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#FerryRefit- Stena Adventurer, one of two Stena Line ferries operating the Dublin Port-Holyhead route has completed an extensive refurbishment which includes increased passenger capacity.

The refit, which sees enhanced and additional passenger facilities, has enabled the Stena Adventurer to increase capacity from 1200 to 1500 passengers. The boost to capacity is welcome news for customers travelling during peak sailings, especially during this busy Christmas and into the New Year season.

Stena Shopping is bigger and better than before with more wall space giving passengers even more products and great value deals to choose from with up to 40% savings compared to the high street.

The Stena Plus lounge also has additional capacity with more seating for extra comfort, while deck 7 has been transformed to offer a brand new area for passengers to eat, drink and relax with a Metropolitan Bar & Grill restaurant, a new comfortable seating area, movie lounge and children's play area.

Extra features will also be added to deck seven and eight later this month with a Hologram Guide and an Interactive Wayfinder on each deck which will enable help customers to navigate their way around the ship and find out more about meal deals and special offers.

Ian Davies, Route Manager Irish Sea South said: "We are delighted that the extensive refit on the Stena Adventurer has been completed and we can now offer our customers an even greater travel experience than before. The additional capacity also allows us to help more customers get the sailings they want.

"The new and improved passenger areas offer customers more places to relax onboard and with a larger shop there are even more bargains to choose from. What's more, we now offer a greater choice of dining options for passengers to enjoy really good, great value meals.

 

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Esailing & Virtual Sailing information

The concept of e-sailing, or virtual sailing, is based on a computer game sailing challenge that has been around for more than a decade.

The research and development of software over this time means its popularity has taken off to the extent that it has now become a part of the sailing seascape and now allows people to take an 'active part' in some of the most famous regattas across the world such as the Vendée Globe, Route du Rhum, Sydney Hobart, Volvo Ocean Race, America’s Cup and some Olympic venues too, all from the comfort of their armchair.

The most popular model is the 'eSailing World Championship'. It is an annual esports competition, first held in 2018 and officially recognised by World Sailing, the sports governing body.

The eSailing World Championship is a yearly competition for virtual sailors competing on the Virtual Regatta Inshore game.

The contract to run the event was given to a private company, Virtual Regatta that had amassed tens of thousands of sailors playing offshore sailing routing game following major offshore races in real-time.

In April 2020, the company says on its website that it has 35,000 active players and 500,000 regattas sailed.

Virtual Regatta started in 2010 as a small team of passionate designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs gathered around the idea that virtual sailing sports games can mix with real races and real skippers.