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Stena Line sails off with ‘Best Ferry Company’ for the 30th time at NI Travel and Tourism Awards

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Stena Line Ltd

17th Oct 2023

LEADING ferry company Stena Line is celebrating after taking home the Best Ferry Company category at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards….for the 30th time.
The annual event took place on Friday October 13th with Stena Line winning the prestigious best ferry company award to extend its recording breaking run of wins to 30.
The award was presented to Orla Noonan, Stena Line’s Travel Commercial Manager (Irish Sea), at the event held in the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa which was attended by travel industry VIPs from across the UK and Ireland.

“We are once again honoured to accept this prestigious accolade. At Stena Line we are dedicated to providing the best travel experience for our customers. To win this award for the 30th time is an incredible achievement and a testament to our dedicated team and the quality of the service they deliver all year round.
“We are appreciative of the travel trade and tourism industry leaders for recognising our ongoing commitment to excellence and will continue to focus on offering our customers the best ferry service available on the Irish Sea” added Orla.

Also at the event, Stena Line’s Paul Grant (Trade Director, Irish Sea) was presented with the Northern Ireland Travel Industry Award for being ‘a constant presence at the helm of the company during a period of unprecedented success over the last 3 decades.’

Stena Line is the largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, with the biggest fleet providing up to 238 weekly sailings offering the widest choice of routes including: combined passenger and freight services from Belfast to Cairnryan and Liverpool, Dublin to Holyhead, and Rosslare to Fishguard in addition to Rosslare to Cherbourg. The company also runs a dedicated freight only route from Belfast to Heysham.

Stena Line is one of Europe’s leading ferry companies transporting 6 million passengers with 38 vessels across 17 routes in Northern Europe operating 25,000 sailings each year.