Time of your Life with Brittany Ferries

IN her latest film, Dame Joan Collins sails with Brittany Ferries to #France looking for adventure. Now, to celebrate the launch of the #TheTimeofTheirLives, the company has put together a sail-and-stay break that replicates her character’s voyage of discovery. It includes two nights on the glamorous Ȋle de Ré where she and co-star Pauline Collins find love, adventure and true friendship.

Starting from £199 per person, Brittany Ferries Time of Their Lives tour is a three-night break, including two nights bed and breakfast in a hotel on the Ȋle de Ré. The price includes overnight crossing from Portsmouth to Caen with cabin on board and return daytime sailing.

Film fans can choose an extra night or sail from an alternative port, like Poole or Plymouth. For a little additional glamour, they may also choose a luxurious 5-star hotel option for a £50 per person supplement.

The offer is available up until 30 June 2017. For more details, including terms and conditions, or to book a trip visit the website here: http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/offers/the-time-of-their-lives-film

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Brittany Ferries sail-and-stay 2017 Offer

A DISCOUNT of 20% applicable to all #BrittanyFerries sail-and-stay gite, cottage and casa holidays for customers who book before October25 . 

The offer is available for breaks throughout the year, including Easter, spring half-term break and the school summer holidays for destinations in France and Spain direct from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth.

“The offer promises big savings for customers and Brittany Ferries remains one of the few operators to take a modest £40 per person deposit to secure the holiday,” commented Christiane Barker, Brittany Ferries general manager holidays. “The balance is payable six weeks before departure, and this helps spread the cost of holidays for families into 2017 as we head towards the Christmas period.”

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Self-catering discounts in France & Spain until the end of 2016

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BRITTANY FERRIES HOLIDAYS  has announced a promotion on self-catering holidays to #France and #Spain this summer. More than 110 French cottages and 30 Spanish houses are on offer, with discounts of up to 25 percent on the company’s ferry-inclusive prices. Discounts are available throughout the summer season, including the school holidays, and until the end of 2016.

Gite and French cottage locations are offered in Brittany, Normandy, Poitou Charentes, the Loire, and beyond. Spanish properties are located in Asturias and Cantabria.

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Brittany Ferries self-catering discounts in France & Spain

BRITTANY FERRIES  HOLIDAYS has announced a promotion on #self-catering holidays to #France and #Spain this summer. More than 110 French cottages and 30 Spanish houses are on offer, with discounts of up to 25 percent on the company’s ferry-inclusive prices. Discounts are available throughout the summer season, including the school holidays, and until the end of 2016. 

‘We are offering all sorts of accommodation, from rural retreats and coastal resorts to properties in villages and town centres,’ said Christiane Barker, general manager Brittany Ferries Holidays. ‘Clients can choose between France or Spain and our ferry-inclusive pricing makes this excellent value for money, particularly for families. You can secure your holiday now with a deposit of just £40 per person. The balance is payable just six weeks before departure.’

Gite and French cottage locations are offered in Brittany, Normandy, Poitou Charentes, the Loire, and beyond. Spanish properties are located in Asturias and Cantabria.

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Cyclists boost Brittany Ferries passenger numbers by 30%

BRITTANY FERRIES has seen a significant rise in the number of people taking advantage of cycle routes in France and Spain.

In four years, the number of individual bikes carried by the cross-Channel service grew 30% to 20,024. The number of passengers travelling by car with bike racks attached to their vehicles has also rose, from 26,626 to 39,537, a rise of 50%.

‘We’ve seen a strong increase in demand from cyclists in recent years, and we’re expecting that to continue,’ says Mike Bevens, Brittany Ferries group commercial director. ‘In the next couple of months, the global spotlight will turn to Normandy and the Grand Départ of the Tour de France at the Mont St Michel. Our services to Cherbourg, St Malo, and Caen are filling up fast.’

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Brittany Ferries tees off with golf breaks in France & Spain

BRITTANY FERRIES has published its 2016 #golf breaks programme, providing access to 84 courses in Western #France and nine in Northern #Spain. The ferry service enables golfers to carry all of their kit their cars, without having to pay excess baggage charges. 

In France, travellers on a golf tour can take advantage of the food, wine, and cultural experiences on offer, while Northern Spain can still feel largely undiscovered, boasting the Picos de Europa mountains and vineyards.

Graham Ruth, Brittany Ferries’ director of Golf, says: ‘Many of our customers come back again and again, and I think this is because once you have discovered how easy and delightful golfing in France and Northern Spain is, you are hooked. And whether you are a couple or a group, the Brittany Ferries golf desk, staffed by keen golfers with a wealth of local knowledge, can advise not only on the courses, but also on restaurants and the sights you shouldn’t miss.’

Brittany Ferries runs overnight sailings, and a high-speed, three-hour service to France in just three hours.

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Brittany Ferries gets EU emissions grant, but says it’s not enough

BRITTANY FERRIES has received almost £5 million from the European Union to help pay for low-emission exhaust systems. The grant will be used to install “scrubber” systems on three of its ships to reduce sulphur emissions. 

But #BrittanyFerries says the money is not enough, with the overall cost for fitting scrubbers to its fleet of six ships calculated at £63 million.

The EU last year ordered fuel sulphur levels to be reduced from 3.5% to 0.1% by last January, on the back of recommendations by The International Maritime Organization.

A company spokesman told The Portsmouth News: ‘We are one among a number of ferry companies including DFDS and Stena Line to have received this grant. It is a contribution towards the capital cost of fitting scrubbers to three of our ships this coming winter – Pont Aven, Armorique, and Mont St Michel – and we have received nothing for the three ships already done. 

‘The grant falls far short of the cost of fitting scrubbers to six ships. It is only 8% of the total. It helps, but falls far short of the incremental cost we have had to bear.’

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