My dad brought that ship back from Finland. He’s actually interviewed a few times on it . Was only 2nd mate at the time . Eventually got to Master Mariner.. sadly passed away June 2023. Ben Hudson . RIP Dad ..
#182 Thanks for showing! I was a sailor many years ago on the Lake Michigan Railroad Ferries operated by the C&O, B&O out of Ludington, Michigan, USA. We had 6 vessels operating. All were equipped to break ice in the winter. To tie down the railroad cars we used chains, turnbuckles, clamps, and cables. Automobiles and Semi-Trucks were also carried, if enough room was left. One special thing, all were "Coal Fired" for the Lake Crossings. Coal was very economical and worked well in this situation.
WOW positively magnificent vessel to carry so much cargo so many people and so many cars in 30 foot seas and gale force winds. Both captain and crew members must have balls of steel.
The Ulysses Irish Ferrys is a wonderful progression to Ireland's sea fairng history ... They so deserve to be the front runners, i wish i was part of their crew.
Iv just recently traveled on the Ullyses , apparently the forecast was for Rough seas but it was a relly smooth crossing and handled the water very well
My hats off to you gentlemen. i broke out in a cold sweat just imagining trying not to sink my own vessel and anotjher . The communities. The whole time trying not to put a big whole in here. i would have night mares For month's . You guy's have nothing but the highest admiration from me. It's got to be one of the most stressful jobs in the world. I'm in no way implying it isn't very stressful, but I hear there's more aircraft that actually land and take off by themselves than we'll ever know
I remember sailing on the old Killian and St Patrick, they were both good ships but nothing compared to the size of this beast. I think the Killian 2 ( Killian was extended so they renamed her to Killian 2) was only 7,000 tons and the Patrick was even smaller. So sailing on this amazing ship is a huge step up.
Been on the Ulysses lots of times from Dublin to Holyhead and back and it was a pleasure every time, the sea was most of the times quite flat and even when I did an overnight sail in January the sea was never that rough as they show in this video to add some excessive drama to it and scary the people who are about to do this ferry crossing. Irish Ferries guys are the best professionals, they wouldn't allow the ship to go if the weather was over the ship capabilities, so if it leaves the port is because the weather is ok to sail. However when I was on it and the sea was a bit rough the ship handled it like a boss, it is amazing, I love the big James Joyce wood sculpture in the main lobby, the cinema and the wifi onboard, but the best of it is the Blooms pub on the deck 9 :), on the 8 AM sail you can see people queuing for pints and as soon as the ship leaves the port they open the bar and people get pints of Guinness and and wine at 8 in the morning... you can tell that's an Irish ship :D
Fantastic ship & one thing that really stood out to me was how very smooth the journey is. Crossing takes approx 3hrs 30.hrs with 6 sailings per day.The bunks are not necessary, but you may be glad of the break if you have been driving all day to get to the ferry at Holyhead for 2am (like a lot of wagon drivers on their way from or to Europe), then driving on from Dublin (arriving about 6.30am) to say, Waterford or Cork can make for a very long day. Other ferry's sailing the same route can do the journey in 2hs., but when the weather in the Irish sea turns rough, Ulysses is considered a real life-line, being one of the few that can carry on while others have to be pulled from service.
+Derry Cummins Your post is littered with inaccuracies. 1. Ulysses does not complete 6 trips per day. She completes 2 round trips per day so only sails out of Dublin in the morning and evening. 2. Most of the traffic is freight so it is the only time Drivers get a significant break so the cabins are vital, crew sleep there too. 3. Other Ferries do not take 2 hours. A fast ferry (HSC Jonathan Swift) takes 2 hours but that is less comfortable and cannot carry freight.
The shortest route from Great Britain to Ireland is not Holyhead,Dublin it's larne cairnryan,just because its Northern Ireland doesn't mean we have floated away from the rest of Ireland
@24:40 So Captain docks and launches his own ship. I noticed in a lot of sketchy and/or crowded harbors a harbor pilot docks and launches the larger ships.
Given they enter and depart the port twice a day they will already be so familiar with all the characteristics of the port, channels, shallows, tides, currents, winds and general traffic so would be exempt from needing a pilot unlike with a visiting cruise/container/other large ship.
How ignorant when this wanna be narrator says that the truck drivers will probably have a glass or two of "stout" during the crossing. Yes, I am sure that these professional drivers are willing to lose their licence and get caught drink driving! What a plonker!! HOLY mackerel - or should that be HOLLY mackerel!!
