Brittany Ferries Holidays

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Welcome to our Ferry Guide -the place to find everything you need to know to plan and book your crossing to France or Spain with Brittany Ferries. If it's your first time, you're in for a treat. Browse through our guide at your leisure, book your crossing with one simple phone call, and cruise there and back in style. We're here to help every inch of the way. It might be a cliché but it's true nonetheless: with Brittany Ferries, your holiday begins the moment you come aboard. And at the end of your holiday, we help to make coming home bearable.

If you're one of our many thousands of regular customers, you'll know the drill. We hope our new guide makes it easier than ever to find the crossing you need, and we look forward to seeing you on board soon.

Your holiday starts here!

We were delighted when it was announced that Brittany Ferries had been voted Best Cross Channel Operator 2001 by readers of the Daily Telegraph. It goes to show our efforts to constantly upgrade our services have paid off.

Our ferry routes have been carefully chosen to take you so much closer to Holiday France and Spain. There's a wide choice of sailings from Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth so you can choose the port that's most convenient for you and keep driving to a minimum.

There's another advantage too -our arrival ports are attractive resorts with easy access to the major road networks in France and Spain that make driving on the continent so much easier than you might imagine.

It's easy to work out the savings for yourself.

By taking your car with you, not only can you take all your holiday essentials, but you'll have the use of the car all the time. The extra costs of airport parking and hiring cars can be forgotten, you've got ultimate freedom and flexibility, and there are other savings to be made with Brittany Ferries too.

You can save on insurance and there are special deals on en route hotels if you want to break your journey. And if you're going camping or caravanning with your car, we'll even pay for your first night in France! Sail between Sunday and Thursday on an afternoon crossing to France and we'll book and pay for a campsite conveniently close to your port of arrival. Just ask when you book.

Above all, you know you're getting the finest quality service, on some of the most luxurious ships afloat check out our brand new £80 million flagship, the Mont St Michel (arriving summer 2002) - all adding up to unbeatable value for money.

Our fantastic fleet of luxury ships includes some of the newest and most stylish cross channel cruise ferries afloat. Needless to say they are all built for comfort, rigorously inspected for safety and expertly crewed.

Val de Loire

Barfleur

Normandie

Quiberon

Duc de Normandie

Arriving on the Portsmouth - Caen route in summer 2004 is our magnificent new flagship, the Mont St Michel. Covering an area the size of two football pitches and representing an investment of some £80 million, it will offer superb shopping, dining, cinemas, a special area for teenagers and more comfortable cabins than ever before.

PORTSMOUTH

If you're crossing to Caen or St Malo, then Portsmouth is ideal. It's closer to central London than Dover, via the M3 or A3. Wherever you're coming from, access to the ferry port is easy, and the terminal has the usual commission-free bureau de change, gift shop, bar and cafeteria.

This maritime city has lots to offer if you have time: historic ships, Gunwharf Quay and Solent Marina, for example, and there is a choice of harbour side pubs and restaurants in the old part of town.

And when the ship's whistle blows, you'll have a grandstand view of the naval dockyard and historic ships as you cruise away to France.

POOLE

For sailings to Cherbourg, Poole is your best option -easily accessible, with a choice of routes into town where the port is well signed. At the terminal there are commission-free bureau de change facilities, car and caravan parking and, in the summer months, a restaurant and bar.

Poole is an old and interesting place to explore. The Town Quay has numerous pubs and restaurants, and there are award-winning beaches close by. As you sail out of the huge harbour -the second largest natural harbour in the world the views of the islands, shoreline and distant hills are truly spectacular, and there are some multi-million pound waterside homes to admire as well.


PLYMOUTH

For sailings to Roscoff in Brittany and Santander in Spain, Plymouth is the place to head for. Easily reached by motorways and expressways from the North, Midlands and Wales, the ferry port itself is close to the centre of town. At the terminal, there is free car parking if you're not taking your vehicle with you, a cafe for snacks and drinks, and a commission-free bureau de change operated by Brittany Ferries.

If you've time to spare, the town is well worth exploring. You can stroll on Plymouth Hoe, with its views of Drake's Island, or visit the historic Barbican, where there's a good selection of places to eat and drink.