Sail Cork to France.Skip Britain entirely.
One overnight crossing aboard MV Hibernia Spirit takes you straight from Cork to Boulogne-sur-Mer — no UK transit, no landbridge, and never a booking fee. Board after dinner, wake up on the Continent.
However you travel, we carry it
A single modern cruise-ferry built for everyone crossing between Ireland and the Continent — from foot passengers to forty-tonne freight.
Passengers & cars
Foot passengers, families and cars. Drive on, sleep in a cabin, drive off rested in France.
Motorhomes & caravans
Generous vehicle decks built for touring rigs — motorhomes, campervans and car-plus-caravan combinations.
Freight
Reliable six-days-a-week capacity for hauliers — a direct Ireland–France lane with no UK landbridge.
Six overnight sailings, every week
Late-evening departures from both ports, Monday through Saturday. You sleep, the 24-knot crossing does the work, and you arrive the next morning.
No Sunday departure — a Saturday-evening sailing returns you roughly 24 hours later, in good time for the week ahead.
A night at sea, not a night in transit
A modern cruise ferry with en-suite cabins, two restaurants, a café-bar, boutique, cinema and pet-friendly decks — purpose-suited to the overnight Cork–Boulogne crossing.
- Decks
- 9
- Guests
- 320
- Speed
- 24kn
MV Hibernia Spirit
The flagship of the Cork–France direct route
Reclining Seat
A reserved, generously padded reclining seat in a quiet lounge — the budget-friendly way to cross.
- Reserved reclining seat
- Power socket
- Reading light
Sea-View Cabin · 2 Berth
A private cabin with a window onto the Atlantic and the Channel.
- Sea-view window
- 2 berths
- En-suite bathroom
PetsPet-Friendly Cabin · 2 Berth
Keep your dog with you the whole crossing in a dedicated pet-friendly cabin.
- Pets welcome
- 2 berths
- En-suite bathroom
Top suiteCommodore Suite
Our finest accommodation — a spacious suite with breakfast and priority boarding.
- Double bed
- Lounge area
- Premium sea view
Atrium & reception
Restaurants & café-bar
Onboard boutique
Sun decksWhat's within a drive of each port
Tap a marker to open its story — real history and dates — with the driving time and distance from Cork or Boulogne-sur-Mer. Pan and zoom to plan beyond the ramp.
Drive further into Europe
Boulogne-sur-Mer puts you on the doorstep of the Continent. From the ramp it's an easy run to Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany — no British motorways in between.
Your gateway to the Continent
Roll off in Boulogne and pick up the autoroute. Approximate driving distances from the port:
About Cork
Ireland · Ringaskiddy terminal
Ireland's southern capital and the gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way. The deep-water terminal at Ringaskiddy sits a short drive from the city and the M8 north to Dublin.
Explore Cork & Kerry
About Boulogne-sur-Mer
France · Côte d'Opale
A historic Channel fishing port on the Côte d'Opale, with a walled old town and direct motorway links fanning out across northern France and the Low Countries.
Explore the Opal CoastA better way to reach the Continent
Direct — no UK transit
Sail straight from Cork to mainland France. No British landbridge, no extra border controls, no detours.
Six days a week, every week
A dependable Monday-to-Saturday rhythm you can plan a holiday — or a haulage schedule — around.
Overnight = a free day
Board in the evening, sleep across the crossing and step off in France in the morning, ready to go.
Passengers and freight
One modern vessel carrying families, touring vehicles and commercial freight on the same direct lane.
Your next crossing starts here
Pick your dates, choose a cabin, drive aboard. From €94 per leg as a foot passenger — or €99 for the car.
Cinema, restaurants and pet-friendly cabins included on every overnight crossing.