Brittany Ferries offers up to three sailings per day during the season on its popular
route from Portsmouth to Caen in the heart of Normandy. The service operates
year round, with two services a day in each direction on most days of the week
in the winter. These journeys are carried out by the two cruise ferries, the
Mont St Michel and the Normandie. The ferries take around 6 hours to make the daytime
crossing and about 7 hours at night.
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The Mont St Michel is a fine modern vessel, truly deserving of the title Cruise
Ferry. There is a
real feeling of spaciousness throughout the ship, and the car decks themselves cover
a total length of 2 kilometres. On board are all the facilities expected of a modern
ferry, with a table service restaurant where you can dine while the sea slips by,
a self-service restaurant, a coffee shop and a bar. With over 200 cabins and over
400 reclining seats there is plenty of space for rest and relaxation, as well as
2 cinemas, a games room, programmed entertainment for children, and onboard shopping
to keep you occupied.
The
Normandie is the sister ship to Brittany Ferries' Bretagne, and although slightly
smaller than the Mont St Michel it offers pretty much identical facilities. Both
ships have WiFi access available, and both offer a full range of cabin types from
two berth up to the luxurious Commodore Class, and both ships have cabins suitable
for disabled passengers.
Paris is about 2 and a half hours away, or you can head west towards Brittany, reaching Rennes in less than 2 hours. The N158 heading south has recently been upgraded and is now dual carriageway until it joins the A28. It takes about 2 hours to reach Le Mans.
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