FERRY Fishguard to Rosslare (Ireland)

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Anyone done this ferry trip please?

20 years ago, I had to lay on the floor because I felt so sick.

A few times over the years, yes.

Yes. The levels of vomiting were something else. My sister was puking baked beans out of her nose.

Yes, both rosslare-Fishguard and Dublin-Holyhead. (And Cherbourg- Dublin just last week).

what are you trying to find out? There’s a couple of companies sailing. It’s not terribly long on the sea. The ferries are generally pretty decent with food options, some deck space for fresh air and entertainment. And cabins to add on to your trip if you want privacy/a bed.

What is your question?

I used it a few times a year. Unless you are travelling in bad weather its rarely rough and shouldn't make you sick.
Bring a picnic though. The restaurant is viciously expensive.

Thank you peeps. Just wanted to find out quality of crossing, time taken etc..recently went on dublin to holyhead route and was incredibly calm😊

The Fishguard route is a Stena boat and quality varies, I'm not sure what boat is doing it now but there is never enough seating in my experience. Book one of the lounges is my advice.
Irish Ferries sail from Pembroke (20 mins from Fishguard, and a slightly longer crossing) to Rosslare and the boat is newer and I've never had an issue getting seated.

I agree about picnics to reduce cost.

I find that Dublin-Holyhead is slightly calmer, being in the middle of the Irish Sea, than Rosslare-Fishguard, where the Atlantic is rushing into the Irish Sea and splitting off around to Land’s End. But it’s not much in feeling it in general - especially at this time of year.

If you look at Met Eireann’s website (met.ie), there is a tab under Forecast for Marine, and an option for sea crossing forecasts there. Shows the various routes and the forecast for coming 24-48 hours. So can be useful to watch to see when it’s different as there are separate listings for both those routes (and plenty of others). The UK met office may have similar - I just know where to find it on met Eireann.

Fishguard - Rosslare - 3.5 hours
Pembroke - Rosslare - 4 hours

Only ever travelled via Fishguard and it was fine, but expensive to eat/drink on board so take your own stuff and definitely book a lounge. I've never found it a particularly rough crossing, but maybe I have been lucky.

Oh yes, this is the ferry where a young girl recently took her own life in the toilets! There are sometimes mass brawls on it too.

I have completed it once about 20 years ago and must have been lucky, as it was a calm crossing, in every way!

She wasn't a young girl, she was 39 and a brawl broke out after her body was discovered. She was part of a group on their way to a funeral. Tragic.

We took the "fast" ferry and it was horrendous - even the dogs were vomiting. The first thing we did when we arrived was change our booking for the return journey to the regular/slow ferry which was fine.

It was 20 years ago but I haven't forgotten the hideousness of it but can't remember the difference between the two types of boat.

That's awful 😱 😢

Yep: https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/107788/woman-who-died-on-fishguard-ferry-named-locally-as-mary-cash/

I only corrected as I think it's fair to her memory and the circumstances of everything that transpired to be accurate.

I do this journey once a year or so. Sometimes into Rosslare, sometimes the Holyhead to Dublin route. I always book the Premier ticket so you can cancel and rebook if the weather isn't good. Though I only go in the summer so it's generally fine. The lounge is always quieter too and there are free drinks and snacks.

I've found that crossing to have the roughest seas of the UK to Ireland routes, but it's usually fine in summer. The newer ships they use these days are much more stable in the water than the old ones, so you're a lot less likely to get seasick.

Like a pp I have horrendous memories of a crossing on the 'fast' ferry many years ago at Christmas. I was seven months pregnant, DS was a toddler... never, ever again! I point blank refused to come back on that route, we changed the booking to Belfast to Cairnryan instead as the crossing is shorter and usually calmer.

Did it once DC were 1 and 5, the 1 year old was a nightmare, wouldn’t sit still apart from eating in the cafe, was a good journey and was very calm, which was lucky as I get sea sick easily,