sandalwood Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Does anyone know why the 12 noon ferry from.Cherbourg is now not running? asked Brittany Ferries, no answer. This was a popular ferry arriving back in good light to drive home. Seems odd, it does run in July/ Aug. Is it for returning families on school holidays! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 If you are referring to the Portsmouth-Cherbourg route, in 2018 the “Normandie” cruise-ferry apparently left from Cherbourg on just one day (Wednesday 21 February at 23:00) before that ship transferred to the Portsmouth-Caen route. From 22 February until 2 April there are no crossings from Cherbourg to Portsmouth. (Demand would be relatively small and easily handled by the Portsmouth-Caen and Poole-Cherbourg routes.) On 3 April crossings from Cherbourg to Portsmouth restart using the “Normandie Express” high-speed catamaran. There is no crossing leaving Cherbourg at 12:00, though there is a 12:30 crossing that commences on 25 May and continues to be offered until 31 August. The final 2018 Cherbourg-Portsmouth crossing by “Normandie Express” is scheduled for 10 September. Except for the odd occasion only the “Normandie Express” is used on the Portsmouth-Cherbourg route and (because of the nature of this vessel) Brittany Ferries only operates it from May through early-September when weather/sea conditions should be reasonable. That has been Brittany Ferries’s policy for quite a few years. Brittany Ferries operates the Poole-Cherbourg route all year round (in 2018 using the “Armorique” or “Barfleur” cruise-ferries). Depending on the day of the week, the ferry leaves Cherbourg at 18:30 or 22:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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