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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #1
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Irish Ferries just announced new route,Dublin to Cherbourg, :up:

It seems to be a different ship calied Epsilon

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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #2
Just did a quick price check, dearer than Rosslare to Cherbourg on Celtic but, I"d save about £150 on fuel and about 4 hours behind the wheel, so... Mmmm, tho" I"m very loyal to Celtic, food for thought there ...
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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #3
Just Googled the ship and she looks to be the same as the Stena ships on the Belfast-Birkenhead route which are the same as the Celtic link ship out of Rosslare. A bit basic and not a cruise ferry, but perfectly comfortable for us as we just go to the cabin for a kip, after a few at the bar of course ! We"re on holiday after all !! :-)
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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #4
I did a quick price check - prices seem to be the same as Rosslare - Cherbourg.
However, the choice of cabins available is not so good. At the moment they only have four bed cabins - for a couple travelling that is not so good.
Interesting as it might be I will not be sharing a cabin with two people I'v never met :-|

I have always been pretty happy with the Rosslare -Cherbourg crossing... so looks like we'll continue with that :-)
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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #5
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Interesting as it might be I will not be sharing a cabin with two people I'v never met :-|


I think if you book the cabin it is yours. I can't imagine them asking anyone to share.
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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #6
Has anyone been on this ferry Epsilon?
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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #7
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Interesting as it might be I will not be sharing a cabin with two people I'v never met :-|


I think if you book the cabin it is yours. I can't imagine them asking anyone to share.


Yes we booked 4 berth cabins last year and we had them to ourselves!
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 ·  Posted: 27.11.2013  ·  #8
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Interesting as it might be I will not be sharing a cabin with two people I'v never met :-|


I think if you book the cabin it is yours. I can't imagine them asking anyone to share.


Yes we booked 4 berth cabins last year and we had them to ourselves!
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #9
Can"t see them making anyone share, they have 4 birth cabins on the Stena boats, Belfast/B"head, been on them 3/5 times per year the last 10 years and I"ve never shared, even if I"m on my own. The "Epsilon" looks the same as the Celtic boat and cabins are 4 birth on it also. As I said,it"d be bit dearer for me but I"d save on fuel and about 4 hours drive if I didn"t go to Rossslare.
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #10
Well in that case it would certainly be an option for me next time - which I am hoping will be early next year :-)
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #11
I see it arrives in Cherbourg at 11am in summer which I am fairly sure is the time the Rosslare ferry arrived in the past.

The Rosslare - Cherbourg sailing arrives at 10am now which is handy for anyone with a long drive ahead of them.
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #12
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I see it arrives in Cherbourg at 11am in summer which I am fairly sure is the time the Rosslare ferry arrived in the past.

The Rosslare - Cherbourg sailing arrives at 10am now which is handy for anyone with a long drive ahead of them.


Mark any idea how long the crossing take fro Dublin?
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I see it arrives in Cherbourg at 11am in summer which I am fairly sure is the time the Rosslare ferry arrived in the past.

The Rosslare - Cherbourg sailing arrives at 10am now which is handy for anyone with a long drive ahead of them.


We got off the Celtic boat in Cherborg at 12:00 in 2011 and 12:30 in 2012, so, that"s gonna" be one busy port at that time of day !
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #14
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that"s gonna" be one busy port at that time of day !


Celtic Link arrives in Cherbourg at different times on different days now.
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #15
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Mark any idea how long the crossing take fro Dublin?


Looks like 18hour 30 mins Ken
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 ·  Posted: 28.11.2013  ·  #16
That's only 30 mins more than the roslare crossing and saves quite a drive for us northerners
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 ·  Posted: 29.11.2013  ·  #17
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That's only 30 mins more than the roslare crossing and saves quite a drive for us northerners


My thoughts entirely, so.... I"ve booked for July. :D Enjoyed great service from Celtic, but a huge saving on driving time/fuel was just too good to refuse. Hope they don"t hurt Celtic too much, as I feel choice of routes/carriers is really needed on this island. Something we"ve found in the north, where Stena now have a monopoly on the routes to England/Scotland :(
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 ·  Posted: 29.11.2013  ·  #18
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Hope they don"t hurt Celtic too much, as I feel choice of routes/carriers is really needed on this island. Something we"ve found in the north, where Stena now have a monopoly on the routes to England/Scotland :(


The jury is out, this cannot do CLF any good which is a damn shame due to the reasons you state above.

We don't need another monopoly ferry company in Ireland.
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 ·  Posted: 29.11.2013  ·  #19
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Hope they don"t hurt Celtic too much, as I feel choice of routes/carriers is really needed on this island. Something we"ve found in the north, where Stena now have a monopoly on the routes to England/Scotland :(


The jury is out, this cannot do CLF any good which is a damn shame due to the reasons you state above.

We don't need another monopoly ferry company in Ireland.


I really would"ve preffered to use Celtic as a loyal customer, but the distance was the decider.
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 ·  Posted: 29.11.2013  ·  #20
Money talks, as they say :up:
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 ·  Posted: 29.11.2013  ·  #21
Money talks but so does service, I cannot fault Celtic Link they have an excellent customer service both onboard and office based and that has to taken into account.
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