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#ChristmasSailings– A boost to sailing capacity over Christmas on Irish Ferries Dublin-Holyhead service as previously reported will see cruiseferry Isle of Inishmore transferred to the route on Saturday 20 December, departing the capital with the 08.00hrs sailing, writes Jehan Ashmore.

Isle of Inishmore will add additional sailings by joining the route's regular ships, flagship Ulysses, fast-ferry Jonathan Swift and ro-pax Epsilon which also operates on the Welsh route. The ro-pax also makes a French connection on the Dublin-Cherbourg route by running at weekends on the year-round operated service.

In place of Isle of Inishmore which usually serves Rosslare-Pembroke Dock sailings, her fleetmate also running from the Wexford 'Europort' will be that of continental cruiseferry Oscar Wilde. Her switch to the Pembrokeshire route will see her stand down from this year's sailings on the route to Cherbourg.

Oscar Wilde is to enter the south Wales route by taking the 20.45hrs sailing departing Rosslare on Friday 19 December.

For more information on sailing times, visit: www.irishferries.com

 

Published in Ferry

About Rosslare Europort

2021 sees Rosslare Europort hitting a new record with a total of 36 shipping services a week operating from the port making it one of the premier Irish ports serving the European Continent. Rosslare Europort is a gateway to Europe for the freight and tourist industries. It is strategically located on the sunny south-east coast of Ireland.

Rosslare is within a 90-minute driving radius of major Irish cities; Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Rosslare Europort is a RoRo, RoPax, offshore and bulk port with three RoRo berths with a two-tier linkspan, we also have a dedicated offshore bulk berth.

Exports in Rosslare Europort comprise mainly of fresh products, food, pharmaceuticals, steel, timber and building supplies. While imports are largely in the form of consumer goods such as clothes, furniture, food, trade vehicles, and electronics.

The entire Europort is bar-swept to 7.2 meters, allowing unrestricted access to vessels with draughts up to 6.5 metres. Rosslare Europort offers a comprehensive service including mooring, stevedoring and passenger-car check-in for RoRo shipping lines. It also provides facilities for offshore, dry bulk and general cargo.

The port currently has twice-daily round services to the UK and direct services to the continent each day. Rosslare Europort has a fleet of Tugmasters service, fork-lift trucks, tractors and other handling equipment to cater for non-standard RoRo freight.