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Beanybabog

I was planning on booking the Oscar Wilde this September. I am absolutely raging I didn’t pin down everyone’s dates because I had looked at the sailings already and we were treating my folks. Should I just give up on the idea now? Is Irish ferries the only one that goes to roscoff?

Beanybabog

Beanybabog wrote: »

I was planning on booking the Oscar Wilde this September. I am absolutely raging I didn’t pin down everyone’s dates because I had looked at the sailings already and we were treating my folks. Should I just give up on the idea now? Is Irish ferries the only one that goes to roscoff?

The Oscar Wilde is business as usual

Beanybabog

BrownFinger wrote: »

The Oscar Wilde is business as usual

I know but I assume everyone from the yeats has now been put onto that ship? The website had no availability but I don’t know if it had crashed

First Up

Beanybabog wrote: »

BrownFinger wrote: »

The Oscar Wilde is business as usual

I know but I assume everyone from the yeats has now been put onto that ship? The website had no availability but I don’t know if it had crashed

I think they are giving the passengers from the WB Yeats first priority so they won't take new bookings until that is sorted.

But the last time I looked, September was available into Cherbourg and Roscoff on the Oscar Wilde.

molly dolly

Beanybabog wrote: »

I know but I assume everyone from the yeats has now been put onto that ship? The website had no availability but I don’t know if it had crashed

September should be ok. Schools will be back. August is the pressure point.

First Up

Very few dates available in August but that might open a bit when all Yeats passengers are sorted. We were thinking of a short trip late August/early Sept but we'll hold off until the mess is sorted.

Its some mess.

vienne86

Beanybabog wrote: »

I was planning on booking the Oscar Wilde this September. I am absolutely raging I didn’t pin down everyone’s dates because I had looked at the sailings already and we were treating my folks. Should I just give up on the idea now? Is Irish ferries the only one that goes to roscoff?

I'd say you'll be fine, though the Roscoff sailings are always busier than Cherbourg. Brittany Ferries go Cork to Roscoff, so you could try that.

marpad

Quazzie wrote: »

Rosslare is much easier to get to than Cork from the Midlands. Easily under 2 hours from the middle of Offaly for example

According to google maps our house takes ten minutes less to get to Ringaskiddy harbour than to Rosslare and the road is a million times better. We have driven both routes before, plus the ferry from Cork takes four hours less so for us Cork is a better option. If we can't go from Dublin then I would prefer to sail into Roscoff as it is nearer our first weeks accommodation.

Odyssey 2005

7am on a Sunday morning is a massive bonus too..

martco

gamblor101 wrote: »

Just like Je suis Jean, we pay from an irish bank account but I don't think we have a Direct Debit set up. We get an invoice each year with their bank details and just do an EFT.

Just to note that the memebership selected in your post only covers Germany. You will need the ADAC plus for whole of Europe coverage

I may have an answer for this problem should an Irish IBAN be rejected tho I cant think why it would...
one of the new breed fully online only mobile banks called N26 is fully operational in Ireland - i.e. you get a normal bank account + ATM card which you can use just like your AIB/BOI/Usual suspects + contactless/Applepay....anyways the IBAN number for my account starts with DE ('cos it's a German account)

I've been using it for 6 months or so, works like a dream & I can do literally everything bankingwise off my phone, foreign travel, wages, pay invoices etc. etc. my near 30 year old BOI a/c has become redundant & I'm tempted to close it altogether

might be worth giving a try, easy to setup, there's a few options & most of them are FREE

Stone Deaf 4evr

marpad wrote: »

According to google maps our house takes ten minutes less to get to Ringaskiddy harbour than to Rosslare and the road is a million times better. We have driven both routes before, plus the ferry from Cork takes four hours less so for us Cork is a better option. If we can't go from Dublin then I would prefer to sail into Roscoff as it is nearer our first weeks accommodation.

I've often said, I'd sooner drive from monte carlo to Roscoff than go from rosslare to mallow.

Deeman83

Can anyone advise on travel times from Dublin to Rosslare, travelling from Newry but its easy to predict travel time to M50 its after that it becomes more of a guesstimate.
I know in previous years there was lots of port traffic building in Enniscorthy and also roadworks close to Rosslare which added almost 1 hour onto the predicted google map travel time.

CheerLouth

Deeman83 wrote: »

Can anyone advise on travel times from Dublin to Rosslare, travelling from Newry but its easy to predict travel time to M50 its after that it becomes more of a guesstimate.

We did it from Drogheda to Rosslare in about three hours (including a stop) but there are road works on the N11 and Ferns and Enniscorthy had massive tailbacks so give yourself plenty of time especially if travelling on a Saturday. We made it on to the boat by the skin of our teeth!

average_runner

Deeman83 wrote: »

Can anyone advise on travel times from Dublin to Rosslare, travelling from Newry but its easy to predict travel time to M50 its after that it becomes more of a guesstimate.
I know in previous years there was lots of port traffic building in Enniscorthy and also roadworks close to Rosslare which added almost 1 hour onto the predicted google map travel time.

Give yourself alot of time, better to be early than late. If too early you can go to rosslare strand for a walk

First Up

Deeman83 wrote: »

Can anyone advise on travel times from Dublin to Rosslare, travelling from Newry but its easy to predict travel time to M50 its after that it becomes more of a guesstimate.
I know in previous years there was lots of port traffic building in Enniscorthy and also roadworks close to Rosslare which added almost 1 hour onto the predicted google map travel time.

