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ing denied boarding. Since these boats can fill up in advance on summer weekends, try to
book at least a week ahead during this peak period.
Dublin to Holyhead: Irish Ferries sails between Dublin Port and Holyhead four
times daily, departing at 8:05, 8:45, 14:30, and 20:55 (Dublin tel. [phone], UK tel.
08705-329-129, www.irishferries.com ) . Stena Line sails between Dublin Port and Holy-
head three times daily, departing at 8:20, 15:10, and 21:15 (Dublin tel. [phone], UK
tel. [phone], www.stenaline.com ) .
Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead: Stena Line has one daily crossing on a fast, huge cata-
maran. It leaves April through September only at 13:00 (€42 one-way, 2 hours).
Ferries to France
It makes little sense to waste your valuable time on a 20-hour ferry ride when you can fly
toFrance inthree hours.Butifthenostalgia ofalong,slowferryrideandtheriskofrough
seas appeal to you, check Irish Ferries, which connects Ireland (Rosslare) with France
(Cherbourg and Roscoff) a few days per month from May through September. Cherbourg
has the quickest train connection to Paris, but your overall time between Ireland and Par-
is is about the same (20-hour ferry ride plus 2-hour train trip) regardless of which port is