#MiniCruises – Irish Ferries mini cruises to Cherbourg or Roscoff resume on Thursday 29 August and they provide an opportunity for a relaxing break away and to stock up on value wines and beers.

Mini cruises are of two nights on board Oscar Wilde (1987/31,914grt) and according to which route chosen and schedule permitting, your time ashore is 7 hours ashore in Roscoff or one hour longer if travelling to Cherbourg.

Fares for the mini-cruises are from €92 return per adult and from €49 return per child aged 4-15 years. Fares include a reserved seat or a bed in a 2 bed en-suite cabin when at least two people travel. Superior cabins are available at specially reduced mini cruise rates.

Should you be thinking of bringing a car or motorbike, the cost is €95 extra when two or more adults travel together. For further details click HERE.

As previously reported, Irish Ferries in 2013 celebrates 40 years of providing direct passenger and car ferry services between Ireland and France which first began in 1973 under the Irish Continental Line (ICL) banner and two other partners. ICL was the ferry division of the state owned Irish Shipping Ltd.

Over the four decades, six ferries have served the routes, starting with Saint Patrick, Saint Killian which was 'stretched' (to become Saint Killian II), Saint Patrick II, Normandy and Oscar Wilde which entered service in late 2007.