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Irish Continental Group has taken delivery of the cruise ferry WB Yeats at Flensburg, Germany. After commissioning, the vessel will go into service initially on the Dublin/Holyhead route in January 2019, partnering with the Ulysses. The WB Yeats will have space for 165 freight vehicles (2,800 lane metres) plus 1,800 passengers. However, from mid-March the WB Yeats will take up service on the Dublin/Cherbourg route, the only direct service to ...
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Irish Ferries’ latest vessel was named WB Yeats when the completed hull was on 19 January at the Flensburger shipyard in Germany. The €150 million, 54,985 gross tonnes cruise ferry will arrive in Dublin next July when it will enter year-round service on Ireland – France and Dublin – Holyhead ...
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Irish Continental has ordered a second large cruise ferry for its Dublin-Holyhead route from Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesselschaft in Germany.
The €165.2 million vessel, scheduled for delivery before mid-2020, will be the largest cruise ferry in the world in terms of vehicle capacity, says the company, with space for up to 330 freight ...
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Irish Continental Group chief executive, Eamonn Rothwell and managing director of its Irish Ferries, arm Andrew Sheen, cut the first metal for a new cruise ferry at the Flensburger shipyard on 7 April. The €144million vessel is scheduled for delivery in mid 2018 and will have space for 2,800 lane ...
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