Goodbye Dublin, Hello (again) England

We have now left Dublin for the North West of England. We travelled over on a ferry from Dublin to Holyhead, which is in North Wales. We have now been on 3 different ferries between England and Ireland. The 1st ferry trip, we booked a cabin suite – which was good because we had smuggled little Reggie into the cabin with us. The 2nd ferry, we went as foot passengers on a fast ferry called the ‘Jonathan Swift’. This is a small ferry and only takes 1.5 hours to cross the sea between Dublin and Holyhead.

The last ferry we used is called the ‘Ulysses’. This is a big car ferry – one of the largest in the world. It takes 3.5 hours to cross the sea.

This is a picture of the back of the ferry whilst we were waiting to drive onboard


This time we booked Club Class which means you can sit in an area at the top and the front of the ship. You also get free drinks and snacks which includes tea/coffee, juices, wine, salmon on bread, cheese (brie, cheddar, blue) & crackers, pastries, muffins and brownies. Of course, I love anything ‘free’ and was having wine at 8.30am and probably ate an entire block of cheese.

You can just see the Club Class windows sticking out behind the ferry building

The bar area where you can find all your free snacks

A 'dance floor' area in the corner with the TV - presumably the evening ferry trip is a bit more lively?!


Club Class was nice and empty on this particular trip - which was good (more free food for me!). Around the rest of the ferry there is a shop, a cinema and a couple bars / restaurants.

It was a nice day and the water wasn’t too rough.

Goodbye Dublin

Through the harbour walls and out in the ocean