Irish Ferries, the nicest possible way to travel between Ireland and France. Dublin to Cherbourg

[@nakedireland]

Wow Luke, you should be a detective!

[@lukeyboy1237]

😂😂

[@kieranhickey936]

Excellent video and narrative as usual.. Keep them coming !

[@nakedireland]

Thanks so much Kieran. Very best.

[@skinnyrides]

I've just come across this channel and I'm very pleased to hear a Northern Ireland accent on the internet talking sense and being informative. 😄I have the same accent and feel qualified to comment! Please keep up the great work and your delivery is spot on. I would agree that Irish Ferries are an excellent way to travel to France and indeed the quality extends to travels to Wales as well. I am a big fan traveling 3 return journeys a year with the company.

[@nakedireland]

Many thanks Paul, always good to get support and your glowing praise is very welcome. I hope you find many more interesting Naked Ireland videos. Best of luck to you.

[@RazorMouth]

I always like the Nordie accent, especially on women

[@WelshRob1964]

Well, if the TV isn’t in the bathroom I am not travelling on it! Hahahhahaha I have travelled on Irish Ferries many many times from Pembroke to Rosslare and Holyhead to Dublin and vice versa. I agree with you about their 2005 antics and agree the staff aboard are very nice. I find they give you sensible room on the car deck, not like Stena who do not and you have to be a contortionist to get out of your car. On a side note, about Stena, today is the last sailing for the Stena Europe on the Rosslare to Fishguard route. A new ship is taking over. I have travelled on the Isle of Inishmore more times than I can count, a lovely ship. Also, on the Ulysses (Holyhead - Dublin) and the Epsilon (Dublin - Holyhead). I always take a cabin and each ship has given me nice cabins, roomy, clean and comfortable. Not like the Stena Europe which are rabbit hutches. Food on all the ships was expensive though but I am sure that’s the same on every ship/ferrys. I used to travel Irish Ferries so much I was a member of the frequent travellers club and earned a free crossing once 😊. I really do miss my ferry trips to Ireland and recommend Irish Ferries. Also I found that they do not cancel the ferry if it gets a bit windy, I found Stena did if someone sneezed and that’s how I started with Irish Ferries. One trip an hour from the Fishguard (after driving 7 hrs) they cancelled me and went I from Pembroke instead.

[@nakedireland]

Rob!! Who knew you were such an authority on ferries! Wow. Cheers for all that useful insight and thanks, we seem to agree on everything here.

[@WelshRob1964]

@@nakedireland I haven't travelled much outside UK but to Ireland I was back and forth many times a few years ago, every 3 months. Or you could say I was a smart arse 😆😆. I do like ferry's I must say, my wife hates them 😄

[@nakedireland]

Not a smart arse - great to have your contribution. Yes, ferries are the business!

[@WelshRob1964]

@@nakedireland Thank you Greg. Happy to contribute to your superb channel. Look forward to the next video

[@nakedireland]

All the best Rob.

[@eugenekearney4761]

You have a quare time of it !!! Nice wee video - and groovy music as usual 🙂

[@nakedireland]

Many thanks Eugene. Glad you like the music too. 👍🏼

[@jacquicaffrey6607]

This is the best way to travel from Ireland to France by car. Very good facilities on board and a lot more relaxing than flying!

[@nakedireland]

Yes, I completely agree!

[@lukeyboy1237]

This video was filmed on Saturday the 20th May 2023

[@nakedireland]

How do you know?

[@lukeyboy1237]

@@nakedireland4:47 the match on the tely is Nott’m Forest vs arsenal which was on this date

[@DubSun33]

Always enjoy your delivery.

[@nakedireland]

Many thanks - very encouraging!

[@PhilipWalker-no1jb]

Great video Travel safe Phil 👍

[@nakedireland]

Thanks Phil, glad you enjoyed it. Have a good summer.

[@PedrosLamentsAndSlowAirs]

Thank you, that was very helpful! This must be a great alternative to flying. 👍🙂

[@nakedireland]

I highly recommend it. A great way to travel. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the comment.

[@malcolmsmith5482]

It is.

[@malcolmsmith5482]

We took the WB Yeats from Cherbourg to Dublin as rail/foot passengers last year, treating ourselves to a top-notch cabin. Fantastic experience. The only recommendation I can make to the ferry companies (this also applies to Stena - Belfast - Liverpool) is to set up decent transport for foot passengers to/from downtown to the actual ferry terminal.

[@nakedireland]

Thanks Malcolm, hopefully Irish Ferries will take heed.

[@elizaphe58]

Now if there was a tunnel under the Irish Sea I'd get my hubby over in our car.lol...He'll fly,drive down to Dover onto the Eurotunnel drive through France down to the Costa Blanca...But can't get him back on a Ferry after a very rough crossing! As a child our Ferry was from Heysham happy times! packed in like sardines lol a mass exodus to the promised land.

[@argyle83]

The bar is at the bow not the stern , great video tho 👍

[@nakedireland]

So much for my nautical knowledge! Thanks for watching.

[@ZnnsnsnsnsbSnnssn]

Do you have paspoort controle from duane or do you need only ID card

[@nakedireland]

Yes there’s passport control going and coming back.

[@ZnnsnsnsnsbSnnssn]

@@nakedireland duane scan the paspoort or just a guy that looks at it that’s thé difrent?

[@nakedireland]

They scan the passport.

[@nelsonosazemwogie8149]

Please requirement for footpassager travelling from cherbourg france to Dublin Ireland passport or visa and details of the office address

[@nakedireland]

I’m afraid I couldn’t advise on passport/visa requirements Nelson, but best of luck.

[@transportvideosireland263]

they were paid by dollar I worked for Irish ferries management the staff comes from Greece the ships are registered in and go by Greece law and I do not like your comments about the strike when the company was going to go under.

[@nakedireland]

Well, in fact, watch it again! I didn’t mention a strike. I simply said that I didn’t like the company sacking all it’s workers and then re-employing cheap labour. I think shareholders in these big companies should take the hit when times are tough - not the hard working staff. They’re very happy to collect the big bucks when times are good. And as I said, the current ferry staff appear to be Eastern European - Not Greek!

[@transportvideosireland263]

You did you where not staff where treat the company was going Under it wood be nother ish shipping from the past I was in charge staff they are look after

[@nakedireland]

@@transportvideosireland263 Im sorry I can’t understand you.

[@RazorMouth]

​@@nakedirelandit's ok i can't understand him either.

[@nakedireland]

@@RazorMouth phew, wondered what was wrong!

[@conwaynoel3715]

Since the 2016 vote when Britain opted to leave the EU, the Irish government along with the ferry companies looked at direct routes to the continent. This was a serious blow to Hollyhead and the other Welsh ports because the hassle expected at Dover became a major issue for Irish exporters. The result is that the routes have proved highly successfull because drivers can rest and relax before driving on to their destination. It was a big brexit win for Ireland and sadly a major loss for Wales.

[@nakedireland]

That makes total sense. Thanks for commenting.

[@themcbs3991]

Used this route 3 times since 2021, using it again in Sept 24 and a further trip is planned for June 25. As I get older I find this is much more preferable than being cooped up in a plane for 9 hours at a time when Florida was our destination of choice but no more, ferry all the way with our own wheels on the car deck! In total agreement with your observations, especially about staffing. I believe at least 50% of the crew should be Irish but that's just my two penn'orth!