I noticed that, I have been on this ferry, quite a few of them, never ever drank, just coffee or tea, not worth it, look in the video, how many drivers do you see drinking alcohol, cups are on the tables, not pint's.
The guys comments are primarily aimed at a mostly braindead American audience. He is playing to the idiotic myths that a lot of Americans have of the Emerald Isle. Even so, it's mischievous at best.
@@bpfromowc The amount of irrational hatred it takes to write such a vitriolic comment conjured up from a phrase used by a narrator on a ferry documentary is stunning. Calm down paddy! hahahahahaha
@Oliver Miller 24:55 the saga moon 😉👍 originally when i sailed on her years ago used todo Heysham Belfast and Dublin. Was currently owned by norse merchant ferries then.
The 1st time I'd ever taken a artic lorry on a ferry. in the dark. Thank heavens for all the friendly Irish & Welsh drivers that answered my daft questions and pointed me in the right direction.. 👍👍😉👍👍
the great lakes of Canada & the USA have less sea room to handle storms. There is much trouble with ferries between South and the North islands of New Zealand.
That looks absolutely fun, memorable and very impressive. I've cruised aboard the ferry between Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula. It's a small ferry and short voyage but still great fun and free. I wish many safe present and future voyages to all crews and passengers.
Always a positive experience on the Ulysses; it is a shame that the rail connection from Holyhead is such a long wait for the 21.15 hrs sailing from Dublin. passengers are stuck ' Holyhead from disembarking around 12.30 until just before 6am, not much fun if it is winter & cold. I avoid this sailing where possible.
Hello Michael, I have travelled coach sail which saves a long wait at Holyhead, last time i travelled by railsail going over & returned by plane & am travelling again this month & the flights are 14.99 each way from Gatwick & I have a railcard which means my return rail fare to& from the airport is £24.80, so all in for £55. They coach fare is about £40 + each way, & the rail fare on top. So the coach is more expensive although you could travel over by train & return by coach. Jo
For a ship that size, the storm did not look big to me. I was on a tanker once, about 7 stories high compared to to a building and the waves here higher than the ship when down in the trough, now that is a storm.
I LOVE THIS BOAT! I USED TO LITERALLY 🙏PRAY🙏 FOR BAD WEATHER BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEST SLEEP 😴 EVER! I had to travel back and forth between Dublin and Holyhead several times a week... just days after giving birth and the staff on this boat were BEYOND AMAZING, HONESTLY JUST INCREDIBLE! I’m in a wheelchair (because of ms) and because I was only days out from a traumatic natural birth, obviously 🙄 naturally I was really fragile and tbh just extremely run down and stressed out because our premie daughter was still in intensive care. Every single member of staff on this boat genuinely went above and beyond, TIME AFTER TIME, to help make my awful journeys bearable and not completely soul destroying... THEY EVEN MADE IT PLEASANT! It was the best part of my journey from Dublin home! This was November, December, January... all the way till April! If any of the staff from ulysses, Holyhead or Dublin (especially from Christmas 2014!) come across this I want you to know that, I honestly wish we had words that could convey strongly enough my true and deepest appreciation and gratitude 🙏 for what you did for me, you made the worst part of my life that bit less soul destroying with your kindness and I honestly don’t think that I could or would have coped if the staff had been awkward with me, it really would have crushed me tbh. WHEN YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR 12 - 14 HOURS JUST TO BE HOME FOR TWO HOURS AND THEN TURN AROUND AND TRAVEL FOR ANOTHER 12 HOURS BACK TO DUBLIN TO ONLY BE IN DUBLIN FOR 24HRS MAX AND THEN HAVE TO DO THAT JOURNEY AGAIN... AND...AGAIN...AND...AGAIN.. WAS AWFUL BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN INFINITELY WORSE AND FAR MORE TRAUMATIC THAN IT WAS! AND THAT WAS SOLELY DOWN TO THE COMPASSION OF ALL OF THOSE AMAZING PEOPLE ALONG THE JOURNEY! THANK YOU 🙏 BUT THANK YOU ISN’T EVEN CLOSE BY ANY MEANS BUT WE DON’T HAVE ANY WORD STRONGER. I HOPE THAT ALL OF MY COMPLIMENTS ABOUT EVERY SINGLE TRIP AT LEAST GOT YOU SOME RECOGNITION AND PRAISE FROM YOUR COMPANY Xx
I've done this crossing with Stena Line. It's a few hours, but the rooms are for those who have travelled far distances to get some rest, or for privacy.
Holly Molly, truly mind bugling, with such technology in use , and in some parts of the world still fighting over Holly lands or Holly cows or Holly.............
