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Ferry to Ireland 14:02 - Jun 8 with 3152 viewsclive_baker

Has anyone ever travelled to Ireland via Ferry? I know there's a route off the west coast of Wales but that's a trek from Suffolk innit. Are there any others that people would recommend? Been over to Ireland many times but always flown, and quite fancy the car over this time so we're a bit more independent and don't have to fanny about hiring one.

Any thoughts?

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:18 - Jun 8 with 938 viewscatch74

Ferry to Ireland on 20:08 - Jun 8 by WeWereZombies

There is also Pembroke Dock to Rosslare by Irish Ferries, I did that overnight once, they turn the heating in the lounge off and everyone curls up on the seats to reduce the amount of area through which warmth can be lost.


I did an overnight booze cruise to Cherbourg once and they closed everything at about 1 but left a Cindi Lauper greatest hits cd on repeat, quite traumatic by the end.

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:21 - Jun 8 with 926 viewsMullet

Ferry to Ireland on 20:18 - Jun 8 by catch74

I did an overnight booze cruise to Cherbourg once and they closed everything at about 1 but left a Cindi Lauper greatest hits cd on repeat, quite traumatic by the end.


Bet your true colours were shining through by breakfast

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:36 - Jun 8 with 904 viewsjeera

Ferry to Ireland on 20:21 - Jun 8 by Mullet

Bet your true colours were shining through by breakfast


There was a time I was doing the Dover - Calais run; you know, put in a beer & wine order in a couple of hypermarkets and then shoot up to Belgium for an hour whilst they sorted it out.

In between I would catch the Sunday night P&O bucket from Felixstowe to Zeebrugge.

One night the water was a bit rough and after doing our best to drink the bar dry my mate spent much of the night in the toilets throwing up.

Somehow he'd managed to fall asleep amongst his own mess on the floor and woke early next morning covered in his own vomit. And I mean he was covered head to toe. He must have rolled around in it along with the rocking of the boat.

We managed to buy some replacement clothing on board but boy did we get a wide berth everywhere we went.

Like no one would come near us. I was obliged as he was my friend but even I had to sit a couple of seats down.
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Ferry to Ireland on 20:39 - Jun 8 with 894 viewsMullet

Ferry to Ireland on 20:36 - Jun 8 by jeera

There was a time I was doing the Dover - Calais run; you know, put in a beer & wine order in a couple of hypermarkets and then shoot up to Belgium for an hour whilst they sorted it out.

In between I would catch the Sunday night P&O bucket from Felixstowe to Zeebrugge.

One night the water was a bit rough and after doing our best to drink the bar dry my mate spent much of the night in the toilets throwing up.

Somehow he'd managed to fall asleep amongst his own mess on the floor and woke early next morning covered in his own vomit. And I mean he was covered head to toe. He must have rolled around in it along with the rocking of the boat.

We managed to buy some replacement clothing on board but boy did we get a wide berth everywhere we went.

Like no one would come near us. I was obliged as he was my friend but even I had to sit a couple of seats down.
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It was you wasn't it?

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:41 - Jun 8 with 890 viewsjeera

Ferry to Ireland on 20:39 - Jun 8 by Mullet

It was you wasn't it?


No, I'd met a Dutch lass and we were up deck for a stroll in the rain.

It was the best place to be and I couldn't deal with being indoors in those conditions.

I mean, I should have stayed with him really but friendship only goes so far.

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:43 - Jun 8 with 880 viewsMullet

Ferry to Ireland on 20:41 - Jun 8 by jeera

No, I'd met a Dutch lass and we were up deck for a stroll in the rain.

It was the best place to be and I couldn't deal with being indoors in those conditions.

I mean, I should have stayed with him really but friendship only goes so far.


This sounds like a cross between Titanic and 80's alternative comedy - should pitch it to channel 4 old boy!

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:46 - Jun 8 with 873 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Ferry to Ireland on 19:04 - Jun 8 by leitrimblue

Any of that 15 end up settling here? Think I said to you before I have quite a few of yer ex bus dwellers living around me


There is a good friend of ours who lives in Dromahair in Leitrim. (Helen who lives with Jazz)

Edit...not one of the 15 but an ex bus dweller.
Last I knew one of the 15, called Andy, a very political @narchist was also in the same area.
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"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
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Ferry to Ireland on 20:49 - Jun 8 with 860 viewsjeera

Ferry to Ireland on 20:43 - Jun 8 by Mullet

This sounds like a cross between Titanic and 80's alternative comedy - should pitch it to channel 4 old boy!


There were a couple of old boys on the Sunday night trip.

They were regulars like clockwork. On the same boat every week.

One had a checked shopping trolley which he would stuff full to the brim with tobacco and use it as walker as he went through customs.

Like no one knew for pity's sake. Still he made him happy thinking he'd got everyone fooled.

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Ferry to Ireland on 20:57 - Jun 8 with 840 viewsMullet

Ferry to Ireland on 20:49 - Jun 8 by jeera

There were a couple of old boys on the Sunday night trip.

They were regulars like clockwork. On the same boat every week.

One had a checked shopping trolley which he would stuff full to the brim with tobacco and use it as walker as he went through customs.

Like no one knew for pity's sake. Still he made him happy thinking he'd got everyone fooled.


My late Granddad did a booze and baccy run every so often. Clearly got him some pocket money for his own boozing.

I sort of think if you old boys live that long, you've paid enough tax and it keeps the travel companies going so you should crack on!

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Ferry to Ireland on 21:18 - Jun 8 with 816 viewsjeera

Ferry to Ireland on 20:57 - Jun 8 by Mullet

My late Granddad did a booze and baccy run every so often. Clearly got him some pocket money for his own boozing.

