Irish Ferries (Irish Ferries)

Member Name: polydeuces

Product:	Irish Ferries
Date:	10/08/08 (7 review reads)
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I recently opted to book to be in Dublin and further into Ireland over the Bank Holiday weekend with my wife. Little did we know we would be joining thousands of people in Dublin who were going to Slane Castle for a concert to be given by a popular local beat combo called U2.

Notwithstanding that Dublin was busy I was surprised just how easy it was to book using Irish Ferries own web site. I have booked a few things on the web now and ordered many things. As each month goes by I seem to use it for shopping and bookings more and more. There is no doubt if sites are as easy to use as this one it will happen more and more.
I had tried to book with Stena Lines using their web site first. Unfortunately for them the site just would not update itself and after a few frustrating attempts I gave up and went to the Irish Ferries one. The site gives all the details on the sailings you can choose and the type of vessel being used. All the tariffs are easy to understand and explained well. Choosing your sailing then could not be simpler with drop-down choices appearing for date, time and vessel. You have to fill in all the passenger names and vehicle type but all the information is asked for clearly in what is a very well presented site. When you have done all this it very quickly confirms the cost and asks for your confirmation and method of payment. Having confirmed my choice I was given an automatic booking reference. Within minutes I received further confirmation that the booking was accepted by an e-mail.

You get a £5 discount for booking on line. Not a particularly good discount on a fare of £289 but as much as anything it was the convenience of the site which I found good. As for the service of Irish Ferries when we actually got to sail, well that will have to wait for another review.

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