#FINISHED - Eurofest 2011 N Ireland : May 2011

[jamesrguk]

Woooohooo We're are booked in for Eurofest complete with car, so we will follow the heard with regards to ferry bookings etc...


James & Jane RG

[A Van]

Great news.

Pete F was going to speak to Stena this week

Myself and James RG have driven the Stanraer route before, and in a DeLorean...I dont remember being that bad?

James?

[jamesrguk]

Great news.

Pete F was going to speak to Stena this week

Myself and James RG have driven the Stanraer route before, and in a DeLorean...I dont remember being that bad?

James?

But did have the thrill of following a Vanden Plas Estate so the time may have passed quicker than we realised.



I'm not too bothered which way, you save on the boat but pay more in fuel I'm sure they just about cancel each other out, I'd rather spend more time on the ferry than in the car

[delorean12uk]

I'd rather spend more time on the ferry than in the car

And The Tone Meister and me are gonna spend more time in the air and NO time in the car!!!

And I thought, you lot thought Tone and I were 'stick in the mud's' for not taking our 'D's!!!!
It's true!!! just admit it, NONE of you like driving the Damn things!!!!
Lets all get the plane, and Tell guest of honor 'Kathy D' that we would have all driven to the even't but didn't because your dad's 'Dream' was a wet one!!!

[arranj]

To be honest I'm tempted....!

[carl hammond]

I'd rather spend more time on the ferry than in the car

And The Tone Meister and me are gonna spend more time in the air and NO time in the car!!!

And I thought, you lot thought Tone and I were 'stick in the mud's' for not taking our 'D's!!!!
It's true!!! just admit it, NONE of you like driving the Damn things!!!!
Lets all get the plane, and Tell guest of honor 'Kathy D' that we would have all driven to the even't but didn't because your dad's 'Dream' was a wet one!!!

It's funny because it's truuue!!!

[A Van]

Confirmed Sunday return for me, we can't get any sort of discount so we might as well book?

[arranj]

WHICH ONE?!?!?!?!?!!??!

Everyone else (so far) is doing Holyhead to Dublin, then driving 1 hour 45 through "Europe". There are two ferry companies that operate this route. Both are £263 total return for 1 car with 2 passengers, and here are the times:

Stena Line: http://www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/

Holyhead-Dublin Thu 26 May Stena Adventurer Dep 13:50 Arrive 17:05 £119.00
Dun Laogh-Holyhead Sun 29 May OR Mon 30th May HSS Stena Explorer Dep 13:15 Arrive 15:14 £144.00


Irish Ferries: http://www.irishferries.co.uk/

Out: 14:10 - 17:25 (20 minutes later than Stena)
Back: 14:30 - 16:30 (1 hour 15 minutes later than Stena)


So far no-one has booked a ferry at all. My preference on return journey would be the Stena Line (on Sunday), mainly because I need to be back as early as possible on Sunday night and this is 76 minutes earlier - means leaving Belfast at 10:30am. Dan's preference is Irish Ferries (on Monday) so that he has an extra hour in Belfast. There is nothing stopping anyone using a different ferry company each way (no cost difference), but we might as well all be on the same ferry each way. But also some are coming back on Sunday and some on Monday.

[arranj]

You defo doing Sunday now Al? Stena ferries on the return journey gives you an hour and a quarter more daylight. You know it makes sense!

[Dukes Of Hammond]

Stena all the way for me.....