anyone use Celtic ferries to Cherbourg???

seanin4711

Looking at going from Rosslare to Cherbourg in spetember and theses guys beat Irish ferries by almost €100 euros!
anyone out there use them?
any reports ?
thanks in advance
john

gandalf

As far as I know they use the LD lines Ferry which is a good service. I am planning on travelling with them in July.

snaps

yes they seem cheap. im planning a trip around europe this summer and may use them for my 1st leg!

ollaetta

Yes, I've used them about half a dozen times. It's a no-frills service but you can't beat the price. All meals are included in the quoted cost. It's not haute cuisine but it's more than acceptable and there is plenty of it.

The only reservation I would have is that there isn't much for older children to do which was not an issue for me.

By the way, I've noticed on the website that a newer larger ferry will be doing the route this year. The older Diplomat boat is in dry dock and may not operate at all this summer.

snaps

ollaetta wrote: »

Yes, I've used them about half a dozen times. It's a no-frills service but you can't beat the price. All meals are included in the quoted cost. It's not haute cuisine but it's more than acceptable and there is plenty of it.

Meals are included?

ollaetta

Grub was always included in the fare on the old boat and I haven't seen anything on the website to suggest that this will change on the new ferry.

snaps

i cant see anything though saying it is included? ill drop them an email

P. Breathnach

ollaetta wrote: »

Grub was always included in the fare on the old boat and I haven't seen anything on the website to suggest that this will change on the new ferry.

I don't think there was anything on the website in the past to say that meals were included, so there is an absence of proof either way.

The Diplomat is essentially a freight boat, and takes a few non-freight passengers (people like us) to use up spare capacity. Tourists simply got the same deal as freight drivers, who get their meals for free on all ferries. With a bigger boat, I see the possibility of having separate facilities for freight drivers and the rest of us. We need an input from somebody who has travelled on the replacement boat.

snaps

Ive emailed them to see what the craic is. If its true then i'll be booking with them!

bagels

ollaetta wrote: »

Grub was always included in the fare on the old boat and I haven't seen anything on the website to suggest that this will change on the new ferry.

I emailed them a couple of weeks back regarding meals and they confirmed food is NOT included in the fare.
Their reply was very prompt so at least they deserve top marks for answering queries.

snaps

just got the same email back from them saying no meals on board included now!