Star Lines
Operates in: IT, AL
Motorhome score: 4/5
Strong point
The only ferry operator still offering genuine camping on board in 2026: sleeping in your own motorhome on deck, with 220V, a shower and a toilet on board and your pet simply with you, exactly what Anek and Superfast scrapped in 2025.
Watch out for
Only one route, only from 1 April to 31 October, only for registered motorhomes and caravans, no plugs on board, cooking banned, and the captain can withdraw access in bad weather.
Gas bottles
- Valve closed during the crossing
- Overnight stays allowed
- Declare at
- compulsory with camping on board
- Particulars
- With camping on board the gas bottles must be switched off; gas hobs and electric hotplates are both banned on board.
Pets
- Pets
- YES, with camping on board the pet may stay in the vehicle
- Pet-friendly cabins
- not applicable with camping on board
- Particulars
- Unique: this is the only route in Europe where your pet stays with you in the motorhome during the crossing and you are allowed to sleep in it yourself.
Dimensions & fares
- Length
- only officially registered motorhomes and caravans are eligible; cars, vans and minibuses are not
- Surcharges
- include anything mounted on the vehicle in your measurements
- Particulars
- yes
Booking & flexibility
- Cancellation & changes
- varies by fare
- Early-booking discount
- camping on board is only valid from 1 April to 31 October
- When it gets busy
- a summer peak driven by the Albanian diaspora
Vehicle deck during the crossing
- Vehicle deck during the crossing
- THE EXCEPTION: with camping on board you may stay in your own motorhome or caravan during the crossing and sleep in it. At departure and arrival you have to leave the vehicle deck, and as soon as the ship is sailing safely or is berthed you may go back. The captain can restrict access in bad weather.
- Power on the vehicle deck
- YES, there are 220V sockets, but note: there are currently no plugs or adapters available on board, so bring your own connector
- Accessibility & comfort
- A crossing of ±7.5 hrs; showers and toilets on board are available to camping-on-board guests
Discounts
- Camping on board is priced as an economy deck passage plus the vehicle fare, which saves you a cabin
Sources:starlines.it