All major shipping companies do it. Registering their flag in another country is called a flag of convenience. Helps keep overheads down is the main reason.
This video was obviously shot prior to the non-smoking laws, as passengers can be seen through the fog of smoke - just an observation! While the documentary is all about Irish Ferries in general, and the Ferry Ulysses specifically, the narrator (American as always) failed to make an important distinction when referring to the shortest route between Ireland and The UK mainland; he stated that the shortest route was between Holyhead (usual American mispronunciation) and Dublin, but was he referring to the ISLAND of Ireland (incorporating Northern ireland) or Eire? To those of us who know, Irish Ferries only operates from Eire (the Republic of Ireland, and not Northern ireland, which is part of the UK. In actual fact, the shortest route between the ISLAND of ireland is between Larne and Cairnryan in Northern Ireland! For some 40 years I have been travelling all the routes across the Irish sea, Larne-Stranraer/Cairnryan, Belfast-Ardrossan, Belfast-Heysham & Liverpool, Dublin-Holyhead, Rosslare-Fishguard, and Rosslare-Pembroke Dock. I've travelled in just about all of their ships (including those of Stena Line), and yes, Ulysses also. I cannot but admire their efficiency, so full credit there. However, I've always found their on-board staff to be...not quite surly, but not usually with the famous smiling irish eyes! There's no great welcome, no great desire to be helpful, and certainly not overcome with any great sense of humour. Throughout the voyage they tend to be hidden away, and any appearances they make are brief and with little or no connection with the passengers. I can't single Irish ferries out on the matter of food; in line with most air and ferry companies, all food is poor and greatly over-priced - in fact, I personally feel I'm being ripped-off, so my normal policy is not to eat on board. While I appreciate the workload of the crews on the loading decks (they do have a particularly onerous job), they don't have a lot of time for drivers. If you're a motorcyclist - as I am - you are faced with often very wet and slippery decks and have to depend on the directions the crews give. Mostly they are last-second directions, and they expect you to turn on a sixpence! Most bikers don't want their expensive machines to be roughly treated, and the straps used are usually filthy with oil and dirt, and these they force tightly over the bike saddle. They don't much care if the bike gets abused in the process, and when the time comes to release the straps for departure, it's almost impossible to find a crew member to assist, so it's a case of do-it-yourself, which can't be right on H&S grounds! It's so easy to slip, have the bike fall over and suffer real injury, but still it's a case of the crew being unhelpful because they're too busy with the commercial vehicles. While I've singled-out Irish Ferries, I have to say that Stena are no better in all the same areas, so I can't help but wonder why all the officers and crews of these companies are always so miserable. I recently put this question to one of the IF crews; he told me that the ferry companies were pretty awful employers, and he for one, couldn't wait until he found a new job. Now I know!
@@buggsy5 Noted your earlier reply Bugsy. I have family who migrated to Canda in the 60's, and I'm always on about their American ways - they speak American, spell American, their homes are American-style, their food, clothing and just about everything else is American; they even consider their money to be based on the American Dollar, so in my view they are American in all but name - and they hate me saying that, as you might expect. The thing is, you can't ignore what is there!! You know the old saying: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....!
The figures for the transport of trucks (and by extension signifying the volume of goods travelling through the mainland to and from Ireland) only adds emphasis to the fact that by pursuing Brexit we have royally screwed all our European friends and allies over without a second thought. How could we have been so shortsighted to do such a thing.
I always thought that the "mainland" was the large body of land encompassing France, Spain, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Poland etc., That said you're entirely correct in your estimation of just one of the effects of Brexit.
@@johnreynolds3348 Ulysses never sails to France. She is exclusively for the Dublin to Holyhead Route. W.B. Yeats sails to Cherbourg, France from Dublin. It departs at the weekends only
As a commercial driver. I have been on this ship many times. On the crossing from Dublin to Holyhead it’s fine as the commercial drivers have their own resteraunt and quiet room which are essential for commercial drivers to get some rest. Unfortunately in the summer months it’s being used between Dublin & Cherbourg, France. Because it is more lucrative to carry car loads of tourists than commercial drivers. On this route they did away with the commercial drivers restaurant and lounge with the result that the whole ship is available for the children to run riot.NO SUPERVISION. I was in the lounge & children were climbing over my table & under the chair I sat on while their parents got drunk in bar. When I went to my cabin , children were running up &down the corridors. I mentioned this to the staff on reception & was told that “ they are allowed to do that” . I had worked a 10hr day prior to embarkation, 18hr crossing to Cherbourg & another 10hr day following disembarkation. No sleep. Driving 44ton truck. This practice will inevitably result in accidents on the rd.
