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Direct Ferries - Ferry tickets

Direct Ferries Limited · 12,754 ratings · ★ 4.7

4.7
★★★★★
12,754 ratings
5 ★
10,698 (84%)
4 ★
1,370 (11%)
3 ★
0 (0%)
2 ★
210 (2%)
1 ★
368 (3%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 21 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

1
"ticket"
7 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★ "they charged double the actual cost of the ticket. you are better off going to the actual ferry company" - Ben Giardina
2
"work"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★ "Doesn't work, the code for registration did not work, went back to the login screen and now my password no longer works... useless app." - Senyahish Daniel

📋 All 21 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Ben Giardina 6/28/2026 v5.2.0
they charged double the actual cost of the ticket. you are better off going to the actual ferry company
★★★★ Alfonzo Sotavento 6/24/2026 v5.2.0
The help virtual assistant is completely useless. I had a question that was not on one of the suggested options, and now I have no way of contacting them about my ticket.
★★★★ Michael Spalding 6/24/2026 v5.2.0
wouldn't take my money had to ask my daughter to book it for me
★★★★ A Google user 6/24/2026 v5.2.0
very difficult to log on, wouldn't accept my password
★★★★ Senyahish Daniel 6/18/2026 v5.1.1
Doesn't work, the code for registration did not work, went back to the login screen and now my password no longer works... useless app.
★★★★ Arvidex xD 6/5/2026 v5.1.1
had to download app to view ticket
★★★★ Jerweel Jayson 6/2/2026 v5.1.0
they confirmed the refund amount to be PHP 27,610.00. I proceeded with the cancellation because it was close to the original price I paid for. they said that they have processed my refund and I have to wait for it to be credited to my bank account. after more than 10 days, no refund was made. I followed up my request and then they created a new ticket and my refund amount decreased to just Php21,048.79. You literally said you had technical issues. How is it customer's fault? horrible service
★★★★ The Bakers 5/14/2026 v5.1.0
The app is useful for finding ferries, but has a glitch where 2/4 times I made a booking, I made a payment using GPay and the money is taken but no tickets or booking number issued. one I was able to reverse the other, DF has just taken my money and won't give it back. (Dispute is with Visa now, > a month later). Won't risk using again.
★★★★ JK ' 5/11/2026 v5.1.0
The worst app I've ever had the misfortune to use. Do yourself a favour.. book your ferry with somebody else.
★★★★ Rachel 4/12/2026 v5.0.0
why do I need an app to get my ticket, very inconvenient
★★★★ Chris Liston 3/15/2026 v4.8.1
9 hour delay at Holyhead, meaning we arrived at our Dublin hotel at 3:15 am
★★★★ Marek Ruzicka 3/14/2026
Rubbish, doesn't work
★★★★ Tony Walker 2/17/2026 v4.7.3
the outbound trip to Capri was cancelled, and they refuse to pay back the inbound trip! i could fly there! SCAM!!!!!!!!
★★★★ Grace Kember 2/14/2026 v4.7.2
Keeps crashing every few minutes
★★★★ Judy 1/26/2026
Paid extra for flexibility and told to find the ticket on the app -- but it couldn't find my CONFIRMED reservation. I demand a refund
★★★★ Gabi 1/7/2026 v4.5.0
My sailing was cancelled, and the app didn't not sent any notification or alternatives.
★★★★ Cody Born 11/28/2025 v4.5.0
just send me a PDF. don't make me install an app
★★★★ Christopher Foster 11/26/2025 v4.5.0
Constantly logged out of app at the most inconvenient times too. Support is either staffed by bots or people who really really don't give a hoot about their customers. We had a not quite straightforward issue with a booking in Argentina and support just kept repeating the same response which didn't even attempt to deal with it. Just gave up in the end and will never use Direct Ferries again.
★★★★ Jyrki Leskelä 10/13/2025 v4.4.0
not working
★★★★ Fons Dorrestijn 9/16/2025
not working, freezes upon launching
★★★★★ Mattie M 3/10/2026 v4.7.3
Both the app and the website are borderline unusable. If you use this service, be sure to print out your ticket confirmation because there's no telling whether the website/app will work on the day you're supposed to travel. If there was any other service available to buy my tickets, I would've used it instead.

Sentiment summary

95%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
5%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.