Ferry Services to Ireland Summer 2023

Ferries to Ireland

Ferry services to the Island of  Ireland

The principal Ferry Companies currently serving the Republic of Ireland Ports and offering passenger services are:

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Galicia Ferry from Cherbourg to Rosslare, weekly

  • Irish Ferries,
  • Stena Line,
  • Brittany Ferries,
  • DFDS.

The year-round services carry a mix of freight and passenger traffic, and passenger accommodation can be constrained by freight demand on specific sailings. Seasonal services are mainly passenger-focused.

Passenger accommodation and services on board vessels vary from being 3-4 stars on Ro-Pax vessels to 4-5 stars on Cruise Ferries.

Ro-Pax vessels typically have passenger accommodation for 500 – 800, while Cruise Ferries have larger passenger and their vehicle capacities.

Ferries into Dublin, Ireland from Uk and EU Ports

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Stena Estrid at Holyhead 14 weekly sailings

Irish Ferries into Dublin from Holyhead

  • Cruise Ferry “Ulysses”, 14 sailings weekly.
  • Ro-Pax “Epsilon”, 11 sailings weekly.
  • Fast Ferry “Dublin Swift”, Seasonal, 14 sailings weekly.

 

Holyhead to Dublin with Stena Line

  • Cruise Ferry “Stena Adventurer” 14 sailings weekly.
  • Cruise Ferry “Stena Estrid”, 14 sailings weekly.
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Cherbourg to Dublin by Ferry on W.B.Yeats

Irish Ferries into Dublin from Cherbourg

  • Cruise Ferry, “W. B. Yeats”, seven sailings per fortnight, in Summer, three times weekly in Winter.

 

Ferries to Rosslare Europort, Ireland from UK and EU Ports.

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Blue Star Ferry Rosslare to Pembroke

Irish Ferries from Pembroke into Rosslare.

  • Cruise Ferry, “Blue Star 1”, 14 sailings weekly.

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Stena Europe Fishguard, Wales to Rosslare, Ireland

Stena Line into Rosslare from Fishguard

  • Cruise Ferry, “Stena Europe”, 14 sailings weekly.

 

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Brittany Ferries Armorique

Brittany Ferries from France

  • Cruise Ferry “Pont Aven” from Roscoff to Ringaskiddy, seasonal, weekly.
  • Cruise Ferry, “Armorique” from Roscoff to Ringaskiddy, seasonal, weekly.
  • Cruise Ferry “Galicia”, from Cherbourg to Rosslare, weekly.
  • Ro-Pax, “Cotentin” from Le Havre to Rosslare, weekly.

 

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New Ship Stena Lines Vision will Operate Rosslare to Cherbourg from June 2023

Stena Line into Rosslare from Cherbourg.

  • Ro-Pax, “Stena Horizon”, 3 sailings weekly.
  • Cruise ferry, “Stena Vision”, 3 sailings weekly from June 1st.

 

 

DFDS into Rosslare from Dunkirk

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DFDS Ferry Dunkirk to Rosslare

 

  • Currently passenger services on this route are operated by Ro-Pax, ”Regina Seaways”, three times weekly.
  • New schedule and vessel expected shortly.

 

Brittany Ferries into Rosslare from Bilbao

  • Cruise Ferry “Galicia”, two sailings weekly.

Passenger Ferry to Cork  from UK or EU Ports

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Brittany Ferries from France to Cork Harbour

Brittany Ferries is the only passenger ferry to the port of Cork from  Mainlaind EU ports. a Roscoff to Cork serive operates in Summer

  • 2 Sailingas a Week aboard Pont-Aven
  • Cabins, Entertainments, leisure area and a sailing time of about 15 hours with overnight departures.

Conslusion

There are ferry ports  of Carne and Belfast Loughin Northern Ireland  to Liverpool and Scotland.

The information is correct at time of print in January 2023 and we ask the ferry companies to advise us on any changes to Ships or routes.

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Blue Star Car and freight ferry