BBC reports have worried many customers and potential passengers today. To be clear, all passengers are being re-booked, no holidays are cancelled. It is nonsense that passengers cannot book beyond March. They can. For the facts - not fear - click here:
50 years ago today, was our very first sailing. To celebrate 50 years together, we’re giving away a £500/€500 Brittany Ferries travel voucher
To be in with a chance, enter here ➡️
Don't forget to like this tweet & tell us who you'd share it with
#BF50
Our first sailing was the day after Britain joined the EEC, 02 Jan 1973. The ship, Kerisnel, carried artichokes and cauliflowers to a new market. Today, the day after leaving the EU, we carry lots more: from passengers & pets to fish & freight. We will continue to serve you all.
For the past 12 weeks, five of our ships have continued to sail, carrying essential goods between France, UK, Spain and Ireland. We've transported all sorts, from tomatoes to medical supplies to pastries to tractor wheels and toilet rolls!
@weetabix
@HeinzUK
UK commercial team: "Why not look to Britain for inspiration?"
French chefs onboard: "Comme l'horreur du Weetabix et du Heinz?"
UK commercial team: "Fair point. As you were."
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we created a special range of Brittany Ferries goodies & we've got some to giveaway! 🎁
To take part:
✔️ Like
@BrittanyFerries
& this post
✔️ Mention a friend in the replies
Bonne Chance!
We'll pick winners on 20/11/23
#BrittanyFerries
Keep smiling. Stay optimistic. Storms will pass. And then - and only when it’s time - we will be ready. These beauties are crying out for passengers. To take you on the holiday you so desperately need... 💙💚🧡
Each year we have the great privilege and honour of carrying many veterans to Normandy for D-Day commemorations. Sadly we are unable to welcome them on board this year, but our thoughts remain with them, and all those who gave their today for our tomorrow.
#DDay76
With just five of our ships still sailing, as freight-only, our shore side warehouses were filled with unused refreshments. So our team in Portsmouth arranged for several pallets to be delivered to
@HivePortsmouth
. A similar operation took place across the Channel in Ouistreham
We’re looking forward to welcoming you onboard and our passenger services setting sail again soon
You can find our latest message from Christophe Mathieu our CEO here:
Our
#FerryChristmas
giveaway is drawing to a close, but Santa has one more pressie under his nose.
A £300 voucher for BF travel could be making its way for you to unravel.
Simply retweet this Christmassy collage and it could be yours.
Photos via Instagram
Saint-Malo, our first hybrid vessel, joins us in 2025 and will have cabins with portholes below the waterline ⛴ You won't need to head to the outside decks to whale and dolphin watch, you'll be able to spot them from the comfort of your cabin! 🐋
On board Mont St Michel today,
@carolynboyd
is signing copies of her delicious new book 'Amuse Bouche' published by
@profilebooks
.
To celebrate, we're giving away 3 copies. Simply, tell us your favourite French food for a chance to win! 🇫🇷🍷🧀
Closes: 6/8/24, UK entries only
Last night we welcomed on board a fleet of military vehicles heading to France for the D-Day commemorations. Tomorrow we will have the privilege of carrying Normandy veterans from Portsmouth to Caen
#DDay80
Replacements for Bretagne & Normandie are coming soon. Just like a hybrid car, they will run on LNG gas, batteries or a combination of the two. And they will be shore-side power ready. So, far fewer emissions, as well as many improvements on board. Like more pet-friendly cabins.
Smooth sailing into our ports and onto ships this weekend. No delays on roads or queues to enter Portsmouth, Poole or Plymouth. We expect this to continue throughout the summer holidays ⛴️ 🇫🇷 🇪🇸
#BrittanyFerries
#BF50
Fleet renewal is key to our 5-yr recovery plan. And Galicia is the result of an order made in happier times. It is with pleasure that we bring good news: she’s on schedule, looks great and we can’t wait to welcome you on board. Take a virtual tour here:
Tomorrow we look forward to Galicia's first Portsmouth visit. A beautiful ship for passengers. But a great addition for freight, hosting 3km of lane metres. We salute truckers who've kept freight moving during Covid, and the companies planning for 2021.
The next ship to join Brittany Ferries’ fleet will be called Salamanca. She will be powered by cleaner LNG, a first for a ferry operating from the UK, and she took to the water for the first time last week ➡️
Where will you go next year? Just retweet our collage or like it on Instagram & we could be giving you a £200 voucher to help you get there
#FerryChristmas
Ships will fly flags at half-mast as a mark of respect for a monarch whose reign spanned the entire lifetime of our company. She will be greatly missed by all. 2/2
Santoña’s arrival into Portsmouth with two Hover escort! The first-time ever a new ship has been welcomed into port by two hovercraft, one peels off portside into Southsea, the other starboard side to Ryde. Thanks so much to all our friends at
@HovertravelLtd
#Spain
#Hovercraft
Our teams, both behind the scenes & on board, have been working hard to prepare to welcome customers on board again.
On Cap Finistère, they've been scrubbing down the ship from top to bottom!
Find out more about the measures that will be in place here:
Welcome Salamanca! Our latest (and first LNG-powered) ship has arrived at her Spanish homeport Bilbao, following a month-long, 10,322-nautical mile trip from her shipyard.
