When delivered Honfleur will be the first passenger ship in the world to be equipped with on board cranes that allow 40 feet (ISO standard) LNG containers to be lifted into a fixed position.
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As the season draws to a close, Brittany Ferries has today confirmed a 4 percent rise in freight traffic, but a 3 percent drop in overall passenger numbers.
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Brittany Ferries is an approved operator of Ryder Cup Travel Services. For the event itself it is offering a programme that includes sailings from Portsmouth and the official Ryder Cup ticket and accommodation package.
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Step off the ferry in cosmopolitan Santander, and you don’t have to travel far to experience the best of Spanish luxury.
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Around 8,000 Brittany Ferries passengers are expected to enjoy the best views of HMS Queen Elizabeth following her arrival into Portsmouth on 16 August 2017.
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For under £1,000, mum, dad and two kids can still travel and stay at a range of beautiful cottages in fabulous locations in Brittany (and Normandy).
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Over the last six months Brittany Ferries has invested in a comprehensive and independent review of security on board its ships. The review led to a series of recommendations and these are now being implemented across the company’s fleet of 10 ships operating on the western channel from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth.
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Almost exactly a year after the Brexit vote, Brittany Ferries has confirmed the order for a new LNG cruise ferry with a budget of around £175m. It will operate on the company’s busiest route from Portsmouth to Caen with a planned arrival in spring 2019 - as Brexit negotiations move towards completion.
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Honfleur promises to be the most environmentally friendly ship regularly operating in UK waters when she takes to the seas in June 2019. But she will also be a ship that presents a canvas of modernity, comfort and relaxation for passengers on the company’s busiest route, operating from Portsmouth to Caen.
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Le navire « Honfleur » sera l’un des navires les plus respectueux de l’environnement opérant sur la Manche, lors de sa mise en service en juin 2019. Le navire, qui sera exploité sur la ligne Caen-Ouistreham/Portsmouth, la plus fréquentée de la Compagnie, proposera aux passagers un service alliant modernité, confort et relaxation.
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In episode one of The Trip to Spain, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan sailed on Brittany Ferries’ flagship Pont-Aven to northern Spain from Plymouth. Now the company is encouraging fans of the restaurant-review comedy series to follow in their footsteps by taking a ferry to Spain, to stay where they stay and to experience the culinary delights of the restaurants they visit during the six-episode series.
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Brittany Ferries reports 72% rise in pets carried in five years. Now the company has moved to reassure pet owners concerned about the pet passports scheme, post-Brexit.
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To celebrate the release of the The Time of Their Lives, Brittany Ferries has put together a sail-and-stay break that replicates Joan Collins' character’s voyage of discovery. It includes two nights on the glamorous Ȋle de Ré where she and co-star Pauline Collins find love, adventure and true friendship.
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Following its annual general meeting in France last Friday, Brittany Ferries today reports strong passenger and freight figures for 2016. Overall passenger numbers were up for a fourth consecutive year and despite the challenges presented by Brexit it was the company’s best performance in a decade.
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The Time of Their Lives will be showing in cinemas across Britain from 10 March, with advance screenings on board Brittany Ferries ships from 9 March. In the story, the superstar actresses sail from Portsmouth to Caen, before heading south in a Citroen 2CV. Love interest comes en route courtesy of Italian heartthrob Franco Nero, before a dramatic finale on the Ȋle de Ré.
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Brittany Ferries will launch a new, exclusive lounge on Barfleur, its cruise-ferry operating from Poole to Cherbourg this summer. It will open from 1 July 2017, and customers can book a reclining seat now for £18 during the daytime and £25 for overnight sailings.Brittany Ferries will launch a new, exclusive lounge on Barfleur, its cruise-ferry operating from Poole to Cherbourg this summer. It will open from 1 July 2017, and customers can book a reclining seat now for £18 during the daytime and £25 for overnight sailings.
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Brittany Ferries believes a relaxing voyage by sea should be the starting point to re-embrace the family mojo. Standing on deck to enjoy beautiful views on departure, fine dining on board and entertainment that includes cinemas and live shows all lend themselves to experiences to remember, together.
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Brittany Ferries has published research which shows that people in the south are not clear on travel connections with France. It has vowed to do more to raise its profile among local residents and those living along the A3 corridor to bring more people to Portsmouth and continental destinations served by the sea.
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OceanWatch promises to deliver a more comprehensive programme of whale and dolphin spotting in 2016. Last year nearly 2,000 sightings of 16 species of whale and dolphin were recorded from ships during the nine day survey and this year more vessels and shipping organisations are set to be involved.
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Blue whales, basking sharks, sword fish and blue sharks: these are just some of the fantsatic beasts that have been seen from the side of ferries sailing from Britain to Spain this year. In total 16,311 sea creatures have been spotted from Brittany Ferries’ ships by excited passengers and wildlife officers from marine conservation charity ORCA, who are stationed aboard regular services.
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