"NORMANDIE" with an equestrian theme on board

"NORMANDIE" was one of the ships I have used for my December trips abroad, introduced in 1992 for the Portsmouth to Ouistreham ( Caen ) route, she's always been a very smart cruise ferry with beautiful lines and very stylish interiors, she is named after the region in France and has an equestrian theme throughout, at 25, she retains a charming and chic atmosphere on board, photos included December 2015, Vitor Francisco.

Fishing trawlers at Barfleur

I have sailed recently on BARFEUR, the 1992 year built Brittany Ferries ship, she is named after the village of Barfleur, just round the corner from Cherbourg, the home port of the ship for her crossings to Poole in the UK, after disembark, with some spare time decided to do the 25 minute drive to Barfleur and make a few photos, this is a very picturesque seaside village, with the reputation for being one of the most beautiful villages in France, this "post" is a tribute to the local fishing trawlers, Barfleur my kind of place. 28.9.2015

NORMANDIE of BRITTANY FERRIES and Siena in Tuscany

Third crossing of the year on NORMANDIE and a few days later chance for a few photos at the fascinating Siena, Capital of the Province of Siena in Tuscany, Italy, A UNESCO World Heritage site. Photos April 2015

NORMANDIE at Portsmouth

NORMANDIE at Portsmouth back in January of this year, the date the 18th, my first trip of the year on the ship, she had just returned from Santander, where new scrubbers were installed. This Wednesday I am back on board NORMANDIE for my third trip this year

BRITTANY FERRIES "NORMANDIE" at Portsmouth

"NORMANDIE" is a Cruise Ferry operated by BRITTANY FERRIES since 1992, when she came into service on the Caen/Portsmouth route she was one of the most beautiful ships operating on the English Channel, I have been sailing on this ship since 1994 it is hard to believe that she is now 21 years old, yesterday I was once again at Portsmouth to start another trip to France on board the BRETAGNE and there she was side by side with her fleet mate ready to take on passengers for another crossing to Ouistreham/Caen and she looked splendid, the night departure is now at 22.00 instead of the 23.15, NORMANDIE was once again a joy to photograph, photos taken 20.5.2013

BRITTANY FERRIES "NORMANDIE" arriving Portsmouth

Photos taken yesterday of the cruise ferry "NORMANDIE" arriving Portsmouth, the ship was built in 1992 and is operated by BF on the Caen to Portsmouth service. For other posts and photos of this beautiful passenger cruise ferry please visit my BF Blog http://vmf-brittanyferries.blogspot.com

SS "NORMANDIE" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PASSENGER SHIP EVER

The SS "NORMANDIE" was an ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, same yard of the new QUEEN MARY 2 in 1935, when she entered service she was the largest, fastest liner in service, she had lavish interiors and a design that inspired other naval architects to this day, SS "FRANCE" in the 60´s and the new "QUEEN MARY 2" are the two most noticeable examples in my opinion. The ship was operated by C G T on the Le Havre/New York service, her life was cut short, in 1942 during WWII when, the ship caught fire at her New York berth and capsized, she was at the time being converted to a troopship, she was sold to scrap in 1946, a sad ending for an incredible liner, most probably the most beautiful ever, two postcards from my collection

BRITTANY FERRIES CRUISE FERRIES AT PORTSMOUTH LAST WEEK

Seen her in all their splendour are the cruise ferries MONT ST MICHEL, BRETAGNE and NORMANDIE from BF, photos taken 7th July 2011

How big are today´s ships

This is a photo of the BRITTANY FERRIES NORMANDIE at sea on her way to Ouistreham, we can see two 12 meter long trailers being completely dwarfed by the sheer size of the vessel, the NORMANDIE is by todays´s standards a small ship at 27.000 GT so just imagine for instance how these trailers would look on board QUEEN MARY 2 at 151.000 GT, photo taken in May 2011