Irish Ferries has won two top UK travel awards for our services between Ireland and Britain.

Against competition from companies operating on the North Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea routes, Irish Ferries was voted winner of the Ferry Operator of the Year award sponsored by leading UK travel trade publication, Travel Trade Gazette. The award was decided by travel agents throughout Britain and a panel of 37 industry experts.

Our second award, Best Ferry Company on the Irish Sea, was presented by the World Travel Awards organisation whose awards were hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the travel industry’s equivalent to the Oscars.

A ten-times winner of Ireland’s Best Ferry Company award, this is the first occasion on which Irish Ferries have been presented with travel awards in the UK. Previously, an award for our freight services was presented to the company in London.

Commenting, Irish Ferries marketing director Tony Kelly said ‘besides being a tribute to our staff and crew, our success in winning these awards provides independent verification of the improved levels of service and passenger care which customers can now expect when travelling on our services”.

Declan Mescall Head of Passenger Sales for Irish Ferries and Julia Thornhill Irish Ferries Business Development Manager accept the TTG Award for Ferry Company of the Year from Bourne Leisure’s Allan Lambert, Head of Retail Sales with host Rob Brydon.