Best ferry to Dublin - any advice?

[Mick Kennedy]

Hi Folks,

Thinking of a trip to Ireland in August/September (couple of weeks) and find that P&O from Liverpool won't accept pets (one dog). We live in Chester, so Liverpool was a handy departure point. Only other one we can find that will accept pets is from Holyhead. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts/experience on this? Ta! Mick, Lisa and Ned (the dog)

 

[ontheroadagain]

Stena Line Dublin/Holyhead now has a limited number of pet friendly cabins available.
We used them a few months ago.

 

[ontheroadagain]

Depending on what part of Ireland you are going to, the other option is to drive up to Cairnryan.
It is a good option if you have a dog as it is a short crossing.
Stena have recently opened a pet lounge on this route, so your dog will no longer have to remain in the vehicle.
Note - pet lounge must be booked in advance.

 

[TerryL]

If you enter through N.I. i.e. Belfast from, say, Cairnryan you (currently, it may change in the future) won't need to worry about EU import regulations. Both Stena and P&O operate this route. Onward into Eire it's "open borders" so no checks.

Bit of a pain though if you live in Chester. Cairnryan is the closest for us as we are in N.E. England.

 

[Figaro]

Another bonus of the Cairnryan to Larne or Belfast crossing is no AHC needed
And you can nip across the border to get an EU pp

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[Adtan]

Hi we use Irish ferries a fair bit Holyhead to Dublin dogs are ok can leave them in the car
The fast cat Dublin swift does the crossing in just over 2 hrs hope that helps

 

[Mick Kennedy]

Thanks for the suggestions, folks. On balance, we’ll go with Holyhead.