I sort of think if you old boys live that long, you've paid enough tax and it keeps the travel companies going so you should crack on!


"You old boys".

I was in my 20s then!

It all had to stop when I'd been pulled into the custom's warehouse and one of my mates was the subject of a coordinated swoop.

Mind you, he used to take 3 vans over from 3 neighbouring ports a few times per week.

He had sort of made himself a target.

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Ferry to Ireland on 21:52 - Jun 8 with 773 viewsSwansea_Blue

Ferry to Ireland on 20:21 - Jun 8 by Mullet

Bet your true colours were shining through by breakfast


I don’t get that, but I’m assuming that’s a pun based around a Cindi Lauper song. Which makes you one hell of a sad barsteward

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Ferry to Ireland on 22:06 - Jun 8 with 755 viewsMullet

Ferry to Ireland on 21:52 - Jun 8 by Swansea_Blue

I don’t get that, but I’m assuming that’s a pun based around a Cindi Lauper song. Which makes you one hell of a sad barsteward


Absolutely untrue! A slice of perfect 80's pop innit. Which you know well.


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Ferry to Ireland on 23:40 - Jun 8 with 722 viewsEireannach_gorm

Ferry to Ireland on 16:30 - Jun 8 by leitrimblue

I've lived in Ireland for over 20 years and absolutely love Irish culture but I have to confess that I still find nuns very very creepy.


Could have been worse, I was taught by them in my formative years.
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Ferry to Ireland on 09:26 - Jun 9 with 630 viewsleitrimblue

Ferry to Ireland on 19:15 - Jun 8 by jeera

Is she weird?

There was me assuming that was the norm!


Perhaps suspicious more then weird. If I see more then 2 of um together I always think their plotting something...
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Ferry to Ireland on 09:31 - Jun 9 with 623 viewsKeno

Ferry to Ireland on 09:26 - Jun 9 by leitrimblue

Perhaps suspicious more then weird. If I see more then 2 of um together I always think their plotting something...


something like this must really freak you out then


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Ferry to Ireland on 09:32 - Jun 9 with 620 viewsleitrimblue

Ferry to Ireland on 20:46 - Jun 8 by BanksterDebtSlave

There is a good friend of ours who lives in Dromahair in Leitrim. (Helen who lives with Jazz)

Edit...not one of the 15 but an ex bus dweller.
Last I knew one of the 15, called Andy, a very political @narchist was also in the same area.
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Wow! Andy, Helen an Jaz are all very good friends of mine. They would be the people I know best of the ex bus dwellers around here.
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Ferry to Ireland on 09:34 - Jun 9 with 617 viewsleitrimblue

Ferry to Ireland on 09:31 - Jun 9 by Keno

something like this must really freak you out then



Urggghh. They like quite cute an friendly and with no plans for world domination in comparison.
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Ferry to Ireland on 09:35 - Jun 9 with 613 viewsleitrimblue

Ferry to Ireland on 23:40 - Jun 8 by Eireannach_gorm

Could have been worse, I was taught by them in my formative years.


Can only imagine yer nightmares gorm
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Ferry to Ireland on 09:36 - Jun 9 with 611 viewsWeWereZombies

Ferry to Ireland on 09:34 - Jun 9 by leitrimblue

Urggghh. They like quite cute an friendly and with no plans for world domination in comparison.



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Ferry to Ireland on 09:40 - Jun 9 with 604 viewsclive_baker

Ferry to Ireland on 22:06 - Jun 8 by Mullet

Absolutely untrue! A slice of perfect 80's pop innit. Which you know well.



I could listen to that time after time.

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Ferry to Ireland on 09:50 - Jun 9 with 589 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Ferry to Ireland on 09:32 - Jun 9 by leitrimblue

Wow! Andy, Helen an Jaz are all very good friends of mine. They would be the people I know best of the ex bus dwellers around here.


Great stuff, all the more reason to get over which we have planned to do for ages. Did you know her former partner Daz too? Miss Slave has known her very well since they were 17 and our daughters are the same age and good friends too. Small world!

I imagine Andy is still hard core @narcho!!

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Ferry to Ireland on 09:54 - Jun 9 with 585 viewsKeno

Ferry to Ireland on 09:40 - Jun 9 by clive_baker

I could listen to that time after time.


yep but you are just a girl who wants to have fun

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Ferry to Ireland on 10:03 - Jun 9 with 577 viewsleitrimblue

Ferry to Ireland on 09:50 - Jun 9 by BanksterDebtSlave

Great stuff, all the more reason to get over which we have planned to do for ages. Did you know her former partner Daz too? Miss Slave has known her very well since they were 17 and our daughters are the same age and good friends too. Small world!

I imagine Andy is still hard core @narcho!!


Andy is indeed still completely @narcho. Though he expresses it in a more artistic way nowadays... No, I never met Daz, though I know of him.I hang about with Jaz a lot an my partner is very good friends with Helen. I bumped into Helen and the daughter yesterday. Hopefully will see you all in Leitrim sometime in the future
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Ferry to Ireland on 14:32 - Jun 9 with 527 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Ferry to Ireland on 10:03 - Jun 9 by leitrimblue

Andy is indeed still completely @narcho. Though he expresses it in a more artistic way nowadays... No, I never met Daz, though I know of him.I hang about with Jaz a lot an my partner is very good friends with Helen. I bumped into Helen and the daughter yesterday. Hopefully will see you all in Leitrim sometime in the future


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Ferry to Ireland on 15:13 - Jun 9 with 516 viewsleitrimblue

Ferry to Ireland on 14:32 - Jun 9 by BanksterDebtSlave

Have sent a PM.


Cool, have attempted to reply.
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