Does "open" really work?
Re the question above on whether "open" tickets work, I can say at least that "reservations" don't (at least in our case: Going on FRS, planned northbound from Tangers, but we then went through Tangers-Med).
A "reserved" place simply meant that we didn't have to go stand in line for a ticket at the dock, but we did have to get into the first-come, first on the ferry queue.
Southbound a week later we were again booked for a specific ferry again, or though we were, but spent five hours waiting in the queue at Algeciras.
Lessons learned:
1. Don't go through Tangers Med if you can avoid it.
2. Departure times are aspirational, not informational.
3. Be prepared to sit in a queue. This is probably more fun in Tangers itself, as the dock is right by the old town, but make sure you have a good book handy in any case.
Sorry, I realize that this is too late to help the person who originally asked the question but maybe someone else can benefit?
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