Blue Star Ferries (Irish Ferries) Blue Star 1 tour

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A2B via Sea is (virtually) taking you aboard Irish Ferries vessel Blue Star 1 from Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, to Rosslare Europort in Ireland - a journey of around three hours.

Blue Star 1 is presently on a short term charter to Irish Ferries as the 'usual' ferry on this route, Isle of Inishmore, is operating from Dover to Calais.

Blue Star 1 is a good choice of ferry for this route as she is a good fit for the berths in both Pembroke and Rosslare, she has a range of amenities for the route of this duration; cabin accommodation for those who wish to sleep plus, her exceptional speed - she is a fast vessel and should the need dictate, she can make up considerable time during the crossing. The only down side is she does not have vehicle 'drive through' capabilities meaning an internal ramp gives access to the upper vehicle deck causing some delays to those parked up there as you will see in this video.

All passenger facilities are located on Deck 7 with cabin accommodation above.

At the bow of the ship is a large, spacious and very comfortable lounge with floor to ceiling windows. Walking aft you will find Cafe LaFayette with Boylans Brasserie next door and a conference room / cinema.

Continuing aft is the Reception Lounge, gift and souvenir shop, play room and reclining seat lounge.

Finally we come to the main shop selling duty free wines, beers and tobacco and the Club Class Lounge.

Exterior decks are available on the port and starboard side of this main deck.

Tucked away upstairs is a 'weather deck' - an area to get some sea air during periods of poor weather however, this is not presently in use.

This footage was taken immediately following Storm Eunice - the tail end we 'ran into' on our way back to Pembroke.

A full video of Storm Eunice can be found on this YouTube channel - just go to play list 'When travelling doesn't go to plan!'

A full blog of Blue Star 1 will be published to www.a2bviasea.co.uk

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