M.S. "BARFLEUR" named after the Picturesque Barfleur village

BRITTANY FERRIES "BARFLEUR" is named after the village of Barfleur, situated in Normandie and considered one of the most beautiful villages in France, photos included were taken on the 28th of September 2015

Cruising on BARFLEUR

BARFLEUR built in 1992 is a beautiful ship, she recently underwent a major refit, where new scrubbers were installed. Good to see BF investing on their ships giving them a new lease of life. I can see BARFLEUR sailing for another 10 to 15 years, her engines were also overhauled, her interiors remain the same as last time I have sailed on her about two years ago, the only change, the chairs on the driver's lounge. BARFLEUR is a wonderful little ship, very comfortable, offering to her passengers very good standards of service. Photos 28.9.2015

Inside BARFLEUR

Inside BARFLEUR, photos taken 28.9.2015. I still regret the fact that BF decided to remove the A La Carte Restaurant in favour of a games planet type, that hardly anybody uses, but it was decided that a four hour crossing does not contemplate this type of Restaurant, this could be right, but still a shame nevertheless, I remember dining in style in the past on board BARFLEUR and this is the reason the ship for me is no longer a cruise ferry, rather call it a luxury freight ferry.

Back on board "BARFLEUR" after a two year interval

It was good, very good, to go back on board "BARFLEUR", last time I sailed on the ship was nearly two years ago, it was also the first trip after the new scrubbers were installed, despite critics, I have to congratulate BF for another job well done, it is notorious that the company does everything they can to keep the good looks of the fleet, on BARFLEUR the changes one can say, are almost hardly visible, inside, the ship remains very well looked after, noticed the change on the "Drivers Lounge", where the chairs are different, apart from that she keeps her colourful deccor, very attractive indeed. Photos 28.9.2015

"LA GALERIE" Self Service Restaurant on board MONT ST MICHEL

The Self-Service Restaurant on board MONT T MICHEL is called "LA GALERIE", the food is of a very high standard, photos 8.9.2015

VAL DE LOIRE leaving Plymouth back in November of 2001

The much loved VAL DE LOIRE leaving Plymouth back in 2001, we were just starting a voyage that would take us to Santander, a regular service the ship kept for over 10 years, the famous fury of the Bay of Biscay was waiting for us, the ship navigated against force nine for a period of the trip, as usual she coped extremely well and we only arrived 90 minutes late at our destination, precious memories that will last a lifetime, I was and still am very fond of black and white photos so quite pleased to share these with the followers of this blog.