Enjoyed reading your recollections, Mark. As you say, it was so much more romantic in those days with ships looking as nature intended, rather than the "blocks...
Thanks again Mark - looking forward to the next instalment, especially those Irish Sea memories!!! Regards, Justin www.sealink-holyhead.com ... modern of the...
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Excellent stuff Mark! Just a little housekeeping comment - may I ask members that when replying to a post, the previous message is deleted from the body of the...
I still use ferries regularly, having bought a farmhouse in the Czech mountains a couple of years ago. I always use Norfolk Line. £14 per crossing for a car...
I had just moved back to the U.K. having lived in Ireland for several years and having acquired an Irish son-in law, Kevin. He and I were returning a Dublin...
I have posted quite a few pictures of ferries including Irish ones. Not Sealink I know, but part of the overall picture none the less. I have also posted...
February 28th, 2008 NEW SAILING TIMES FOR STENA ADVENTURER ON IRISH SEA STENA Line, Europe's largest ferry operator, has announced details of new sailing times...
I've just been looking at the excellent Scandinavian shipping website (can't spell or even pronounce it!, but the links are below). A while ago, I noticed a...
Yes, there were one or two other external differences and many more interior ones. Two different design teams were employed when it came to fitting them out,...
Stephen, you really are a gift from heaven! What a wonderful website dedicated to my two favorite ships. Thank you so much for that. The first time I have seen...
Dee, If you look in my Caesarea/Sarnia photo album, you will see a couple of pictures showing the area of the window you mention (B deck forward - Smoke Room)....
Just added a number of pictures of the interiors of Sarnia and Caesarea to my website. Here is a link for anyone interested in taking a look at them. ...
Stena Adventurer away from Dublin early tonight so they're at sea for the worst of it. For Irish Sea they're giving for midnight Sly 50 - and then for 0300 sse...
The Stena Adventurer did indeed sail early from Dublin, allowing them to get in to Holyhead and provide shelter on the berth for the Ulysees. The irish ship...
Justin I'm intrigued by the title of this thread as I'd never heard the expression used this way. Is it an Australian one? I'd have thought you would have...
Dick, Blowing a Hooligan has been used on the Holyhead ships for as long as I can remember!! Cheers, Justin ... From: j.r.clague To: sealinkuk@yahoogroups.com ...
A milestone for the Sealink-Holyhead website which today passed 100,000 hits! Thanks to all for your support, here's to the next 100,000 and my continuing to...
I travelled to Ireland by train some time ago and saw "The Duke of Lancaster" in North Wales, looking rather forlorn. What is the future for this vessel. She's...
Sad to say Mark, I see no future for her other than dismantling where she lies. Hard to believe, but she has been in this location now for longer than her...
Such a shame Justin. She is a very British looking vessel, and elegant at that. I remember from my old Harwich-Hoek travel days that the day boats of the...
I used this service many times. There was only one sleeper car attached to the boat train, complete with attendant in starched white coat. I never used to...
I was an A.B. on the Duke of Lancaster when she was on the Heysham to Belfast service. I have been down to Mostyn to see her twice and both times have come ...
Stena Line press release: Stena Line Announce Tonnage Changes On Its Central Corridor Route LEADING ferry company Stena Line today announced positive changes...
Dan Milmo, transport correspondent The Guardian, Friday 3 April 2009 Ryanair's service levels are so bad that an increasing number of passengers would prefer...
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