European Highlander
Operated by P&O Irish Sea
European Highlander
Operated by P&O Irish Sea
Operated by P&O Irish Sea on the Cairnryan Larne route
Travel in comfort and style on the superferry European Highlander and enjoy a range of delicious foods in a choice of settings, a coffee shop, a comfortable and stylish bar, and an onboard shop.
There's some delicious food on offer in Fables restaurant or if you just want a drink and snack then pay a visit to Poets Bar or Costa Coffee.
You can pick up a bargain or two in the Seashop onboard the European Highlander with everything from fine fragrance to wines and gifts on offer.
Children are well catered for onboard the European Highlander with their own special space for colouring-in and playing.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our European Highlander guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.
out of 5
98% of our customers recommended this ship
"Perfect journey "
Journey was as expected, friendly welcoming. Much appreciated the compensation for the delay.
"Excellent "
General facilities ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality of catering ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ship cleanliness ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Staff competence ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ship Punctuality ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Ok trip"
Although this is only a short crossing I do prefer the Dublin to Liverpool route. This is the 2nd time in the past 6 months I have had to drive up to Larne from Dublin as I couldn't get booked on the Dublin / Liverpool ferry.
"Highly recommend"
We booked a return journey, was very efficient and professional on both.
"P&o ferry"
Very good service
"Poor Communication"
Disappointed I never received any notification that my ferry departure time was brought forward an hour.
"As good as any other"
Only problem was The security barrier dropped down on my vehicle whilst going under it. Still awaiting a representative to contact me.
"Travel"
Very good service.punctuality 100 percent.5star.restaurant not great but overall excellent
"Poor service "
Will never use Direct Ferries again to be honest. They did not send me an email when my return ferry time had changed. I therefore turned up at the P and O terminal as the ferry was leaving. I had to wait with my toddler son an extra 3 hours and this pushed the time into a late sailing which caused a lot of unnecessary tiredness on him and stress on us all. Particularly when all they had to do was email us about the change in time. How difficult could that be? We met other unfortunates during the unexpected wait who had the same issue because of Direct Ferries. Not good enough.
"Great sailing "
Friendly service. Well organized getting on and off ferry with vehicle. This survey would be my only complaint. Can't read it very well due to the blue
"Pure pleasure"
It was our first travel on a ferry on our own car. We are delighted about our experience. We were checked and boarded with minimal hassles. Then just 2 hours on quiet see and quick disembarking. Easy, straightforward and stressles s ! Food was good too. The ticket price was responsible for us.
"Recent travel. "
I travelled between Larne to Cairnryan on Tuesday at midday. This was a good time to travel as the ship was quiet with not too i many passengers. We travelled back on 8pm Thursday crossing which was much busier. I found the crew, meals and clea lines on board very goid but quite a few passengers were not wearing masks, while walking around.
"P&O the way to go! "
I enjoyed a very relaxing trip from Larne to Cairnryan with P&O. With endless amounts of non alcoholic beverages and snacks and the choice to purchase hot food I will certainly be choosing P&O again in the future.
"Sure will use it again "
I enjoyed every thing. Very good quality service.
"Loving Scotland made easy by Direct Ferries"
Having just returned from our annual trip to Bonnie Scotland , we can only say that the simplicity of packing your car in a care free way and not having to way your suitcases before you travel was one of the reasons we returned to Direct Ferries this year when planning our holiday. Although there were some technical difficulties with one of the P & O 's Ferries which necessitated a schedule change on the outbound and return journey , we were informed well in advance by Direct Ferries and indeed the Ferry operators P&O of the changes due to scheduled maintenance of their vessel which actually worked out better for us. The check in and embarkation on both days were faultless as was the disembarkation at both ends of our journey. Facilities on board the Ferries were very good and the staff very courteous and helpful. We will definitely book again through Direct Ferries for our next trip to Scotland and congratulations to all the staff at Direct Ferries for a great job well done.
"Sailing "
Great service that left on time and arrived on time with plenty of service on the boat only slight snag was lack of seating in the lounge that filled up quickly
"Customer services"
Good customer services
"Very relaxing and organised trip"
it was a totally enjoyable trip We recently traveled from Larne to Cairnryan with P&O ferries. It was a totally enjoyable trip no delays well organised.
"Larne-Cairnryan"
Best value crossing between Ireland and UK. Friendly staff, no frills on board, slept the whole way.
"Fantastic service"
A great speedy crossing. By the time the film in the cinema is finished you’re there!!! Lovely friendly crew. Spotless ship. Good facilities. Always been run to schedule on my trips.
"So easy "
Fantastic service, everywhere was lovely and clean and staff where great.
"Easy peasy"
Port very easy to find, ferry boarded very quickly, left on time, staff all lovely, seating comfortable, everything you could need on this cosy ferry. Good for kids as small and easy to get around. Will definitely use again.
"Holiday "
Messed Direct Ferries about a bit.... So understanding and nice to me, thank you.
"Great trip"
well done great easy trip pity the Scottish roads arnt as good
"Larne to Cairnryan "
Top notch. Friendly helpful staff who make it all so simple. Thank you.
