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Crossing from Cherbourg to Dublin tonight

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  • #92
    Paddy@CIRL
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    I was another passenger on this with my father, and asides from the delays (we were onboard for around 33 hours total), I didn't think it was too bad. I've certainly been on worse crossings to Fishguard & Holyhead with Stena where it felt like the ship was about to break in half, but the Yeats seemed to cope very well. Lots of rolling, but nothing that prevented going for a walk around the decks.

    Lots of sick faces about, mind.


  • #93
    Odelay
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    Paddy@CIRL wrote: »
    I was another passenger on this with my father, and asides from the delays (we were onboard for around 33 hours total), I didn't think it was too bad. I've certainly been on worse crossings to Fishguard & Holyhead with Stena where it felt like the ship was about to break in half, but the Yeats seemed to cope very well. Lots of rolling, but nothing that prevented going for a walk around the decks.

    Lots of sick faces about, mind.

    Thank you!


  • #94
    Paddy@CIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,899 ✭✭✭Paddy@CIRL


    In the other passenger's defence, I recorded a video during the worst of it, and what was happening on-screen and how much the ship was rolling felt like two very different scenarios. It looked almost peaceful outside!


  • #95
    PauloMN
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    Paddy@CIRL wrote: »
    In the other passenger's defence, I recorded a video during the worst of it, and what was happening on-screen and how much the ship was rolling felt like two very different scenarios. It looked almost peaceful outside!

    Didn't look to be rolling much at all in the OP's video (which I thought was impressive), but it was pitching enough to be pretty uncomfortable for passengers I'm sure. Looks very solid though and I'm sure performed as well as any modern large ship would - certainly much better than the Leinster and St. Columba of old!

    Agreed that videos don't always show the full extent of what's going on in real life.

    The delay was very bad though, 33 hours is dreadful for what should be 15 or 16 hours perhaps?


  • #96
    First Up
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    PauloMN wrote:
    The delay was very bad though, 33 hours is dreadful for what should be 15 or 16 hours perhaps?

    I feel sorry for anyone who was travelling in just a reclining seat.


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  • #97
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,776 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    First Up wrote: »
    I feel sorry for anyone who was travelling in just a reclining seat.

    I dunno, I prefer not to be lying flat in heavy seas, especially in a windowless cabin, does weird things to my inner ear. I'd take a decent forward facing chair anytime.


  • #98
    First Up
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    Larbre34 wrote:
    I dunno, I prefer not to be lying flat in heavy seas, especially in a windowless cabin, does weird things to my inner ear. I'd take a decent forward facing chair anytime.

    33 hours (probably longer) in the same clothes, no shower access, no privacy....

    No thanks.


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