Arrival of People’s Ship ‘a dream come true’
The 154-metre 1,800 passenger ferry the MV Julia, which arrived in Cork yesterday for a final fit-out before starting service next March, is expected to inject up to €50m annually into the local economy.
Her arrival is the culmination of an almost year-long campaign by the West Cork Tourism Co-Op (WCTC) to restore the ferry link. Swansea-Cork Ferries ceased operations in 2006 and despite carrying 3.5 million passengers since it began in 1987, the company couldn’t find a replacement for its MV Superferry.
