The Daily Telegraph

Bad body odour gets right up our nose, says ferry operator

- By Daily Telegraph Reporter

SMELLY passengers are being told to stand down-wind or keep off crosschann­el ferries after a raft of complaints about body odour.

Condor Ferries, which operates services to France and the Channel Islands from the south coast, has launched an etiquette guide it hopes will cut down on a wave of whiffy travellers and drunken behaviour.

The operator published a list of 10 golden rules after an online poll of 2,000 people listed the biggest grievances of using public transport.

Drunken behaviour was the top annoyance at 60 per cent, bad body odour was second at 49 per cent and annoying mobile phone usage came third with 37 per cent.

Among the tide of other bad habits were loud eating, feet on seats, singing and whistling, loud conversati­ons, public displays of affection, raucous laughing and bad language.

The ferry’s guide is available on Condor sailings from this summer. Paul Luxon, Condor Ferries’ chief executive, said: “We haven’t developed our travel etiquette guide to take the fun out of travelling; quite the contrary.

“We want to encourage good times on board our ferries for all of our passengers.

“Travelling on public transport can be a great shared experience, but when we encounter passengers who do not share the same considerat­ion for those around us, it can easily become an unpleasant journey, and even put us off travelling on public transport in future.

“We believe everyone has the right to an enjoyable travel experience, and we hope to be able to combat some of the nation’s biggest annoyances with our guide.”

The 10 golden rules are: keep your feet grounded; no need to shout; mindful singing; a problem shared becomes everyone’s problem; enjoy a drink responsibl­y; little ears are listening; smell swell; loud laughter isn’t funny; tidy ship, tidy mind; and be mindful with your mouthful.

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