directferries.com shows the first departure from Barcelona for Nador doesn't happen till August!?!?!

There is a Barcelona/Tangier Med route operating already with Grimaldi. 36 hour crossing. Do they work the same as a cruise ship or do you pay for meals and entertainment separately?

You pay for meals....And the only entertainment is the people on board!

Get some books!

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Regarding the; Déclaration d'un véhicule (D16 Ter) at
http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/d...ter/formAT.jsf

As a preparation, I'm planning to pre-print two copies depending of which port we will be enter into Morocco; Tangier-Med port or Ceuta (from Algeciras or GIB).

However, when looking at the options under; Bureau d'entrée (which is a 'Champs obligatoires' in order to be able to print the doc), I'm not able to find an applicable entry point for the CEUTA option? Fnideq not even mention... but Tetouan further south is.

Anyone - any recommendation/experience?

Thanx, Magnus

Hi Magnus,

It's Bab-Sebta. Bab meaning gate and Sebta meaning Ceuta.

Happy trails,

Peter

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....how it all went.
Well, thanx to this forum and P Girling + the morocco-knowledgebase.net by T Cullis and C Scott = smooth n' neatly as an oiled smoke. Actually.
Thanx!

We stopped more or less at the very first ticket office when we arrived to the Algeciras area (from Malaga), happen to be a FRS office with a very friendly and helpful 'clerk' behind the desk. Price per person + MC = 110 EUR, open ticket for Algeciras - Tangier-MED. Perhapps (very) expensive, I have no idea..

We filled in our White and Yellow in-and-out travel card/documents. All other bureaucracy-need-to-have-important documentations (like insurance for our bike etc) incl the infamous D16TER had been filled in and printed out way back home (SWE).

Went down to the harbour - loaded with ALL papers - and passed by the checkpoint without any problem. Our bikes got, surprisingly, perfectly 'noded' by the ferry staff!

On 'Das Boot', we went straight for the police/passport control, all papers in order: STAMP STAMP - nice and easy.

At Tangier Med Port, we just followed the exit sign for D16TER/customs - wot a circus/joke. We were among the first to enter but left the circus among the last... The main problem was to get attention by the 'correct' customs officer (biggest hat, most knick-knacks on their shoulders). When we finally got some attention, it was like they for the very first time saw/meet some foreign strangers on bikes (and all our strange vehicle doc's from SWE). They had to consult each other... scratch their heads... And of course, our CIN/Identifiant No got badly STAMPED in our passports and we had to double-check 'em... (they had later to 'hand fill' the CIN no in our passp.) At the final check-point (for wot reason?!), where we more or less only told them: Zlatan Ibrahimović... It was: WELCOME to MOROCCO :-)

After three days on Moroccon roads (2 tent nights; one camping/one wild camping), mainly around the 'notorious' RIF region, incl one horrifying/nasty almost-overturn accident due to diesel..., we got back to Tangier Med Port and the TOUTS. I don't think I ever-never have ignored one person/human being so much they way I did before I reached (fighted my way to) the FRS counter. Two touts almost clinged onto my arms... We didn't pay a single penny to anyone, not even a glance. All other check-points went by without any problems - all you 'only' need to have: 100% control of all your PAPERS.

Been there - done that.
Magnus c",)

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Well done Magnus!

Nice to know it's "situation normal" at TangerMed. Congrats for fending off the touts. The more that folks give in to their persistence and hand over cash, the more hassle everyone gets. Stand your ground - they're not officials, you don't need to give them anything.

We entered through Ceuta in April - same old faces, same old tricks. However, exiting was much smoother - no touts and we didn't even have to get out of the cars. Long queues though, even at 0900.
By the time you read this the new customs area should be open. Their aim is to get everyone through quicker including the scores of white vans filled with "liberated" bicycles. We're heading over again in October - I'll report back if no-one's done it sooner.

Happy trails,

Peter

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Found this video which maybe helpful for getting an idea of what to expect at Tanger Med, leaving at least.

Tanger \ Tangier Med Ferry Port - exiting Morocco 2014 - YouTube