Oscar Wilde

Ireland / France

The Oscar Wilde is the most luxurious ship to sail between Rosslare and France and with bright airy cabins, stylish lounges, a wide choice of entertainment and dining options, brings new levels of comfort to our overnight service. From the moment you walk on board you will appreciate the luxury of this vessel and will be impressed with what the ship has to offer.

Roll over and click the hot spots to explore the Oscar Wilde!

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Eat

The Left Bank Brassiere

For a wide and varied menu in a relaxed ambience, The Left Bank Brasserie offers great value, and the opportunity to dine at your leisure whatever your mood. Oscar Wilde spent his last days in the Hotel D’Alsace situated on the vibrant and fashionable Left Bank of the River Seine. The Left Bank in Paris is renowned for its stylish cafes and relaxed eating ambience and our Left Bank Brassiere is the perfect place to experience a real taste of France. View our fantastic menu!

The Steakhouse

For something different but delicious try our Steakhouse - offering a real choice of excellent tex-mex and steakhouse dining, in a very relaxed environment, this is the place to be. View our fantastic menu!

The Bernaval Waiter Service Restaurant

This waiter service restaurant brings great food, service and fine French wines together in ways that will invigorate the palate. A taste of the high life you are sure to enjoy! Make a reservation and look forward to a superb dining experience. The restaurant is named after the seaside town of Berneval-Sur-Mer, a resort favored by poets and painters, near Dieppe in Normandy where Oscar Wilde wrote “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”. View our fantastic menu!

Café Lafayette

To help you enjoy your journey, choose from a wide range of sandwiches, rolls, baps and light refreshments at Café Lafayette on Deck 8.

Shop

The Aelia Shop

The Aelia Shop

The shop offers passengers the chance to buy gifts and souvenirs for friends and family. You can pick up some great deals in fragrances, fashion and electrical goods.

Relax

Cinema De Cannes

Enjoy the luxury of relaxing and watching the latest releases from a choice of two cinemas onboard Oscar Wilde. Equipped with the latest in sound technology along with comfortable seats and a refreshment kiosk its advisable to get there early!

Hair and Beauty Salon

What holiday would be complete without a bit of pampering? Well on Oscar Wilde we have everything you need. Next to the shop on deck 5 you will find our Beauty Salon offering that special pampering treat.

The Happy Prince Play Area

Where the younger ones can be entertained with films, games or simply playing amongst themselves. The kids will have a royal time!

Oscar's Piano Bar

Looking for somewhere for a quiet drink or even a pint, maybe with some live piano music? Oscars Piano Bar will be a welcome retreat! Why not relax in a comfortable atmosphere as your journey passes? Sit back, relax or sing along to the entertainment provided.

The Merrion Lounge

The Merrion Lounge is the ideal spot to enjoy panoramic sea views while sipping your favorite drink, reading a book, chatting or just sitting back to enjoy the journey.

Named after the fashionable Wilde family residence at  No.1 Merrion Square in Dublin, the lounge maintains an atmosphere of calm and relaxed elegance.

The Gaiety Lounge

This spacious lounge bar at the rear of the ship offers a relaxed and comfortable environment with live entertainment in peak season to suit all tastes. It’s absolutely perfect for an after dinner drink and a chance to unwind at the end of the day. 

Ireland has a fine tradition of literature, drama and stage performance and the Gaiety Lounge is named after Dublin’s famous Gaiety Theatre. Oscar met his wife Constance Lloyd there while giving one of his popular lectures and many of his most famous works have been staged there.

Cabins

5 Star Double Bed Suite

Quantity: 15 luxury cabins

Location:

  • towards the front of the vessel on Deck 8. All are above the water line, are air conditioned, are suitable for cots and have a window.

Facilities:

  • en-suite shower and toilet
  • full-size beds
  • separate seating area
  • complimentary mini-bar / fridge with wine, beer, soft drinks & water
  • complimentary fruit basket
  • flat screen TV with a choice of satellite channels
  • trouser press
  • hairdryer
  • complimentary breakfast is served for 2 persons in the Berneval Waiter Service Restaurant
  • designated cabin steward

 

4 Star (4 & 2 Bed Window)

Quantity: 10 (4 Bed) & 24 (2 Bed)

Location:

  • located mid-ship on Deck 8. All are above the water line, are air conditioned, are suitable for cots and have a window.

Facilities:

  • one bed
  • one sofa bed
  • two pull down bunk beds (4 bed only)
  • en-suite shower and toilet
  • Complimentary mini-bar / fridge with wine, beer, soft drinks & water
  • complimentary fruit basket
  • colour TV with a choice of satellite channels
  • trouser press
  • hairdryer
  • designated cabin steward

3 Star (4 & 2 Bed Window)

Location:

  • front of the vessel. All are above the water line, are air conditioned, are suitable for cots and have a window.

Facilities:

  • one bed
  • one sofa bed
  • two pull down bunk beds (4 bed only)
  • en-suite shower and toilet

2 Star (4, 3 & 2 Bed)

Location:

  • All are above the water line, are air conditioned and a limited number have a window.

Facilities:

  • These 2 star cabins are not suitable for cots
  • one bed
  • one sofa bed
  • two pull down bunk beds (4 bed only)
  • one pull down bunk bed (3 bed only)
  • en-suite shower and toilet

2 Star Cabins for Limited Accessibility

Quantity: 6 (these 2 Star cabins are not suitable for cots). 

Location:

  • near the reception area and the lifts, which have been specially adapted for wheelchair accessibility. All are above the waterline, are air conditioned and have a window.

Facilities:

  • two beds at floor level- one bed and one sofa bed
  • The bed can be compressed back into the wall during the day to give additional floor space
  • The en-suite shower and toilet facilities are also specially adapted

Fun Facts

The amazing amount of food and drink we take on board the Oscar Wilde really illustrates the scale of operations. Each year we carry approximately two hundred thousand passengers.

They consume approx. 36,000 litres of milk, 44,000 sirloin steaks, 21 tonnes of potatoes, 19 tonnes of chips, 5 tonnes of baked beans, 350,000 cups of tea & coffee, 150,000 sausages, 130,000 eggs. Passengers also enjoy 125,000 pints of beer, lager and of course Guinness.

A Sea of Information
Builder
Wartsila Shipyard, Turku, Finland.
Overall Length
166.26 metres.
Dead Weight
(cargo capacity) is 4,755 tonnes.
Passengers
1,458.
Passenger Cars
580.
Maximum Draught
(depth in water) 6.7 metres.
Power Output
20,000 KW/ 26,800 bhp approx.
Service Speed
21.5 knots/ 40 Kph.
Distance
120,000 kms per year.
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