Celtic Link Ferries is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 ferry company operating a passenger and freight roll-on/roll-off service between Rosslare

Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, near the southeastern-most point of Ireland's coastline, handling passenger and freight ferries to and from Wales and France....

 and Cherbourg.

History

Celtic Link Ferries began operations in 2005 following the withdrawal of P&O Irish Sea

P&O Irish Sea

P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 - 2010. It has now merged back to being P&O Ferries.-History:P&O Irish Sea was formed in 1998, following the merger of the Cairnryan-based service of P&O European Ferries Ltd and Pandoro...

 from the Rosslare - Cherbourg route. On 4 October 2009 Celtic Link Ferries chartered Norman Voyager from LD Lines

LD Lines

LD Lines is a French shipping company. It is predominantly a freight operator, with both deep-sea and ferry operations, but also operates some passenger services...

. On 19 November 2009 the Norman Voyager was detained in Portsmouth by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency when the crew failed a basic test of emergency procedures.

Fleet

Celtic Link Ferries operate one vessel.

Name	Built	Tonnage	Passengers	Notes
Celtic Horizon MS Celtic Horizon Celtic Horizon is a passenger and vehicle ferry operated by Celtic Link Ferries. The vessel operates between Rosslare and Cherbourg.-History:...	2006	27,522 GT	972

Former vessels

• Diplomat
  MS Baltic Ferry
  MS Baltic Ferry was built in 1978 by South Korean based Hyundai H.I. for Stena Lines who had intended her, and 10 sister ships to be used for charter or sale to other operators. She was chartered by Townsend Thoresen in 1980, staying with them and their successor P&O Ferries and P&O Irish Sea...
  
   - chartered to Marine Express, Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
  
  
• Celtic Mist - renamed Saronic Star, chartered to Cotunav
• Celtic Star
  MS Celtic Star
  Celtic Star is a roll-on/roll-off ferry owned and operated by Seatruck Ferries on the Liverpool - Dublin route.-History:Celtic Star was launched in 1991 as the Kosei Maru for Kanko Kisen KK. She was sold to Strintzis Lines and renamed Ioalaos in 1998 and later that year renamed Loon-Plage and sold...
  
   - sold to Seatruck Ferries
  Seatruck Ferries
  Seatruck Ferries is a UK based freight-only ferry company which commenced services in 1996. It is part of the Clipper Group, a shipping company based in The Bahamas. The company operates out of five ports on the Irish Sea, including Heysham and Liverpool....
  
  
• Celtic Sun - sold to Seatruck Ferries