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Article: GREAT IRISH FERRIES RIP-OFF; EXCLUSIVE l EUR4.51 for a pint of Guinness DUBLIN'S POSHEST BAR CHEAPER THAN BOAT l Breakfast costs P12.05 And Irish passengers charged MORE than Brits.(News)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2005
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Byline: By NIALL DONALD
GREEDY Irish Ferries bosses are charging passengers sky-high prices for food and drink on board their ships that would put a 5-Star hotel to shame.
With a captive market, the company can get away with the rip-off prices simply because their passengers have nowhere else to go.
On Irish Ferries' giant ship Ulysses - the world's largest ferry - passengers travelling to Holyhead from Dublin Port have to shell out a staggering EUR4.51 for a pint of Guinness.
That is 21c more than a pint in the bar of Dublin's five-star ...