Overnight ferry Ireland to France

We're planning to go the other way in early April. I have had little luck asking for input on the ferry.

Sorry haven't taken a European ferry in over 30 years but you might email these folks with your question.

http://www.gonomad.com/transports/0510/eurail.html

We took the ferry from UK to Ireland overnight last year. Ride was fine. Large ship helped. Worst problem was children running about all night, making a lot of noise, making it hard to sleep. If they are not to expensive, I would get a cabin, if available.

Thanks John. So could you "feel" the movement on the ship at all?

Amy, nobody is going to tell you that you won't feel the movement of the ferry. Every boat I have ever been on, irrespective of size and the state of the water, the movement has been perceptible.

Some people are seasick however smooth the sea is. Others are never seasick in the roughest of seas. The sea between Ireland and France is not renowned for its smoothness, so seasickness is a possibility. Whether you are affected will depend on the way your own body and sense of balance work. Have you ever been on board a boat at sea before?

Bob
Thanks for the response. No I've never been on a boat at sea before, which is why I am worried. Yes I see what you are saying about the movement. I have just never been on a ship before and I live in the midwest US so I don't really have an opportunity to test it out before I commit.
Thanks for the thoughts
Amy

Hi Amy,

Have you ever experienced motion sickness before? There usually is a correlation between people getting seasick and people who just generally get motion sick from other things, like riding in a car. If motion sickness has never been an issue for you before, I would not worry about it now. If it has, though, then you might want to consider something different if your first trip at-sea will be a long one.

Thanks everybody for the helpful comments!

Amy, we took the ferry France to Ireland. It was a lot smoother than most trains I've been on. As I have no problems with motion sickness and have been on the ferries off GB many times, for those I've traveled with who did suffer, Dramamine® worked great, one had the bracelets and that was fine too. The only time the motion bothered me was when I was sitting looking out a porthole and the horizon kept moving. If you can get a broad view and keep your eye on the horizon when you're looking out, that is supposed to help as well.

Amy,

My husband and I are planning to take the ferry from Ireland to France in Aug. I made this decision because the last time I was abroad I took a ferry from the UK to the Netherlands. It was actually a great experience - not like what I think of when I think of like a car ferry crossing a river. Yes I could feel the boat but it was much smoother and more cruise ship like. The scenery and ease of making that trip at night made us decide to grab this one. I hope that helps.

We just got back from Ireland. took the ferry on April 2nd.

Ferry was 2 1/2 hours late leaving apparently because they had to have it checked out after hitting something on inbound trip. They made up most of that time.

We too a 4 star bedroom (splurge). However, it was a waste as the stewards provided absolutely no service. We were entitled to a mini-fridge with beer, wine and soft drinks. The soft drinks were sweetened so we asked steward if we could get diet coke instead. They simply said No.

My wife had a little trouble falling asleep due to rolling so I told her to put her head away from the window. she then slept well. I had no trouble falling asleep even with ship's movement.

If you have a car, bring any specialty drinks or food you want. food reasonable but dull.

Note that when you get to Rosslare, there is a train (commuter train but a long ride) to Dublin. Walk to station is easy but the final sign as to getting to station is non-existent and in the (typical) rain, we walked way too far up the hill.

Interesting note: We just made the train so we had no time to buy tickets. Someone said you could buy them on the train so we waited ... Nobody showed up to collect tickets. However, you have to have a ticket to exit through exit gates in Dublin. We told employee our problem and he used his card to let us out. We went to ticket counter and told them we had come from ferry and had not bought tickets. We were charge 4.6€ for 2. Later we checked and I think proper fare was about 10X as much so agent must have thought we came from Dún Laoghaire instead of Rosslare terminal.
Well, we tried to be honest and pay for it.