Who can you travel with?
Each operator will have different rules dependant on the type and duration of the crossing. As a general rule though, on short crossings, the dog will remain in the vehicle. On longer crossings the dog will be stored in kennels on board the ship and there will be provision for accompanied visits during the crossing.
Nearly all ferry operators from Ireland and the UK to the continent will accept pets on board. The following routes and operators have been approved by DEFRA for the PETS passport scheme.
– Cork - Roscoff (Brittany Ferries)
– Rosslare - Cherbourg (Irish Ferries)
– Rosslare - Roscoff (Irish Ferries)
– Dublin - Cherbourg (Irish Ferries)
– Rosslare - Pembroke (Irish Ferries)
– Dublin - Holyhead (Irish Ferries)
– Dun Laoghaire - Holyhead (Stena)
– Rosslare - Fishguard (Stena)
– Hull – Zeebrugge (P&O Ferries)
– Hull – Rotterdam (P&O Ferries)
– Rosyth – Zeebrugge (Superfast Ferries)
– Dover – Calais (P&O Ferries) (SeaFrance)
– Folkestone - Calais (Eurotunnel)
– Dover – Dunkerque (Norfolk Line)
– Dover – Boulogne (Speedfast Ferries)
– Newhaven – Dieppe (Transmanche Ferries)
– Portsmouth – Cherbourg, Caen, St. Malo (Brittany Ferries)
– Portsmouth – Le Havre (Louis Dreyfus Lines)
– Poole – Cherbourg (Brittany Ferries)
– Poole – St. Malo (Condor Ferries)
– Plymouth – Roscoff (Brittany Ferries)
– Newcastle – Ijmuiden (DFDS Seaways)
– Harwich – Hook of Holland (Stena Line)
– Plymouth – Santander (Brittany Ferries)
Whilst some airlines will carry pets as cargo, at this time, Eurocamp Holidays will only book dogs for travel via ferry, as above.