Ship Profiles
Bretagne
Portsmouth to St Malo cruise ferry
Bretagne has first-rate onboard facilities, including excellent dining, shopping and live entertainment, and can carry more than 2,000 passengers, almost half of them in cabin accommodation.
Capacity:
Passengers: 2,056
Cars: 580
Cabins: 376
Reclining Seats: 319
Crossing time: 8 hours 30 minutes
On board:
- Bretagne is named after the French region Brittany and is decorated in traditional Breton style and colours
- Entertainment includes music duos and cabaret singers, magic and illusion sets, children's entertainers, cocktail pianists, tribute acts and DJ sets
- There are two cinemas, a video games room, a children’s playroom and wifi access.
Cap Finistère
Portsmouth to Bilbao twice a week cruise ferry
Portsmouth to Santander once a week cruise ferry
Cap Finistère cruise ferry is the latest addition to the Brittany Ferries fleet and feels like a "boutique hotel" after a £10 million refit.
Capacity:
Passengers: 790
Cars: 500
Cabins: 265
Crossing time: 24 or 32 hours
On board:
- Cap Finistère provides an extremely comfortable way to cruise to Spain with relaxed dining areas, outdoor decks and cafés, a cinema, expert dégustation sessions, makeovers and massage sessions
- There is a heated outdoor swimming pool with great sea views, poolside bar and sun loungers
- Large and small kennels are provided for dogs, along with dog exercise areas and 134 pet-friendly cabins.
Mont St Michel
Portsmouth to Caen cruise ferry
Carrying up to 2,200 passengers and with over two kilometres of vehicle space, Mont St Michel features a range of state-of-the-art navigation and safety systems making it one of the most comfortable and best-equipped Channel cruise ferries afloat.
Capacity:
Passengers: 2,200
Cars: 800
Cabins: 224
Crossing time: 6 hours
On board:
- Named after the beautiful Normandy town of Mont St Michel, the ship offers spacious cabins, restaurants, bars and boutiques
- Entertainment includes two cinemas and a cabaret
- There is also a disco club and video gaming area designed specifically for teenagers.
Normandie
Portsmouth to Caen cruise ferry
Following the success of the Bretagne, Brittany Ferries commissioned the Normandie in 1991 and the ship features first-rate on-board facilities.
Capacity:
Passengers: 2,123
Cars: 600
Cabins: 220
Reclining Seats: 416
Crossing time: 6 hours
On board:
- Named after the French region of the same name, the Normandie is decorated in traditional Norman style and colours
- There is excellent dining and shopping and spacious cabins
- Entertainment includes two cinemas and a cabaret
- There is also a disco club and video gaming area designed specifically for teenagers.
Pont Aven
Portsmouth to Santander cruise ferry
Carrying up to 2,400 passengers and 650 cars, the Pont-Aven is Brittany Ferries' flagship, and the largest within the fleet.
Capacity:
Passengers: 2,400
Cars: 650
Cabins: 650
Reclining Seats: 47
Crossing time: 24 hours
On board:
- Stunning features include a superb pool and leisure area, a wrap-around promenade for pleasant deck strolls, and a dramatic five-deck-high atrium with panoramic views from the lifts
- There is an à la carte restaurant, a cocktail piano bar and a two-storey lounge bar and entertainment area
- Live bands and solo vocalists, pianists, DJs and children's entertainers perform, while the casino has big-prize slot machines
- The games room keeps teenagers entertained with the latest video games and an air hockey table
- All 650 cabins are en-suite and air conditioned.
Normandie Express
Portsmouth to Cherbourg fast ferry
Portsmouth to Caen fast ferry
Normandie Express is a high-speed aluminium twin-hulled catamaran that originally operated on the Cook Strait in New Zealand under the name 'The Lynx'.
Speed: 42 knots
Capacity:
Passengers: 850
Cars: 235
Seats: 850
Crossing time: 3 hours to Cherbourg, 3 hours 45 minutes to Caen
On board:
- There is space to relax and freedom to walk around, with comfortable seating, two bars, a café and boutique making the crossing an enjoyable alternative to air travel
- Passengers can enjoy the open sun deck, try the slot machines, prepare for their holiday at the tourist information stand or change money at the bureau de change
- You’ll find a children's play area, baby changing room and disabled toilets
- Normandie Express operates a no-smoking policy throughout the vessel at all times.
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