Brittany Ferries News
Brittany Ferries Expand “Économie” UK Services By Bringing in The Baie
16th February 2015 Brittany Ferries
#FerryÉconomie - Brittany Ferries are to expand their fleet and offer more no-frills 'économie' UK sailings to Le Havre and Bilbao with the launch in May of chartered ro-pax Baie de Seine, writes Jehan Ashmore. Baie de Seine was the…
#LNGferryOnHold - Brittany Ferries have been forced to suspend plans to upgrade much of its fleet which according to Ships Monthly were to operate on Liquefied Natural Gas and also put on hold construction of an LNG-powered 'Pegasis Project' cruise…
Bretagne Returns to Brittany's Ferries Service for End of Season Sailings
19th October 2014 Brittany Ferries
#BrittanyFerries – Bretagne, Brittany Ferries first custom-built 'cruise-ferry' made a rare call to Cork Harbour's Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal yesterday, the arrival of the vessel from Roscoff was the first this season which started in March, writes Jehan Ashmore. Cork-Roscoff sailings…
Brittany Ferries Flagship Cruiseferry Pont-Aven Paints a Picture of Service 10 Years On
26th April 2014 Brittany Ferries
#PontAven10years – This day ten years ago Brittany Ferries flagship cruiseferry Pont-Aven, was named in a ceremony, by her Breton owners in Roscoff, from where the luxury vessel sailed last night to Cork Harbour and returns to France this afternoon,…
#BrittanyFerryCraft – Brittany Ferries reopen Portsmouth-Cherbourg seasonal services by Normandie Express, the fast-craft adding another alternative to their English Channel routes among them, as previously reported the new "économie" services to France and Spain, writes Jehan Ashmore. The first sailing…
#Ferryéconomie – Brittany Ferries launch their "économie" alternative services to France and Spain with the ro-pax vessel Etretat, which welcomed her first passengers on board today for a midday sailing from Portsmouth to Le Havre, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously…
#BrittanyFerries- Opening Brittany Ferries Cork-Roscoff season is Pont-Aven, the cruiseferry will operate the inaugural round-trip sailing over the St. Patrick's weekend, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported, last year Pont-Aven completed the 35th season of services on the Ireland-France route…
Brittany Ferries économie Take on UK-France /Spain Rivals with ‘No-Frills’ Services
1st March 2014 Brittany Ferries
#Ferryéconomie-French operator, Brittany Ferries is to launch a "économie" alternative service to existing cruise-style operated UK-France/Spain routes using a former Celtic Link Ferries ro-pax vessel, writes Jehan Ashmore. LD Lines which in January launched the new Rosslare-St.Nazaire-Gijon landbridge service to…
Ports & Shipping Review: Tanker Tow to Shannon, Ardmore Fleet Expand, Brittany Ferries Order Giant Ferry and more
25th January 2014 Brittany Ferries
#ShippingReview - Over the last fortnight Jehan Ashmore has reported from the shipping scene where the stricken tanker Hellesport Charger which lost main engine power off the Clare coast was aided by tugs at the mouth of the Shannon. Irish…
#NewFerry - Brittany Ferries has announced an order for its largest ever cruiseferry, a 52,000 tonnes giant powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and entering service in 2017 on Cork-Roscoff and UK-Spain routes. The 12 deck cruiseferry with a capacity…
#FerryNews – Brittany Ferries final Cork-Roscoff end of season sailing for 2013 took place on Saturday as the flagship cruiseferry Pont-Aven headed past Cork Harbour's Roches Point Lighthouse, writes Jehan Ashmore. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Irish-French service began…
#FerryNews – Brittany Ferries final end of season sailings on the weekend-only operated Cork-Roscoff route is next Saturday (2 November), writes Jehan Ashmore. The Irish-French route as previously reported was started 35 years ago when the operator Bretagne-Angleterre Irlande (B.A.I)…
#BrittanyFerries – Brittany Ferries this year celebrate 35 years of Cork-Roscoff service currently served by flagship Pont-Aven, which every weekend makes a round-trip up to early November, writes Jehan Ashmore. Pont-Aven arrives every Saturday morning and departs in the afternoon…
From Farm to Ferry: Brittany Ferries Launches 35th Season of Service
23rd March 2013 Brittany Ferries
#BrittanyFerries35th – Today Brittany Ferries celebrates launching into its 35th year in operating the Cork-Roscoff seasonal service served by 'flagship' Pont-Aven, writes Jehan Ashmore. Speaking about the upcoming 2013 season, General Manager of Brittany Ferries, Mr Hugh Bruton said: "This…
#FrenchFerry- Cork-Rosscoff is the shortest route to France and Brittany Ferries will open the 2013 season in a month's time with sailings served by the luxury cruiseferry Pont-Aven. Connections to Cork have improved with M7 and M8 motorways, with driving…
#FERRY NEWS- The final Brittany Ferries sailing for 2012 departs on the return leg of the Cork-Roscoff route next Saturday 3 November, writes Jehan Ashmore. Those intending to book on the 14-hour route, only operated on weekends, should consult the…
