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Brittany Ferries is the trading name of the French shipping company, BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. founded in 1973 by Alexis Gourvennec, that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between France, England, Ireland, and Spain.
The vessel was ordered on 2 August 2005 for construction by Aker Finnyards in Finland for Brittany Ferries. The vessel was named after the Cotentin Peninsula of France of which Cherbourg is the largest town. Sea trials commenced on 26 September 2007, after which she returned to the shipyard for completion.
MV Bretagne is a ferry that was operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France and was the first purpose built ship for the company and sailed for Brittany Ferries for 35 years from 1989 until 2024. She was Brittany Ferries flagship until the arrival of MV Val de Loire in 1993.
MS Barfleur is a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries on the route between Poole on the south coast of England and Cherbourg, France. She was built at Masa Yards Turku New Shipyard in Finland for the Brittany Ferries subsidiary Truckline and entered service in 1992. In 1999 she was repainted in Brittany Ferries standard livery.
The ship was chartered by Brittany Ferries from 17 April 1978 initially to sail on the Portsmouth-Santander route. Her main route was Portsmouth-Saint Malo and she was renamed Prince of Brittany. She was subsequently bought and registered in France in 1980.
Ferry companies of France include companies owning or operating ferries in France. Pages in category "Ferry companies of France" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
On 16 January 2018, Brittany Ferries announced it would charter Norman Asturias for a new twice-weekly route starting on 6 May 2018 between Cork, Ireland and Santander, along with an additional route between Cork and Roscoff, France with the name Connemara. The line described the ship as "no-frills" with basic onboard service.
Brittany Ferries bought the vessel on 1 October 1985 and, after chartering the vessel for a year back to SMZ, renamed her Duc de Normandie, operating between Portsmouth and Ouistreham from 5 June 1986. [2] The ferry sailed alongside Reine Mathilde on its favoured route to Ouistreham.