Well you do have a number of options. This is Jocelyn's experience taking the Ferry from Holyhead, Wales, UK to Dublin, Ireland. A very nice easy trip.

Holyhead port to stay closed until mid-January disrupting Christmas ferry travel to Ireland - Tens of thousands of travellers between Great Britain and the Republic face slower journeys and higher ...

Its 10.45am and 4.50pm sailings have been cancelled. Sailings are also being cancelled in the opposite direction from Dublin to Holyhead, including the scheduled 7.35am and 1.55pm departures.