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Fastnet Line Ferry prepares for first sailing
Date: 03 Feb 2010 11:00 Source: Fastnet LineThe new Swansea to Cork ferry has arrived in Wales for refitting work before it carries its first passengers on the reinstated service on 1 March.
The Julia, which can carry more than 1,800 passengers and 400 cars, was previously sailing in the Baltic Sea.
But after being bought by a co-operative for £6.9m in 2009, it has been brought to Swansea Docks for work.
The Swansea to Cork service, which started in 1987, has not run since late 2006 when the previous vessel was sold.
It is hoped the reinstated trade and tourism link between Wales and Ireland will be worth £50m to the economies of both sides of the Irish Sea.
The 154m ferry, which will operate under the Fastnet Line brand, has 10 decks and can also accommodate 40 trucks and trailers.
It has an array of restaurants and bars, shops, a children's play area, a cinema and a casino and also has over 300 passenger cabins, which operators say make her particularly suited to the night crossing.
For information or to make a booking, please visit our Fastnet Line or our Swansea Cork Ferry page.
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