Depending on your definition. If you are talking "cruise ferries" then yes. If you are talking "ferry" only then the Ulysses blows them out of the water with over 4000 lanemeters of deck space for cars and trucks. The Fantasy has 1280 lanemeters and Magic has 1270 lanemeters. So it's like comparing apples to oranges. Both are built for different purposes. The Fantasy & Magic are cruise ships that carry vehicles while the Ulysses is pure ferry that has accommodation and amenities for guests.
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My dad brought that ship back from Finland. He’s actually interviewed a few times on it . Was only 2nd mate at the time . Eventually got to Master Mariner.. sadly passed away June 2023. Ben Hudson . RIP Dad ..
I’m sorry for your loss. It must be comforting to know that he is still remembered through this video.
Hey Irish Ferries, Ulysses is a beautiful regal vessel so be proud of her ! A thimbs up from Texas.
#182 Thanks for showing! I was a sailor many years ago on the Lake Michigan Railroad Ferries operated by the C&O, B&O out of Ludington, Michigan, USA. We had 6 vessels operating. All were equipped to break ice in the winter. To tie down the railroad cars we used chains, turnbuckles, clamps, and cables. Automobiles and Semi-Trucks were also carried, if enough room was left. One special thing, all were "Coal Fired" for the Lake Crossings. Coal was very economical and worked well in this situation.
I've been on this ship a few times. Would never use anything else now! Travels over a rough sea like it's not there. Amazing ship.
Michael Monk so have I I traveled when over to Ireland when the weather was pretty bad but we made i over
Proceeds to sink.
@@conorjamesmahoney5941 Don't say thatttttt.........
WOW positively magnificent vessel to carry so much cargo so many people and so many cars in 30 foot seas and gale force winds. Both captain and crew members must have balls of steel.
The Ulysses Irish Ferrys is a wonderful progression to Ireland's sea fairng history ... They so deserve to be the front runners, i wish i was part of their crew.
Jacqui Kelly It would be good if you have another language probably Polish or so.
Iv just recently traveled on the Ullyses , apparently the forecast was for Rough seas but it was a relly smooth crossing and handled the water very well
This programme is excellent, fantastic footage and explanation in detail. Also Irish traveling experience is wonderful to see.
Too bad the narration was not more accurate.
Those Finnish builders did a very good job! Nice ferry.
My hats off to you gentlemen. i broke out in a cold sweat just imagining trying not to sink my own vessel and anotjher . The communities. The whole time trying not to put a big whole in here. i would have night mares For month's . You guy's have nothing but the highest admiration from me. It's got to be one of the most stressful jobs in the world. I'm in no way implying it isn't very stressful, but I hear there's more aircraft that actually land and take off by themselves than we'll ever know
Just think about it.. This captain is so amazing. What a cool guy ...
I remember sailing on the old Killian and St Patrick, they were both good ships but nothing compared to the size of this beast. I think the Killian 2 ( Killian was extended so they renamed her to Killian 2) was only 7,000 tons and the Patrick was even smaller. So sailing on this amazing ship is a huge step up.
fantastic ship with great Stout which is great with Maryland steamed crabs.
I have travelled on this ship in rough winter crossings and it’s very stable, would not book anything else now.
Been on the Ulysses lots of times from Dublin to Holyhead and back and it was a pleasure every time, the sea was most of the times quite flat and even when I did an overnight sail in January the sea was never that rough as they show in this video to add some excessive drama to it and scary the people who are about to do this ferry crossing. Irish Ferries guys are the best professionals, they wouldn't allow the ship to go if the weather was over the ship capabilities, so if it leaves the port is because the weather is ok to sail. However when I was on it and the sea was a bit rough the ship handled it like a boss, it is amazing, I love the big James Joyce wood sculpture in the main lobby, the cinema and the wifi onboard, but the best of it is the Blooms pub on the deck 9 :), on the 8 AM sail you can see people queuing for pints and as soon as the ship leaves the port they open the bar and people get pints of Guinness and and wine at 8 in the morning... you can tell that's an Irish ship :D
Fantastic ship & one thing that really stood out to me was how very smooth the journey is. Crossing takes approx 3hrs 30.hrs with 6 sailings per day.The bunks are not necessary, but you may be glad of the break if you have been driving all day to get to the ferry at Holyhead for 2am (like a lot of wagon drivers on their way from or to Europe), then driving on from Dublin (arriving about 6.30am) to say, Waterford or Cork can make for a very long day. Other ferry's sailing the same route can do the journey in 2hs., but when the weather in the Irish sea turns rough, Ulysses is considered a real life-line, being one of the few that can carry on while others have to be pulled from service.
