My First Time on Irish Ferries: Overnight From Dublin to Cherbourg - Contains Honest Opinions!

Another enjoyable voyage, but how good was the W.B. Yeats? This is a fairly new ship, but new doesn't automatically mean everything will be perfect. Join me on board with a look around public areas, my cabin and the food available for purchase. Enjoy the video!

Filmed on Tue/Wed 27/28 August 2024
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This video is not sponsored and all opinions are my own

I don’t pretend to be a travel expert, but I love what I do and would be honoured if you came along with me. My channel focusses on the wide-eyed wonder and excitement of finding somewhere new, and my genuine reaction to it. You may not get a history lesson in my videos, but who knows, you might pick up some useful travel tips along the way, add a few destinations to your bucket list and hopefully be entertained by what you see. Thanks for watching, it means a lot to me :)

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FAQs:
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I was born in Glasgow but have lived in Carnoustie, Dalgety Bay, Stonehaven, Edinburgh, Montrose, and further afield (Salamanca, Spain & Devonport, New Zealand)
WHEN DO YOU UPLOAD?
Saturdays at 10am Scottish time. Occasionally a bonus midweek video will pop up (in which case, likely to be Tuesday at 5pm)
WHY IS THERE A DELAY BETWEEN TRIP AND VIDEO APPEARING?
This is both my business model and a result of doing everything myself. Editing takes time and I also like to schedule videos a bit in advance in case of any problems/illness/cancellations etc. Keeping my uploads appearing every Saturday is important to me, so I don’t want anything to get in the way of it. Also, I occasionally need some time off to recover from trips! But more than anything else, it's about budgets. I generally need to film a number of videos on each trip to break even. And each one of these take a while to fall into place on a Saturday morning.
WHAT EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE?
WHY DON'T YOU SPEND LONGER AT DESTINATIONS?
The usual suspects I'm afraid - time and money! Hotel prices especially these days make my eyes water like a true Scotsman. Also my weekly upload schedule means I need to keep on the move.
WHERE'S ALICJA?
Alicja will feature whenever possible, but she has her own life and a 9-5 job so it can take a while for our schedules to match up. Trust me though, I prefer it when She is there too!
DO YOU PAY FOR YOUR OWN TRAVEL?
Yes I do. I've only ever accepted a complementary ticket as compensation for a previous problem. All my opinions are frank and honest reflections of travel as I experience it.
WHY THE ADS?
It's my income, I can't do this for free. Notice I don’t have mid-roll ads though!
CAN I CONTACT YOU?
I used to list my email address but felt bad not having the capacity to respond to everything so took it down (and I got a LOT of spam so missed many genuine messages along the way).
HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?
Watching my videos is of course support enough, but if you'd like to support further, I'll pop links in here for Paypal and Patreon. All kind donations are super-appreciated and will go 100% towards future filming trips.
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I don't like to upset the flow of my videos, so I don't even include mid-roll ads anymore (at significant loss of income to myself), so I prefer not to include sponsorships either. I'm open to a small slide at the start/end of each video, but I don't want to get into talking about products, it's something I don't like as a viewer myself (especially as a viewer who pays for YouTube Premium). So it's probably a polite no, although all of this goes out the window if you offer me something which can give me the chance to make a video for my audience that would otherwise be impossible.

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[deckylevert]

Respect for not using P&O after the way they treated their workers, Steve. Great vlogs by a man of principle!

[letmetellyousomething]

As a Dubliner I can say, as much as I love my city and country, we are being fleeced in the hospitality sector. Love your videos Steve.

[OisinOConnor-en]

This man needs a million subs what a legend serious lack of ferry reviews but Steve’s videos make up for it

[LPR]

I’ve no idea why I watch your videos, I would never in a million years travel the way you do. But I love them and am oddly addicted!

[barriegannon]

Don’t apologise for a long intro, it’s all part of the journey. Thanks for sharing mate, great videos and humour 😊

[RedMachineKieran]

Steve you have no idea how much these videos mean to me. I have anxiety to the hilt, can't travel alot but when I do its only on ferries and I love the sea. Seeing these videos gives me a feeling of being there every step of the way

[elainacasey]

American opinion for what it's worth. Here some of us still carry lunchboxes. If you carry a thermos in your lunch box, even if it's empty to get on a plane, train, or boat...on board or at the station, or in your case the boat cafeteria they probably service hot water for teas or coffee. If they don't charge you could take some hot water back to your room for a cup of tea or that soup. Just a thought.

[crustyrash]

I love how excited you get! Most people seem to lose that sense of childhood wonder.

[Alan]

27:08 so refreshing to hear someone saying that the journey is often the best bit of travelling 🎉 I think people are sometimes almost embarrassed to admit this!!

[johnstevenson]

I love the fact that 1st thing you hear when you go in the outdoors smokers area is someone hacking a lung up

[PlanesTrainsEverything]

Author Paul Theroux once said of travelling by train vs. plane - if you don't like the person you're setting next to, on a train you can go somewhere else. On a plane you can't. The same applies to coaches vs. ferries - if you don't like your fellow Flixbus passenger, tough luck. Also, kudos for avoiding P&O. We have long memories!!! Great video mate.

[sarahlogan]

Yes, you pronounced Yeats (sounds like yates) correctly. He was one of Ireland's most revered poets and writers, if not the most revered. Won a Nobel prize.

[justmurphy]

I'm happy that you were in the right place/time to video the pilot boarding the ship. I replayed that part several times. Amazing skills needed for everyone involved.

[JohnnysCafe_]

I found a travel video of Steves in my feeds so i decided to watch it and now weeks later i have seen from the Orkney islands to skye and England, Steves travels are very enjoyable.

[Tivver]

We are off to Cherbourg next week on the Yeats, for the fourth year in a row, for a touring holiday in France. The 17 hours actually goes quite quickly, by the time you have dinner, have a sleep, then have breakfast. We enjoy it.

[michaeljohndennis]

6:44 Whenever I’m on foot around the Port area, I always stop to say a prayer at that Statue of Our Lady - it’s such a lovely statue ❤

[blueriver]

I studied William Butler Yeats in College…He was an extraordinary writer and artist and print innovator. Cool to see a ship after his name.

[Fat_Cat_]

Out on deck I couldn't stop thinking of Father Jack sitting there in his chair, bottle in hand, his hair flapping about in the wind. Shouting out his usual curses at the sea.

[Gis]

Steve, your videos beat anything that's on the telly. Keep them coming. Bye from the Irish Royal County

[typhoontim]

As a Dub I thoroughly enjoyed this Steve..Thank you for the tour!☘