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PROFILE
The three ships of the SeaFrance fleet - Renoir, Cezanne and Monet - offer a unique on-board concept with traditional French brasseries, restaurants and bars, authentic French food and motorists lounge. - Le Parisien Cafe - with the mood and atmosphere of a traditional French pavement cafe. Serving light snacks such as croque monsieur, with typical French pression beers, Pastis, citron presse and freshly ground coffee.
- La Brasserie - a self-service or waiter-service brasserie serving a range of familiar French dishes including cassoulet, steak au poivre and coq au vin. Monthly menus are devised by Michelin-starred French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli. There is also a selection of sandwiches and baguettes. La Brasserie also has state-of-the art computers for motorists giving up-to-the-minute traffic reports, route planners and tourist information.
- Le Relais Gourmet - a self-service restaurant serving a wide choice of French and English main dishes, full English breakfast and special menus for children and vegetarians.
- Le Pub - a traditional French pub atmosphere with a selection of French, Belgian, Dutch, Irish and British draught and bottled beers. Serves bar snacks such as Croque Monsieur, baguettes and full English breakfast.
- Gourmet de France - perfect for stocking up for a picnic en route. A wide variety of pates, cheeses, breads, and other continental snacks.
Fresh croissants are baked on board throughout the day and traditional French baguettes are brought on board every sailing. SeaFrance is the third largest ferry service on the Dover-Calais route, with three ships and 15 passenger departures a day. Its launch was the result of the end of pooling arrangements between Societe Nouvelle d'Armement Transmanche (SNAT) and Stena Sealink on December 31. The three passenger ferries and the freight ship, Nord Pas de Calais, offer a combined daily capacity of 34,000 passengers, 8,300 cars and 2,400 lorries. SeaFrance aims to capture 12 per cent of the total cross-Channel market, over 2.7 million passengers. Says Robin Wilkins, managing director: "We just want to offer the consumer a different way of crossing the Channel, one which enables them to begin their holiday trip to France the minute they step onto our ships."
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