Dublin ferry

[mudcow007]

anyone ever got the boat back from Dublin?

just been asked (by my work) to go over to Dublin to pick a van up

ferry takes 8 hours to get to Liverpool - is it a rowing boat or something?!

what do you do for 8 hours on a boat when you cant drink?!

i bet its just a massive truckers orgy.....

[roadracejoe]

why not try Holyhead-Dublin, 3.5 hours ?

[SlimRick]

Used to to Holyead to Dublinand back on a monthly basis - fast cat is great, but pointless booking it in the winter as it's usually cancelled. Normal service is fine, especially if you go business class and get free drinks and nibbles.

[angryjonny]

My wife used the Holyhead boat to get home from Ireland when Eyjiakafalafel was erupting the other year. It got her out of a tight spot that week and the A55 is one of the few good roads in Wales so it doesn't take an age to get back to civilisation.

Careful though, if you sail to Holyhead, because the legacy of ex North Wales Chief Constable Brunstrom and his draconian approach to speeding motorists may well live on into his retirement.

[arry]

There's one boat from Holyhead to Dublin that's 'swift' and that takes the journey time down to something reasonable.

Beware though, it is properly expensive - car and 4 passengers = £400 near enough for return journey.

[mudcow007]

its the times, the one to holyhead is early afternoon an i have some other shizz i need to sort before getting the boat

holyhead is looking at 200 ish euros

liverpool leaves later on but is only £100 i bet i know which one my work wants to go for.....

[arry]

The extra £100 spent doesn't mean tying you up for another 6 hours either way on the ferry though so it has to work out better value overall

[P.addy]

I spent 24 hours on a boat.

I wanted to set fire to myself.

8 hours is tolerable, take a laptop/tablet, couple of films, quick nap.

[barrkel]

I've done the ferry round trip twice, Holyhead to Dublin.

The Irish Ferries' Jonathan Swift is much better than most of the other options. Much faster (less than 2 hours), with a much nicer deck to hang about in - flat and open across the whole boat, rather than a series of corridors. Free wifi too.

It can't sail in all the conditions the other boats can, but transfers are normally available in the event of a cancellation. I've had one boat cancelled in November 2012, wasn't a big deal to switch to a 3.5 hour boat.
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[mudcow007]

i once did 24hrs on a ferry in India

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had a nap an woke up with cockroach bites on my legs - worst boat trip ever....

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[garth]

I've got a 24h crossing back from Santander to Portsmouth in June. I can't say I'm looking forward to it.

8h crossing to France is ok, go overnight, have a few beers, go sleep in the play area.

[roadracejoe]

once done a 19hr crossing from Rosslare to Cherbourg, sleeping on the floor as we hadn't booked a cabin. Getting woke up by the crew at around 3am, telling us to gather in the middle of the ship as they thought the fooker was gonna sink

[P.addy]

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[CG Sam]

I'm quite lucky that I enjoy my own company and can easily sit and read books cover to cover, ipod in and good to go. Anything under about 30 hours travelling doesn't bother me.
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