"Happy with The service"
I made a mistake booking Larne to Cairnryan instead of other way around . I spotted it after I booked and paid for it anyway they changed it for me I gave them enough time but was very happy they didn’t charge extra . The food was good lasagna. Thank you
"The ferry"
Excellent crossing both ways . To the second on timing. Staff great. All services on board first class would surely envourage others to use p.o ferries
"Great service"
We got the ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan and return. Couldn't have been happier with the service. Very easy check in and boarding. Very punctual departure and arrival times. Staff were so pleasant and helpful. Food on board was delicious and reasonably priced. I'd definitely recommend the ferry and will travel with them again.
"Pleasant sailing "
Extremely satisfied on time
"Grest"
Everything went smoothly and on time. Friendly staff. Would recomend.
"Great"
No issues at all! Ferry was prompt efficient on both ends. Services and staff on board always a pleasure. Such a hassle free mode of transport from booking to departing! Thanks
"perfect service"
Direct ferries did it again . Easy to book and no hassle. I'd recommend this service to anyone
"Ferrry crossing "
Always a pleasure in sailing with P&O ferries... never had a bad experience, would highly recommend them....
"Smooooth"
What can I say but just so smooth! Everything was just perfect. Easy loading and docking. Staff were excellent. Ship spotless! Exceeded my expectations.
"Punctual and pleasant sailing"
Ship left on time arrived ahead of schedule and was a pleasant place to spend the intervening time
"Review "
Brilliant
"Graet service"
Fast crossing, everything on time . Good services on board.
"Great service "
First time using this ferry had to drive from Ayr to catch ferry missed it by 5 mins because of traffic and the girl at the desk was very helpful give me a ticket for the later ferry saved me some money, only 2 hours to larne excellent service with helpful and friendly staff would recommend Five stars all the way
"So easy"
It was such an easy sailing. From boarding to disembark was simple and straightforward. The staff were lovely. The facilities were excellent. I will use the route again
"cairnryan to larne ferry"
the trips were pleasant, only issue I took an earlier trip home and have booked a return trip twice.
"Great Sailing."
We sailed to Scotland from Larne. Everything was great. Punctual Clean and comfortable. There are great baby changing facilities. The staff were fantastic and friendly. Boarding and disembarking the vessel was speedy and problem free.
"Smooth as Silk"
Obviously the weather has a contribution to make but we could not have asked for a better crossing from Larne to Cairnryan than we had in July. Both ships -- the European Highlander going and the European Causeway coming back -- were comfortable and well equipped, and the two-hour sail flew by, to mix one's metaphors. The drive from Co. Wexford was equally smooth but the Scottish government should do something about many parts of the road surface from Cairnryan to Glasgow, especially below Kilmarnock! But the scenery is lovely. A nice trip all round.
"Satisfied Customer"
I wanted to highlight, that on our return trip sailing from Cairnryan to Larne, we missed the 1.20pm sailing due to heavy traffic. We spoke to reception, and at no extra cost they transferred our booking to the 4.30 sailing. This was excellent. The crossing was smooth and on time. We will travel again with P&O. Thank you.
"Super ferry crossing"
Great route, smooth crossing, and couldn't have been any more efficient. The catering was a bit basic, but can't complain.
"It ok"
I was disappointed cos they didn't do any food and it was so cold on the boat but other than that it was ok
"Scotland trip"
Very comfortable voyage great restaurants and bar
"Very pleasant experience "
Loving the comfort. Loving the food. Staff were tops!!! Good timing.
"Lovely"
Had a really pleasant trip aboard in both directions from larne to cairnryan. Most staff were extremely pleasant and friendly.. would definitely use this route again.. on return journey we ordered food - staff were fabulous but quality of food wasn't amazing (processed chicken) all in all very good experience..
"Very good trip"
We missed our first ferry by sleeping too tight but everything worked out by superior customer service at the harbour. Thank you for that!
"Happy"
We were very happy to have traveled with P&O again as they are always so accommodating and helpful. We were caught up in a road traffic incident on the way to Cairnryan (from Hull) delaying us badly. Having arrived at the port with only 15mins to departure, I had no expectation to be allowed on board but there was no issue made of our late arrival and we were fast tracked through without any fuss at all. Fantastic service and very welcome to us as we'd driven over 500mls from Luxembourg to get there. A happy customer.
"Disability access "
I'm a disabled passenger on the out going journey I was boarded almost last to allow for lift access which was great but on entering the ship found in very difficult to find seating as the ship was very busy that day. No such bother on the return trip as we where on first.
"Great but why so expensive?"
Great crossing , on time, plenty of facilities on board, friendly staff but why so expensive? I can travel to France, 18 hour crossing with a cabin each way for less money!
"2 return trips in one week."
Very nice ship with very pleasant staff. The members cabin is very relaxing which includes light refreshments and worth the extra cost. If you pay for priority boarding, you have to turn up early. We checked in 35 minutes before departure, were among the last 20 cars to board and we're actually the last car to get off. Not great priority treatment. Quite pricy for daytime travel, but still a nice trip.
"Relaxing journey "
Hassle fre 2 hours of relations fantastic facilities