+Derry Cummins
Your post is littered with inaccuracies.
1. Ulysses does not complete 6 trips per day. She completes 2 round trips per day so only sails out of Dublin in the morning and evening.
2. Most of the traffic is freight so it is the only time Drivers get a significant break so the cabins are vital, crew sleep there too.
3. Other Ferries do not take 2 hours. A fast ferry (HSC Jonathan Swift) takes 2 hours but that is less comfortable and cannot carry freight.
Mr Wonderful Ireland ,
Went on her back in 06 - 08 in lorrys. Wow what a fantastic ship. Massive
Fantastic journey.
What a great video!!! Was never aware of the Irish ferries. Nice ship too!!
This is incredible! Fascinating documentary. Got to hand it to the Finns - they build some ship!
The best..
God bless the people of Ireland. Continued success, from this woman in Portland Oregon. 🌹⚓
The shortest route from Great Britain to Ireland is not Holyhead,Dublin it's larne cairnryan,just because its Northern Ireland doesn't mean we have floated away from the rest of Ireland
Boris wanted to build a bridge. That would give you something else to grouse about.
27 mins! Saga moon RO RO ! Jesus I spent some time on that! Now that did Rock & roll on the Irish Sea!
Hi. Its a nice video. I worked 27 years at ferries.
Ferry Chat So did I 5 years Rosslare to Le Havre and Cherbourg .
@@terryosullivan2620 oh thats nice, im sure you liked it. Wich Ferry? Im building the new Ferry from TT Line in 3D. The real One comes in 2022.
A damn good documentary
I love this beautiful ship ❤
@24:40 So Captain docks and launches his own ship. I noticed in a lot of sketchy and/or crowded harbors a harbor pilot docks and launches the larger ships.
Given they enter and depart the port twice a day they will already be so familiar with all the characteristics of the port, channels, shallows, tides, currents, winds and general traffic so would be exempt from needing a pilot unlike with a visiting cruise/container/other large ship.
How ignorant when this wanna be narrator says that the truck drivers will probably have a glass or two of "stout" during the crossing. Yes, I am sure that these professional drivers are willing to lose their licence and get caught drink driving! What a plonker!! HOLY mackerel - or should that be HOLLY mackerel!!
I noticed that, I have been on this ferry, quite a few of them, never ever drank, just coffee or tea, not worth it, look in the video, how many drivers do you see drinking alcohol, cups are on the tables, not pint's.
Yup. They'll be in bunks... Who wrote this guff? Spoiling my interest :(
The guys comments are primarily aimed at a mostly braindead American audience. He is playing to the idiotic myths that a lot of Americans have of the Emerald Isle.
Even so, it's mischievous at best.
@@bpfromowc you love America Paddy O, Paddy
@@bpfromowc The amount of irrational hatred it takes to write such a vitriolic comment conjured up from a phrase used by a narrator on a ferry documentary is stunning. Calm down paddy! hahahahahaha
Oh the saga moon. Remember getting that ferry from Belfast! What a ship!
@Oliver Miller 24:55 the saga moon 😉👍 originally when i sailed on her years ago used todo Heysham Belfast and Dublin. Was currently owned by norse merchant ferries then.
GAs fun watching this must have been filmed way long before the smoking ban kicked in Ireland
Smoking ban? What about an Irish crew?
The 1st time I'd ever taken a artic lorry on a ferry. in the dark. Thank heavens for all the friendly Irish & Welsh drivers that answered my daft questions and pointed me in the right direction.. 👍👍😉👍👍
the great lakes of Canada & the USA have less sea room to handle storms. There is much trouble with ferries between South and the North islands of New Zealand.
That is a bit of water that cut up rough for sure {seen the vids}...''Straits'' are always a bit ......''choppy''.
FUN FACT: The MV Kaitaki was originally an Irish Ferries ship which ran the same route the Ulysses now does. It was called the Isle Of Inisfree.
That looks absolutely fun, memorable and very impressive. I've cruised aboard the ferry between Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula. It's a small ferry and short voyage but still great fun and free. I wish many safe present and future voyages to all crews and passengers.
Very interesting video. Thank you
It certainly is a vessel to be very proud of. Continued success.
GREAT VIDEO.
