NORMANDIE EXPRESS LEAVING PORTSMOUTH

the BRITTANY FERRIES "NORMANDIE EXPRESS" was introduced in 2005, the ship operates crossings to Cherbourg and Caen at an average speed of 42 knots, she takes 180 minutes to Cherbourg and 225 to Caen, she has a capacity for 850 passengers and 235 cars, photos taken on the 24th June 2011

BRITTANY FERRIES "MONT STMICHEL" AT PORTSMOUTH

It was just after 8.15 am when these photos were taken of the beautiful MONT ST MICHEL leaving Portsmouth on her way to Ouistreham/Caen, the ship bathed in morning warm sunshine, 24.06.2011

THE AMAZING "BRETAGNE" LEAVING PORTSMOUTH

Captured here at sea the beautiful BRETAGNE is looking every inch a cruise ship, I just would like to see the funnel logo and the BF letters on the hull being reduced, ships looks very attractive in white, unless they are huge, BRITTANY FERRIES needs to promote even more the idea of Cruise Ferries and a big step forward for that is to make them look like cruise ships, photo taken on the 23rd June from the LD LINES "NORMAN SPIRIT"

BARFLEUR OUT OF POOLE

Photo of the MV BARFLEUR leaving Poole on her way back to Cherbourg, May 2011http://vmf-alifesailingcruiseferries.blogspot.com/

MV "CAP FINISTERE" LEAVING SANTANDER

The latest addition to the BRITTANY FERRIES, MV CAP FINISTERE seeing here leaving Santander on the 27.11.2010, the ship was built in 2001 for SUPERFAST FERRIES

MV "NORMANDIE" LEAVING PORTSMOUTH

The NORMANDIE on her way to Ouistreham, April 2011

THE SANTANDER PILOTS SUPERVISING THE PONT-AVEN

Back in April I took this photo of the Santander pilots keeping an watchful eye on PONT-AVEN´S docking

BRITTANY FERRIES: BRITTANY FERRIES "PONT-AVEN" READY FOR HER MAIDEN ...

BRITTANY FERRIES: BRITTANY FERRIES "PONT-AVEN" READY FOR HER MAIDEN ...: "BRITTANY FERRIES flagship PONT-AVEN seen here ready at Plymouth for her maiden voyage and arriving Santandar the following day, March 2004..."

MODEL OF THE "PONT-AVEN" ON BOARD "VAL DE LOIRE"

During 2003 there was a model of PONT-AVEN introducing the new ship a pale image of the actual vessel seen here ready for her maiden voyage in March 2004

BRITTANY FERRIES "BRETAGNE" IN PORTSMOUTH

two images of the beautiful BF cruise ship BRETAGNE in 2001, taken from Gosport, the ship was about to finish her crossing from Saint-Malo

BRITTANY FERRIES "PONT-AVEN" READY FOR HER MAIDEN VOYAGE

BRITTANY FERRIES flagship PONT-AVEN seen here ready at Plymouth for her maiden voyage and arriving Santandar the following day, March 2004

"LES DUNES" FROM RESTAURANT TO GAMES ROOM ON MV "BARFLEUR"

During the BARFLEUR refit in 2009, the main restaurant "Les Dunes" was replaced by a games room, I am not sure if this room´s new role is appropriate, shame the restaurant has gone anyway, also showing here is the main reception, photos taken in May 2011

THE MV PONT-AVEN ARRIVING AT SANTANDER

the MV PONT-AVEN seen here in April 2011 arriving at Santander at the end of another crossing from Plymouth

ON THE BRIDGE ABOARD BRITTANY FERRIES "BRETAGNE"

Before the 11th of September 2001 we could visit the bridge and even sometimes the engine room, tours were actually organized on board and I really miss that, after the September the 11th 2001 these places became forbidden areas which is a shame, photos inside BRETAGNE during a voyage from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth in 2000

THE MUCH LOVED "VAL DE LOIRE"

the MV VAL DE LOIRE served BRITTANY FERRIES very well for 13 years mainly on the Plymouth/Santander service, she is over 31.000 GRT and has a cruising speed of 20 knots, I have great memories of this great ship, sailed many times on her, experienced exquisite food as well as some really rough seas, photos here shows the vessel during a Christmas cruise to Le Havre in 1999 and at sea