Stena Line - Provide Pet Friendly Cabins on your Irish Sea routes!

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Currently on Stena Line’s Irish Sea routes pets must travel either locked in a car or in a kennel located on the Car Deck. This can cause unnecessary stress and discomfort for the animals. Smaller pets are permitted in passenger areas as long as they remain in a locked Pet Carrier, although this is rumoured to be stopping soon. Stena Line have introduced Pet Friendly Cabins on their Harwich - Hoek van Holland route allowing pets to travel alongside their owners in the privacy, comfort and safety of a cabin. We ask Stena Line to provide Pet Friendly cabins or Pet Friendly Areas on all vessels across their fleet to allow animal loving customers to be able to travel with their furry companions! We don’t even mind paying a premium or surcharge for the privilege, meaning more income for Stena Line and less stress for us (and our dogs!)

Oct 6, 2022 —

Stena Line as of yesterday have decided to continue to allow pets in carriers onto passenger decks onboard their Belfast Cairnryan route, as long as they remain in the carrier and remain in a specified area. This is a great decision for us dog lovers that like to travel alongside our pets. However, there is still more room for improvement, especially the introduction of Pet Lounges and pet Friendly Cabins to allow owners of larger dogs to travel along side them also. We hope these can be provided on all Irish Sea routes including Belfast Liverpool and Dublin Hollyhead. I have contacted Stena and asked what else can be done to improve crossings for dog loving customers and our furry companions.