The last IF service I was in was on that route on the Isle of Inishmore in 1999
holyhead is pronounced 'holly' like hollywood...just sayin...
lol
RyanHannaMusic im from Germany and that's my job I see this ship in real and I build this ship
Dead right Ryan, it was annoying me ....just saying lol.
Promenade too, not promenayed
@@omerkeremoglu4055 You moved to Finland ?
good DOC. thank you
Simply amazing . . . 😎
GREAT too see again
INCORRECT: The Herald Of Free Enterprise didn't capsize on the approach to Zeebrugge, but shortly after its departure.
I've been on this ferrie so many times and in summer it's calm but in the winter the ship is going up and down, not scary just unbelievable.
Wow your an Irish girl yes? A girl of my dreams is Irish..I am American... Wish I could have met a girl from there.
Built in Finland Rauma Yard.
Excellent ❤
I’ll be on this vessel along with my car this coming weekend.
Always a positive experience on the Ulysses; it is a shame that the rail connection from Holyhead is such a long wait for the 21.15 hrs sailing from Dublin. passengers are stuck ' Holyhead from disembarking around 12.30 until just before 6am, not much fun if it is winter & cold. I avoid this sailing where possible.
Hello Michael,
I have travelled coach sail which saves a long wait at Holyhead, last time i travelled by railsail going over & returned by plane & am travelling again this month & the flights are 14.99 each way from Gatwick & I have a railcard which means my return rail fare to& from the airport is £24.80, so all in for £55. They coach fare is about £40 + each way, & the rail fare on top. So the coach is more expensive although you could travel over by train & return by coach.
Jo
For a ship that size, the storm did not look big to me. I was on a tanker once, about 7 stories high compared to to a building and the waves here higher than the ship when down in the trough, now that is a storm.
the ulysses is a great ship, I have had the privilege of travelling on her to holyhead
worked there in 1995 still great experience
Guinness at 4:00am. The Irish, actively keeping human civilisation alive.
ive been on Ulysses a few times..love it :)she takes me to my family :)
Lovely,lovely,lovely and enjoyable.Thanx to the camera man and the producer good job.
been on it, in worse weather XD x
Grate video!♡
Great documentary -- but why are there overnight accommodations? It's a 3-hour crossing.
Just a small point but I think you will find that the shortest sea crossing between Britain and Ireland is that between Stranraer and larne
Paul Bates Larne is in Northern Ireland
Just about to board her in Dublin 🇮🇪 🚛🚛☘️
Hey Mike, we have the same name and I was a merchant Marine now retired, good story thanks
yes
and CAPTAIN BIRDSEYE
This is a very fascinating journey to watch. To see how man has conquered the dangers of the Irish seas!
Are any of the vehicles hauling squirrels?
Stout and truck drivers ... a good combination ?
It's another inaccurate comment in a video resplendent with inaccurate comments.
I LOVE THIS BOAT! I USED TO LITERALLY 🙏PRAY🙏 FOR BAD WEATHER BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEST SLEEP 😴 EVER!
I had to travel back and forth between Dublin and Holyhead several times a week... just days after giving birth and the staff on this boat were BEYOND AMAZING, HONESTLY JUST INCREDIBLE! I’m in a wheelchair (because of ms) and because I was only days out from a traumatic natural birth, obviously 🙄 naturally I was really fragile and tbh just extremely run down and stressed out because our premie daughter was still in intensive care. Every single member of staff on this boat genuinely went above and beyond, TIME AFTER TIME, to help make my awful journeys bearable and not completely soul destroying... THEY EVEN MADE IT PLEASANT! It was the best part of my journey from Dublin home! This was November, December, January... all the way till April!
If any of the staff from ulysses, Holyhead or Dublin (especially from Christmas 2014!) come across this I want you to know that, I honestly wish we had words that could convey strongly enough my true and deepest appreciation and gratitude 🙏 for what you did for me, you made the worst part of my life that bit less soul destroying with your kindness and I honestly don’t think that I could or would have coped if the staff had been awkward with me, it really would have crushed me tbh.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR 12 - 14 HOURS JUST TO BE HOME FOR TWO HOURS AND THEN TURN AROUND AND TRAVEL FOR ANOTHER 12 HOURS BACK TO DUBLIN TO ONLY BE IN DUBLIN FOR 24HRS MAX AND THEN HAVE TO DO THAT JOURNEY AGAIN... AND...AGAIN...AND...AGAIN.. WAS AWFUL BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN INFINITELY WORSE AND FAR MORE TRAUMATIC THAN IT WAS! AND THAT WAS SOLELY DOWN TO THE COMPASSION OF ALL OF THOSE AMAZING PEOPLE ALONG THE JOURNEY! THANK YOU 🙏 BUT THANK YOU ISN’T EVEN CLOSE BY ANY MEANS BUT WE DON’T HAVE ANY WORD STRONGER.
