my first trip on "NORMAN VOYAGER"

In the space of just nine days I did a round trip Portsmouth/Le Havre/Portsmouth on board "NORMAN VOYAGER", it was my very first trips on the ship. The vessel is part of 14 very similar ships built by Italian shipyards CANTIERI NAVALE VISENTINE, she was introduced in November of 2008 so she is only four years old. "NORMAN VOYAGER" is owned by Epic Shipping Ltd she was introduced on the Portsmouth/Le Havre route in 2011, the vessel is  26.904 GRT and has a top speed of 22.8 knots. Between 2009 and 2011 the ship was operated by Celtic Link Ferries who chartered her from LD LINES for the Cherbourg to Rosslare route, during this period in December of 2009 she received an award for saving three crew members of a struggling yacht out of Cherbourg, a plaque proudly displayed on board. The interiors of the ship are very basic but really well looked after, she actually is better preserved than the NORMAN ASTURIAS employed on the Saint-Nazaire to Gijon service also with LD LINES and delivers better food, the "boeuf bourgignon" is excellent. The ship has been operating since 2011 on the Portsmouth to Le Havre service with LD LINES, part of the project MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA. Photos 1st and 10th November 2012