While guide dogs have been accommodated on ferries for some time, they are treated as any other pet travelling under the Pet Passport scheme and have needed to be kept in kennels for the duration of the journey.
Irish Ferries recently updated their policy for long haul routes to allow guide dogs to remain with their owners.
Pictured before departure are Rosemary Smyth with her guide dog Clint; Patricia Gray, Chief Purser, Irish Ferries Oscar Wilde (right) ; Oleg Charzunov, Irish Ferries Steward and Louis Smyth.
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