There is an alternative route from just after Gorey on the R741 that brings you back to the N11 outside Wexford Town and avoids Enniscorthy and Oilgate. Its a fairly quiet road but there's nowhere worth stopping.

Check the AA website for updates on roadworks.

Deeman83

Is the traffic through Wexford less than that of Enniscorthy on a saturday?

gandalf

Deeman83 wrote: »

Is the traffic through Wexford less than that of Enniscorthy on a saturday?

Wexford shouldn't be an issue as there are multiple routes in and out of it. Enniscorthy is a problem because you really have no choice but the go through it.

Deeman83

CheerLouth wrote: »

I'm just back from a week in Les Ormes - flipping fantastic in spite of being rained on for much of it!  It was so good that we want to book again for next year!  However, they are currently building a new indoor pool complex which will not be completed before August of next year & in order to complete it, they will have to close the existing indoor pool.  Given the weather that we have had last week, I couldn't imagine being there with no indoor pool!  

Has anyone any recommendations of another site? Preferably within a two hour drive of either Roscoff or Cherbourg.  We have two small kids who will be 4 & 2 next summer.

Thanks

Absolutely love Les Ormes, did you notice if the little bar is closed in St Leanards? I will be devastated if it is!
Worrying about the rain though, hopefully it dries up in july :ermm:

First Up

gandalf wrote: »

Wexford shouldn't be an issue as there are multiple routes in and out of it. Enniscorthy is a problem because you really have no choice but the go through it.

Yes, the route back to the N11 skirts the town.

josip

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I've often said, I'd sooner drive from monte carlo to Roscoff than go from rosslare to mallow.

Have you done Monte Carlo to Roscoff?

Stone Deaf 4evr

josip wrote: »

Have you done Monte Carlo to Roscoff?

Further, I did sanremo in italy to cherbourg.

josip

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Further, I did sanremo in italy to cherbourg.

I'm surprised you chose it over Rosslare-Mallow.
The San Remo to France part alone is horrible (assuming you went on the dei Fiori)

or maybe that's why you chose to start in Monte Carlo?

Quazzie

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Further, I did sanremo in italy to cherbourg.

in one sitting? :eek:

CheerLouth

Deeman83 wrote: »

Absolutely love Les Ormes, did you notice if the little bar is closed in St Leanards? I will be devastated if it is!
Worrying about the rain though, hopefully it dries up in july :ermm:

I didn't notice as we didn't get to St. Leonard! We were going to cycle to it one day but the weather had been so bad that all the paths were super mucky and we couldn't go on the bikes

average_runner

First Up wrote: »

There is an alternative route from just after Gorey on the R741 that brings you back to the N11 outside Wexford Town and avoids Enniscorthy and Oilgate. Its a fairly quiet road but there's nowhere worth stopping.

Check the AA website for updates on roadworks.

You can get delayed on Wexford Bridge though, the Castlebridge route to the n11 was closed 4 weeks ago!!

average_runner

gandalf wrote: »

Wexford shouldn't be an issue as there are multiple routes in and out of it. Enniscorthy is a problem because you really have no choice but the go through it.

Wexford has two routes into, N11 and the Wexford Bridge. The bridge can have long delays especially on a Sat

Poochie05

average_runner wrote: »

You can get delayed on Wexford Bridge though, the Castlebridge route to the n11 was closed 4 weeks ago!!

+1
Trying to drive through Wexford Town can be a bit unpredictable at the moment. The town is full of roadworks for broadband and gas pipes. There's a stop go on the N11 just north of Ferrycarrig and you can be stuck there for up to 20 mins but just allow extra time and this route is more predictable.

Stone Deaf 4evr

josip wrote: »

I'm surprised you chose it over Rosslare-Mallow.
The San Remo to France part alone is horrible (assuming you went on the dei Fiori)

or maybe that's why you chose to start in Monte Carlo?

Its the atmosphere, plus no getting stuck behind silage tractors etc. There's also something about new ross, its like where dreams go to die.

Quazzie wrote: »

in one sitting? :eek:

Not quite, split it up over two days, one 8 hour sitting and then proably 3 or 4 the following day.
That being said, I was in my mid twenties then, I'd imagine fatigue would be a greater concern now.

First Up

Poochie05 wrote: »

average_runner wrote: »

You can get delayed on Wexford Bridge though, the Castlebridge route to the n11 was closed 4 weeks ago!!

+1
Trying to drive through Wexford Town can be a bit unpredictable at the moment. The town is full of roadworks for broadband and gas pipes. There's a stop go on the N11 just north of Ferrycarrig and you can be stuck there for up to 20 mins but just allow extra time and this route is more predictable.

I wasn't suggesting going through Wexford Town but I didn't know the road through Castlebridge was closed. Is that permanently or for some works?

Toots

How long does the land bridge take? I'm trying to work out if I'll need to get on to the hotel near the eurotunnel and tell them we'll be arriving very late. I just put it into Google there and it's coming up with 5 hrs 45 mins, but obviously that's non stop. We've a young child and a baby so we'll have to stop at least twice to feed. Are there any traffic blackspots to avoid?