I HOPE THAT ALL OF MY COMPLIMENTS ABOUT EVERY SINGLE TRIP AT LEAST GOT YOU SOME RECOGNITION AND PRAISE FROM YOUR COMPANY Xx
One small observation: They still smoke on board ships? In designated areas one would hope.
This was filmed ages ago before smoking ban kicked in. Have to go outside to smoke now
Has anyone noticed that the Herald of Free Enterprise was leaving with it's bow door's open not approaching Zeebrugge.
Just an INCREDIBLE amount of IRISH glory and pride..Beautiful.
What's Irish soccer, is he talking about Gaelic?
My dad worked on that boat
How long is that crossing? For that ship to have sleeping rooms WTF
I've done this crossing with Stena Line. It's a few hours, but the rooms are for those who have travelled far distances to get some rest, or for privacy.
westernhello They give cabins for 3-4 hour crossings on some boats.
B4 I moved back to Canada i took a loaded trailer from main land EU Calais to Dover 2 hours might of been 2 and a half
I see...I have a love for european trucks the Volvo F12 is my childhood but trucking in the USA is just too good fucken stupid EU tachometer shit
3.5 hours
i remember when they first built the landing on salt island, i shit myself how big it was all becoming, not like the day of st columbia
That ship is huge, but try putting Gemma Collins or Vanessa Fat Girl Zio-Witch Feltz on there! I bet it wouldn't float with bot of them on it! 😀
thats not a gale, gentle breeze in our waters around uk and ireland i guarantee the ship has done that in much worse
Holly Molly,
truly mind bugling,
with such technology in use , and in some parts of the world still fighting over Holly lands or Holly cows or Holly.............
This is a small ship. Just off a cruise on the norweigan getaway in new orleans.
Truckers do NOT drink while driving....sheesh.
I may have missed it but how long does the crossing take?
Michael M 3 hrs
Depends on what the sea conditions are like.
Why couldn't they dredge the harbor and make it deeper , it's a fairly common practice?
Depends on the harbor quay wall, it may not be safe to dredge any lower than it already is without building a deeper quay wall
@@dportass Very good answer.
Wikipedia says it cost €110m and it's replacement €165.2m.
Shame that Irish Ferries register their vessels in Cyprus.
Not really. It saves money or is it better they go bankrupt?
It’s because they can employ foreigners they got rid of all there good Irish workers even the captain now is a foreign fuck
They do not chain down the vehicles. That’s a lie give me stena anytime
All major shipping companies do it. Registering their flag in another country is called a flag of convenience. Helps keep overheads down is the main reason.
it's to avoid taxes mate
This video was obviously shot prior to the non-smoking laws, as passengers can be seen through the fog of smoke - just an observation! While the documentary is all about Irish Ferries in general, and the Ferry Ulysses specifically, the narrator (American as always) failed to make an important distinction when referring to the shortest route between Ireland and The UK mainland; he stated that the shortest route was between Holyhead (usual American mispronunciation) and Dublin, but was he referring to the ISLAND of Ireland (incorporating Northern ireland) or Eire? To those of us who know, Irish Ferries only operates from Eire (the Republic of Ireland, and not Northern ireland, which is part of the UK. In actual fact, the shortest route between the ISLAND of ireland is between Larne and Cairnryan in Northern Ireland!
For some 40 years I have been travelling all the routes across the Irish sea, Larne-Stranraer/Cairnryan, Belfast-Ardrossan, Belfast-Heysham & Liverpool, Dublin-Holyhead, Rosslare-Fishguard, and Rosslare-Pembroke Dock. I've travelled in just about all of their ships (including those of Stena Line), and yes, Ulysses also.
I cannot but admire their efficiency, so full credit there. However, I've always found their on-board staff to be...not quite surly, but not usually with the famous smiling irish eyes! There's no great welcome, no great desire to be helpful, and certainly not overcome with any great sense of humour. Throughout the voyage they tend to be hidden away, and any appearances they make are brief and with little or no connection with the passengers.
I can't single Irish ferries out on the matter of food; in line with most air and ferry companies, all food is poor and greatly over-priced - in fact, I personally feel I'm being ripped-off, so my normal policy is not to eat on board.
