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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.
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.
In Brittany, there is a region known as "Cornouaille" (Cornwall) in French and "Kernev" in Breton. [31] In ancient times there was also a " Domnonia " (Devon) in Brittany as well. In February 1684 , ice formed on the sea in a belt 4.8 km (3.0 mi) wide off the coast of Kent and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) wide on the French side.
MV Armorique is a passenger and freight ferry built for Brittany Ferries by STX Europe in Finland at a cost of £81 million (€110 million). [2] [3] [4] The vessel was delivered to Brittany Ferries on 26 January 2009, [5] it was originally planned for her to be delivered in September 2008. Armorique is named after a national park in western ...
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.
A model of the Pont-Aven as built.. Pont-Aven was ordered by Brittany Ferries from the Meyer Werft shipyard on the river Ems, gt Papenburg, Germany on 22 February 2002.She was laid down on 9 April 2003, [4] launched 13 September the same year and completed on 7 February 2004, ahead of schedule.
Today, just one maritime firms come to dock in Roscoff: - Brittany Ferries, with 2 destinations: Plymouth and Cork - Irish Ferries, sailed to-and-fro between Rosslare and Roscoff from 1995 until 2018. They now use Cherbourg as their French destination instead.
Average Duration of Crossing Frequency Vessel; Brittany Ferries: Ouistreham (Caen), France: 7hrs: Up to three departures a day. "Mont Saint Michel" "Normandie" Brittany Ferries: Cherbourg-Octeville, France: 3hrs (fast-ferry); 4hrs 45mins (cruise ferry) Summer: Fast ferry service currently suspended. All year: Irregular cruise ferry sailings ...