Ulysses (ship)
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MS Ulysses is a RORO car ferry
currently owned and operated by Irish Ferries. The ship was launched in March 2001 at Aker Finnyards shipyard in Rauma
, Finland
and services the Dublin - Holyhead
route. The naming ceremony
was undertaken by swimmer Mairéad Berry.
The vessel stands 12 decks (with six vehicle decks) high, towering over other vessels at a height of 167 feet (51 metres) from keel to mast. When launched she was the world's largest car ferry in terms of vehicle capacity. (Color Line's sister ships Color Fantasy and Color Magic remain the largest ferries in terms of tonnage).
Ulysses can carry 2,000 passengers and crew, 1,342 cars and 240 trucks. She has 228 passenger berths. The interior of Ulysses is based on the novel Ulysses
by Irish writer James Joyce
.
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
currently owned and operated by Irish Ferries. The ship was launched in March 2001 at Aker Finnyards shipyard in Rauma
Rauma, Finland
Rauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and services the Dublin - Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
route. The naming ceremony
Ship naming and launching
The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old.-Methods of launch:There are three principal methods of conveying a new ship from building site to water, only two of which are called "launching." The oldest, most familiar, and most widely...
was undertaken by swimmer Mairéad Berry.
The vessel stands 12 decks (with six vehicle decks) high, towering over other vessels at a height of 167 feet (51 metres) from keel to mast. When launched she was the world's largest car ferry in terms of vehicle capacity. (Color Line's sister ships Color Fantasy and Color Magic remain the largest ferries in terms of tonnage).
Ulysses can carry 2,000 passengers and crew, 1,342 cars and 240 trucks. She has 228 passenger berths. The interior of Ulysses is based on the novel Ulysses
Ulysses (novel)
Ulysses is a novel by the Irish author James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, in Paris. One of the most important works of Modernist literature,...
by Irish writer James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
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Deck 9
- Boylan's Brasserie
- Bureau de changeBureau de ChangeA bureau de change or currency exchange is a business whose customers exchange one currency for another. Although originally French, the term bureau de change is widely used throughout Europe, and European travellers can usually easily identify these facilities when in other European countries...
- Cafe Lafayette
- Cyclops Family Entertainment
- Leopold Bloom's Bar
- Main Reception
- Ocean Lift
- Silly Milly's Fun House
- The Shop
- Volta Picture Theatre
Deck 11
- Freight Drivers Club
- Marino Casino
- Martello Club Class Lounge
- Sandycove Promenade Deck