While I appreciate the workload of the crews on the loading decks (they do have a particularly onerous job), they don't have a lot of time for drivers. If you're a motorcyclist - as I am - you are faced with often very wet and slippery decks and have to depend on the directions the crews give. Mostly they are last-second directions, and they expect you to turn on a sixpence! Most bikers don't want their expensive machines to be roughly treated, and the straps used are usually filthy with oil and dirt, and these they force tightly over the bike saddle. They don't much care if the bike gets abused in the process, and when the time comes to release the straps for departure, it's almost impossible to find a crew member to assist, so it's a case of do-it-yourself, which can't be right on H&S grounds! It's so easy to slip, have the bike fall over and suffer real injury, but still it's a case of the crew being unhelpful because they're too busy with the commercial vehicles.
While I've singled-out Irish Ferries, I have to say that Stena are no better in all the same areas, so I can't help but wonder why all the officers and crews of these companies are always so miserable.
I recently put this question to one of the IF crews; he told me that the ferry companies were pretty awful employers, and he for one, couldn't wait until he found a new job. Now I know!
It was a Canadian production with Canadian narration/pronunciations.
@@buggsy5 Noted your earlier reply Bugsy. I have family who migrated to Canda in the 60's, and I'm always on about their American ways - they speak American, spell American, their homes are American-style, their food, clothing and just about everything else is American; they even consider their money to be based on the American Dollar, so in my view they are American in all but name - and they hate me saying that, as you might expect. The thing is, you can't ignore what is there!! You know the old saying: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....!
Amazing
Is't Color Line's Color Fantasy and Color Line bigger than Ulysses? They are 224 m
long and 41,35 m wide.
how long is the ferry crossing from Ireland to Great Britain?
2.5 to 3.5 hours depending on which ship you take. Don't know why they offer cabins for such a short trip
@@surbon514 Mainly for truckers.
What is the music in the background from 21:20 to 23:10?
A human marvel.
Smoking inside!! They were the days lol
great ship looking forward to the wb yeats tho
The figures for the transport of trucks (and by extension signifying the volume of goods travelling through the mainland to and from Ireland) only adds emphasis to the fact that by pursuing Brexit we have royally screwed all our European friends and allies over without a second thought. How could we have been so shortsighted to do such a thing.
I always thought that the "mainland" was the large body of land encompassing France, Spain, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Poland etc., That said you're entirely correct in your estimation of just one of the effects of Brexit.
I went on the Ferry yesterday
same
how many ferries named Ulysses do they have?
One
it has sleeping compartments incase it gets lost between Wales & Ireland.
And for when it sails to France...
@@johnreynolds3348 Ulysses never sails to France. She is exclusively for the Dublin to Holyhead Route. W.B. Yeats sails to Cherbourg, France from Dublin. It departs at the weekends only
38:32 one of the lifeboats are missing
As a commercial driver. I have been on this ship many times. On the crossing from Dublin to Holyhead it’s fine as the commercial drivers have their own resteraunt and quiet room which are essential for commercial drivers to get some rest. Unfortunately in the summer months it’s being used between Dublin & Cherbourg, France. Because it is more lucrative to carry car loads of tourists than commercial drivers. On this route they did away with the commercial drivers restaurant and lounge with the result that the whole ship is available for the children to run riot.NO SUPERVISION. I was in the lounge & children were climbing over my table & under the chair I sat on while their parents got drunk in bar. When I went to my cabin , children were running up &down the corridors. I mentioned this to the staff on reception & was told that “ they are allowed to do that” . I had worked a 10hr day prior to embarkation, 18hr crossing to Cherbourg & another 10hr day following disembarkation. No sleep. Driving 44ton truck. This practice will inevitably result in accidents on the rd.
But they're entitled and they're only kids. 🙄
don't you use counter-rotational props. ?
Color Line's sister ships Color Fantasy and Color Magic remain the largest ferries
Depending on your definition. If you are talking "cruise ferries" then yes. If you are talking "ferry" only then the Ulysses blows them out of the water with over 4000 lanemeters of deck space for cars and trucks. The Fantasy has 1280 lanemeters and Magic has 1270 lanemeters. So it's like comparing apples to oranges. Both are built for different purposes. The Fantasy & Magic are cruise ships that carry vehicles while the Ulysses is pure ferry that has accommodation and amenities for guests.
100 doller per ton for fuel? you wouldn't get a ton of water for that
People smoking indoors wtf is this from 1995?
22vx Documentary was made 2002
Irish Ferries have ordered another ship of her size for the Irish/French route.
Yes, Some say because of Brexit.
Plus although American...I am 90 precent Irish blood ...it really makes me proud of my Root's
Do you know our language or culture at all?