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  1. U.K. and Ireland crack down on some entry rules for travelers

    Since the United Kingdom officially completed its exit from the European Union in 2020, the rules governing travel…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #british #Ireland #Irish #IrishFerries #northern-ireland #U.K. #UnitedKingdom
    europesays.com/britain/114770/

  2. New rules mean passports will be needed on all ferries from Ireland to Britain

    New UK rules mean all ferry passengers between Ireland and Britain will need a valid passport from the…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #ferrypassengers #Ireland #IrishFerries #StenaLine #theRepublicofIreland #UKBorderForce #validpassport
    europesays.com/britain/111664/

  3. SWANSEA FERRY: ‘Wales is an important part of our world’ — Brittany Ferries watching Swansea’s ferry ambitions with genuine interest

    When Swansea Bay News told the story of the night boat to Cork and two centuries of crossings before it, the response from readers showed how much Swansea misses being a ferry port.

    So we asked the industry itself whether the city could ever be one again — putting the same four questions to five of the biggest ferry operators in British and Irish waters.

    Each was asked whether it had been approached about, or had any interest in, the proposed Swansea–North Devon crossing; whether a revived Swansea–Cork route would ever feature in its plans; whether a direct Wales–France link — Swansea to St Malo or a comparable port — would be operationally realistic; and whether south Wales features in its network planning.

    And the answer from one of Europe’s best-known operators carried real warmth: Wales, Brittany Ferries told us, is already “an important part of our world” — and the company is following Swansea’s ferry ambitions “with genuine interest”.

    Cars coming ashore from a Brittany Ferries sailing (Image: George Holland / Brittany Ferries)

    A spokesperson for Brittany Ferries said: “Wales is already an important part of our world, even without a direct route. A significant proportion of our customers travel to us from Wales, and the trade and cultural links between Wales and our network of ports go back a long way.”

    “So we follow developments like the Swansea/North Devon feasibility work with genuine interest,” they added.

    On the specific routes, however, the company was clear: “We’ve nothing to announce regarding a Swansea/North Devon, Swansea/Cork or Wales/France service.”

    The spokesperson said route planning depended on a wide range of commercial, operational and vessel-availability factors, and the company would not speculate on hypothetical routes — but added that while south Wales does not feature in its published network plans, the network is kept “under ongoing review”.

    Brittany Ferries’ 2025 route map — Cork, Rosslare and St Malo all feature, but no Welsh port (Image: Brittany Ferries)

    Brittany Ferries’ warmth stood out, because none of the five operators said it was considering a Swansea service — and none said it had been approached about running the proposed North Devon crossing.

    Danish operator DFDS gave the most direct answer. A spokesperson said: “While DFDS continuously assesses potential route opportunities across its network, we are not currently considering or pursuing any services involving Swansea or South Wales.”

    P&O Ferries declined to comment. Irish Ferries — whose predecessor B&I ran the original Swansea–Cork crossing before switching to Pembroke Dock in 1979 — acknowledged the questions but had not responded by our deadline, and Stena Line did not respond.

    Associated British Ports, which owns the Port of Swansea, did respond — and left the door open. A spokesperson said: “As the owner and operator of the port of Swansea, Associated British Ports will continue working with any interested parties regarding the viability of a new ferry operation from Swansea.”

    Swansea Docks from above — ABP says it will keep working with interested parties on the viability of a new ferry operation (Image: Google Maps)

    The question of who would actually operate a Swansea service has hung over the council’s ferry ambitions since the feasibility report promising 800,000 annual passengers and a £600m boost was published — with its own figures now facing council scrutiny.

    The operators’ answer to a second question — how significant a constraint vessel availability now is — goes to the heart of why Swansea’s last ferry died.

    Swansea Cork Ferries stopped sailing in 2006 after selling the Superferry and failing to find a replacement vessel, ending a route that had carried 2.85 million passengers since 1987.

    Fastnet Line revived the crossing in 2010, but it lasted less than two years before financial collapse — the second failure Swansea Bay News put to the operators in asking what would need to be different today.

    The council’s proposed crossing points the other way — a fast catamaran to the south west of England rather than a night boat to Ireland — and drew 4,396 consultation responses, with 97.8 per cent in support.

