fleet flexibility is key to bringing greater resilience to the islands in the months and years ahead, says Brittany Ferries
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The chance to de-connect, unwind and embrace the benefits of travelling by sea is seen as an antidote to the pain of airports and cramped plane travel.
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More people are turning to Brittany Ferries' winter sun breaks to shake off the blues and banish cost of living worries.
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this year the only way to get to Brittany for a half-term break is via the south-west. Armorique's early return is a boost for Plymouth
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Passports will no longer be a requirement for travel: French students under 18 years of age will be able to come to the UK on an ID card
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Brittany Ferries today publishes passenger and freight figures for the summer season 2023, which covers the months from June to September.
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The renowned, world-record-holding Irish off-shore sailor, Pamela Lee, was in Cork this weekend, gearing up ahead of her next Transatlantic adventure. That will be the 30th annual ‘Transat Jacques Vabre’ race, taking place from October 29th, 2023.
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Brittany Ferries welcomes a £19.8m award to Portsmouth International Port from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure competition (ZEVI), funded by UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
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Plymouth City Council, Millbay Docks and the docks' major customer Brittany Ferries have pledged to work together to support the docks to grow and to work towards Net Zero by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
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Brittany Ferries is pleased to confirm that its vessel Pont-Aven has now been cleared to depart Brest for its onward journey to Plymouth today. The clearance came from the French health authorities, and the vessel departed at around 15:15 UK time (16:15 local French time).
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Brittany Ferries has released its 2024 sailing schedules to Spain, allowing customers to plan ahead by booking ferries from the UK’s South Coast to and from the Iberian Peninsula right up until November next year.
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Thousands of seafarers will be guaranteed fair wages, proper rest periods and suitable training thanks to a new Seafarers’ Charter launched by the UK Government today.
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As the summer season approaches, Brittany Ferries says passenger numbers are rising slowly towards pre-Covid levels. However, the slump in freight volumes that came post Brexit has continued and has even started to worsen this year.
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Brittany Ferries has today announced the name of its forthcoming hybrid ship, which will sail between Portsmouth and Caen. Guillaume de Normandie will be the joint-largest hybrid vessel at sea when she joins the Brittany Ferries fleet in May 2025, sailing alongside sister-ship Saint-Malo.
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More Owners Opt to bring their Pets on Holiday. Brittany Ferries has revealed that 75,000 pets accompanied their owners travelling on their routes in 2022, an increase of almost 40,000 (114%) on the number of pets who travelled overseas with the company in 2021.
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"Social dumping is the unacceptable face of capitalism at sea and we have a duty to legislate against it," said Christophe Mathieu CEO Brittany Ferries. "A sustainable business model includes protection and support for the workforce.”
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Following its AGM last Friday 10th March 2023, Brittany Ferries today publishes passenger, freight and financial results, covering its financial year November 2021 to October 2022.
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Santoña is powered by cleaner liquefied natural gas (LNG). That means passengers, freight drivers and crew can expect a smoother and quieter ride on this state-of-the-art E-Flexer class ship. Crucially, it also means far fewer air quality and CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions from her funnel.
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Forward reservations are up by 20 per cent. In total, 125,000 more passengers have booked to travel with Brittany Ferries, compared with the same period last year.
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50 Years at Sea - picture story and link to 3 minute video
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