Back on board former BRITTANY FERRIES "BARFLEUR"

Last Saturday the 16.6.2012, I was back on board the new LD LINES ship for the Dover / Calais service "DEAL SEAWAYS", this excellent Ferry is the 1992 Finland purpose built "BARFLEUR" for the service Poole/Cherbourg operated by BRITTANY FERRIES. BARFLEUR has been losing money on the service for two years which led to the vessel being laid-up by BF for a couple of times in as many years. The new joint-venture LD LINES / DFDS on the Dover/Calais route started early in the year with the NORMAN SPIRIT, for some time and as previously commented on this blog, the new competitors to P&O FERRIES on this service have been looking for a suitable ship to join the NORMAN SPIRIT, the BARFLEUR after some brief alterations became the new fleet mate for the latter, she is still a BF ship but is on long-time charter with the new operators, two things I don't like about the ship today, her name and her new livery colours but at least she is kept busy and sailing, the best possible way to preserve a ship from ageing.