    The feasibility report is due before council scrutiny, and Swansea Bay News will report any operator responses received after publication.

    Related stories from Swansea Bay News

    SWANSEA FERRY: Report promising 800,000 visitors and £600m heads for scrutiny — as its own numbers face questions
    The council-funded feasibility report behind the crossing, published in full.

    SWANSEA FERRY: Who pays, where does it dock, and how does it hit 60 knots?
    The questions councillors want answered when the report’s authors face scrutiny.

    SWANSEA FERRY: Halfpenny rowboats, paddle steamers and the night boat to Cork
    The many ferry ages of Swansea — and how the Cork crossing was killed off twice.

    FERRY FARCE? Doubts grow over Swansea crossing as ‘fairy story’ jibe lands
    The March council exchange where the first cracks in the plan appeared.

    #BristolChannelFerry #BrittanyFerries #DFDS #featured #Ferry #homepage #IrishFerries #POFerries #StenaLine #SwanseaCorkFerry #SwanseaCouncil #SwanseaFerry
  4. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  5. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  6. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  7. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  8. Ferried Across

    I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

    I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

    The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

    While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

    With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

    My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

    Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

    #Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel
  9. Port disruption affects rugby fans’ return ferries

    Some ferries between Dublin and Holyhead have been cancelled or delayed due to “technical” issues, affecting Welsh rugby…
    #NewsBeep #News #Rugby #AU #Australia #Holyhead #Ireland #IrishFerries #sports
    newsbeep.com/au/527410/

  10. Port disruption affects rugby fans’ return ferries

    Some ferries between Dublin and Holyhead have been cancelled or delayed due to “technical” issues, affecting Welsh rugby…
    #NewsBeep #News #Rugby #AU #Australia #Holyhead #Ireland #IrishFerries #sports
    newsbeep.com/au/527410/

  11. Arrival in Holyhead with Avanti West Coast, transfer to the ferry port and 3,5 hrs later the ferry arrives in Dublin, my final destination.

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  12. Arrival in Holyhead with Avanti West Coast, transfer to the ferry port and 3,5 hrs later the ferry arrives in Dublin, my final destination.

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  13. Arrival in Holyhead with Avanti West Coast, transfer to the ferry port and 3,5 hrs later the ferry arrives in Dublin, my final destination.

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  14. Arrival in Holyhead with Avanti West Coast, transfer to the ferry port and 3,5 hrs later the ferry arrives in Dublin, my final destination.

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  15. Heading to Dublin:
    Eurostar to London
    National rail to Holyhead
    Irish Ferry to Dublin

    Thanks to @zugpost for recommending the book 'Europe by rail'.

    europebyrail.eu/

    PS: Alles nach Plan!

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  16. Heading to Dublin:
    Eurostar to London
    National rail to Holyhead
    Irisch Ferry to Dublin (later update)

    Thanks to @zugpost for recommending the book 'Europe by rail'.

    europebyrail.eu/

    PS: Alles nach Plan!

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  17. Heading to Dublin:
    Eurostar to London
    National rail to Holyhead
    Irish Ferry to Dublin

    Thanks to @zugpost for recommending the book 'Europe by rail'.

    europebyrail.eu/

    PS: Alles nach Plan!

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  18. Heading to Dublin:
    Eurostar to London
    National rail to Holyhead
    Irish Ferry to Dublin

    Thanks to @zugpost for recommending the book 'Europe by rail'.

    europebyrail.eu/

    PS: Alles nach Plan!

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  19. Heading to Dublin:
    Eurostar to London
    National rail to Holyhead
    Irisch Ferry to Dublin (later update)

    Thanks to @zugpost for recommending the book 'Europe by rail'.

    europebyrail.eu/

    PS: Alles nach Plan!

    #Eurostar #London #Dublin #Traintravel #Holyhead #IrishFerries

  20. I am sceptical about this onwoard train connections of #IrishFerries on mainland Europe... 🤔 #BlankSpots

  21. I am sceptical about this onwoard train connections of #IrishFerries on mainland Europe... 🤔 #BlankSpots

  22. I am sceptical about this onwoard train connections of #IrishFerries on mainland Europe... 🤔 #BlankSpots

  23. I am sceptical about this onwoard train connections of #IrishFerries on mainland Europe... 🤔 #BlankSpots