yesterday, I bought my Saveaway at Chester, came to Hamilton Square by Merseyrail, went over on the ferry, spent an hour visiting the Museum of Liverpool, ferry to Seacombe, bus back to Birkenhead and train back to Chester. All for £4.70.
As a matter of interest, it would have been possible to get off the ferry at Pier Head, get my return ticket and get back on the same boat, but this might not be possible if the queue at the ticket office were long.

Just as a matter of interest and to add to the dilemma, the winter timetable used to be different. It may still apply and it's worth finding out. The cruise used to go in the other direction past Cammel Lairds in the winter rather than to New Brighton.
Also, if anyone fancies a walk around Liverpool, with maps routes and history about the buildings, if you can get your hands on a copy of Liverpool Heritage Walk, probably out of print now and published by Bluecoat Press, it's well worth it. There may be others now, but that one is very good.

frank field needs supervision from a more visible hand.

as merseytravel have demonstrated the inability to operate & provide suitable services & provisions that reflect the needs of our communities I personally think it may be worth examining the possibility of other ways to spend our share of the mersey tunnel money pot we contribute towards every day.

the future of the ferry is for we of wirral to decide.. people have various expectations, ideas, thoughts, memories & opinions.
I would like to ask readers & followers of this thread to take a moment to take the opportunity to provide an insight of any thoughts and ideas you would like to share.

personally, I love the ferry and the memories it has given me & I would like them to stay but not under the current state it has been reduced to.

as a matter of personal concern I will be contacting our local members of parliment in order to raise my concerns in more detail. I also intend to enclose a copy of this thread.

I use the ferries to travel to Liverpool as the terminal is on my door step.

I find the travel provisions (bus) to Seacombe bloody awful of an evening and a Sunday.

For example, can travel far and wide on a Saveway. Chester. Near outskirts of Liverpool etc etc, but upon return by train, disembarking at Hamilton Square or Conway. once there, faced with an hourly service bus home,to Seacombe that ceases at 2227hrs!

What use is that to me if i decide to go the Vue or the Eat all you can chinese place of an evening??

Bollox.