Signed. Hervé Berville, the French Secrétaire d’Etat chargé de la Mer, holds up the “against social-dumping on the English Channel” decree which he says will 1) compel P&O to pay crew the french minimum wage and 2) limit the hours its crews work to 2 weeks without a break…
Dumping loyal seafarers for cheap labour stinks. It’s why we became a founding signatory to a voluntary charter to protect their rights in Paris today. With Baroness Vere [
@CharlotteV
] and Hervé Berville [
@HerveBerville
], UK and French shipping ministers
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of a noble and distinguished monarch, her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. An event like this brings together people of all nations, and the entire Brittany Ferries family is united in sorrow. 1/2
Pierre Le Bear is on a festive adventure! 🧳 Guess which city he's in for a chance to win your very own mini Pierre Le Bear 🐻🛳️
Comment your guess below and don't forget to like this post and follow our profile!
Bonne Chance! 🎁
You have until December 9 at 18:00 to enter
Brittany Ferries was founded by Breton farmers 50 years ago. We’re proud of our Breton roots and proud to fly the
#GwennHaDu
and happy to support
#EmojiBzh
#Bzh
#BF50
For many years we have had the honour of carrying many veterans back to Normandy for D-Day commemorations. Today, our thoughts are with them, and all those who gave their today for our tomorrow
#DDay
#DDay78
Let’s build on the great progress of the vaccination rollout and safely open up travel this summer
@borisjohnson
. Jobs and livelihoods depend on it. People are desperate to see friends/family overseas, make business connections & have a break
#speakupfortravel
#traveldayofaction
75 years ago today more than 156,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, the largest combined air, sea and land operation in history. We remember those who gave their today for our tomorrow.
Saint-Malo, our first hybrid vessel, took to the sea for the first time last week 🛳️
The fourth vessel in our fleet renewal programme will be powered by cleaner LNG, by battery power or by a combination of the two. Saint-Malo will join our fleet in 2025
#BrittanyFerries
#BF50
Pierre Le Bear's festive fun continues and this time you could win €60 of Brittany Ferries dining vouchers and two cocktail vouchers! 🐻 🎄 🍸
Just let us know where you think he is, like this post and follow our page!
Bonne Chance! 🎁
Entries until Dec 16
We wish you a very Happy New Year! As the sun sets on 2020, we look forward to 2021 & hopefully welcoming you all back on board!
We'll be back on here on 4th Jan, in the meantime:
For latest travel info:
For our contact team:
Salamanca is making her way to Europe - powered by cleaner LNG (liquefied natural gas). On new year's day she will navigate the Suez Canal, before arriving in Bilbao on 12 January. More about her voyage here:
50 years ago, a group of Breton farmers wanted to find a way to open up their region and transport their produce efficiently to England. They acquired a ship, and Brittany Ferries was born....
We’re sorry, following the increased quarantine measures, we’ve consolidated our fleet plans for Autumn. If your sailing has been affected, we will be in touch & would ask you not to contact us until we have been in touch with you. Our latest info is here:
This is the news we've been waiting for. French border will re-open tomorrow, Friday 14 January. “This news comes as a great relief and I can only hope that we have seen the last border closure of the Covid crisis,” commented Christophe Mathieu, our chief executive.
⚠️
#fronti
ères | Nous assouplissons les conditions d’entrée en 🇫🇷 depuis le 🇬🇧 pour les voyageurs vaccinés.
➡️fin des motifs impérieux et de l’isolement à l’arrivée
➡️un test négatif <24h sera demandé au départ
Le décret sera publié demain matin, avec entrée en vigueur immédiate
Following the announcement of the UK lockdown, we'll continue to run our winter schedule to ensure the transport of essential goods, for customers returning home or travelling for reasons permitted under current government guidance.
For more info:
From St Malo to Salamanca, the perfect city break is just around the corner and we have a £200 BF voucher to help you on your way. Simply retweet to join in our
#FerryChristmas
festive fun. We'll announce the lucky person on Monday!
Photo credits via Instagram
Pont-Aven is in Gdansk and has completed its first dry-docking period successfully.The ship is now afloat awaiting the installation of its new MAK engine from Germany after which she will be dry-docked again to complete the works.
We're looking forward to welcoming back Pont-Aven to our Plymouth, Roscoff, Cork, and Santander routes later this week! Spring is definitely in the air!
#BrittanyFerries
We’re looking to the future of ferry travel, with a concept for a high-speed all-electric ‘flying ferry'. It’s a craft that foils like hydrofoil and flies like a plane – all with the comfort & convenience of a ferry. Find out more about our vision here ➡️
Thanks to Steve in our Port Operations team for sharing these photos of Pont-Aven arriving in Plymouth.
You know spring is here when you see Pont-Aven in Plymouth!
There is just one day left until the 50th anniversary of our first sailing
Thanks to you, our followers, we were voted the 'Best Ferry Company' at the recent British Travel Awards 😊
#BF50
#BrittanyFerries
We would like to share with you our support to the amazing
#emojibzh
campaign to make the Breton flag available on all smartphones. If you love Brittany and want to help us, just tweet a nice picture of your last holiday in
#Brittany
using the hashtags
#GwennHaDu
#brittanyferries
The ferry sector has united behind a positive message for passengers. Nothing changes this year for travel to the EU. No visas, no Green Cards, no delays at ports. Pet passports apply as normal and EHIC cards are valid throughout 2020. Book with confidence
We started as a freight transporter in 1973. Today we continue to move goods across borders, adapting quickly to trends in the market. This year, demand for "unaccompanied" freight is growing . We - and our port partners - are ideally suited to meet it.
Our next ship Santoña has taken to the water for the first time. She is a sister ship to Salamanca (launched in March), and will also be powered by cleaner LNG (liquefied natural gas). Santoña will complete sea trials this autumn & is due to enter service in 2023
Honfleur takes a bow!
Another milestone in Honfleur’s construction story took place on Thursday 15th November 2018, when the ship’s bow was lowered into position. Watch the moment here...