Normandie Express returns
March 12, 2010 - Brittany Ferries' high-speed catamara, Normandie Express roared back into action today when she started her 2010 season of speedy crossings from Portsmouth to Cherbourg and Caen in Normandy.
This year Brittany Ferries has introduced the craft earlier in the season and is offering more frequent departures than in previous years.
This not ony caters for strong demand from passengers wanting to cross the Channel quickly from Portsmouth, but also compensates for the reduction in sailings between Poole and Cherbourg following the recent withdrawal of the conventional ferry, Barfleur.
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Spring Specials on golf breaks to Normandy
Brittany Ferries Holidays is introducing some specially arranged packages in Normandy this spring that offer outstanding value.
You can stay for two nights at the Hotel Mercure le Grand Large in the centre of Granville and play three rounds of golf on the marvellous links courses of Granville and Vire la Dathˇe from just £209 per person.
Or allow yourself a little more time and stay three nights at the Hotel Ibis Bayeux and play three rounds of golf including two at the spectacular Omaha Beach Golf Club from just £239 per person.
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Service to Spain doubles with a new ferry
December 22, 2009 - Following the success of the Portsmouth-Santander route, launched in March 2009, Brittany Ferries is adding yet another luxury cruise-ferry to its fleet to provide its customers with an additional two round trips a week between these ports.
It means that from March 2010 the UK and Spain will be linked by a total of four Brittany Ferries passenger services every week: three from Portsmouth and one from Plymouth.
The new, 32,728-ton vessel, as yet unnamed, will complement the existing Spanish services operated by the company's flagship, Pont Aven, with which it has many features in common, notably its high cruising speed enabling the crossing from Portsmouth to be made in just 24 hours.
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Home from home cottage and villa holidays in France and Spain
Brittany Ferries' 2010 Cottages & Villas programme offers home from home holidays in France and Spain. There are hundreds of holiday properties to choose from, spread throughout the vibrant and beautiful holiday areas of France as well as northern 'Green' Spain.
Each holiday includes ferry travel, making booking easy and travel straightforward. Itmakes them very affordable too - for example a week's getaway to a cottage in Brittany during the Easter break, including overnight cruise ferry crossings with a car and cabin each way costs only £138 per person for a family of four.
The choice is wide and varied, ranging from villas in vibrant Atlantic Coast beach resorts to cottages buried deep in the Dordogne.
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Chalet and camping apartments offer affordable fun for all
Brittany Ferries' 2010 Chalet Camping and Apartments programme offers a range of attractive packages for families looking for fun-packed holidays in France and northern Spain.
Choose from a fabulous selection of apartments, chalet camping sites and holiday resorts situated throughout the best holiday areas, from Normandy to the Cote d'Azur and from Cantabria to the Costa Blanca.
Almost all locations feature a large family pool and many are also near to a golf course or minutes from the beach where you can indulge in all sorts of watersports.
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Hotel Breaks ... the very best in French and Spanish hospitality
Brittany Ferries Holidays specialise in self-drive holidays to France and Spain and its Hotel Breaks programme is packed with great ideas for holidaymakers to discover the delights of western France and Green Spain by day, before enjoying the very best hospitality by night.
In France and Spain, a warm welcome is part of the way of life, and Brittany Ferries has selected the very best properties for this new brochure.
Ranging from imposing French chateaux and Spanish Paradores serving top class cuisine to small family run country inns specialising in wholesome country cooking, there is something to suit every taste and budget.
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Golf Breaks in 2010
The 2010 Brittany Ferries Golf Breaks programme provides golfers with a choice of 60 great courses in Brittany, Normandy and the Loire.
Brittany Ferries has picked the best courses there are, and because it is a French company and knows France better than perhaps any other tour operator, it has been able to negotiate some great rates at hotels and courses.
Plus, with a saving of 12.5 per cent on all bookings made by December 31 and a "price match guarantee" giving the reassurance that you won't find cheaper elsewhere, these holidays really do offer unbeatable value.
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Mini-cruises to Spain are back
Brittany Ferries have reintroduced their popular autumn roundtrip mini-cruises to Spain, departing from and returning to the port of Plymouth.
These breaks to the elegant Spanish resort of Santander offer the perfect way to celebrate a special occasion, indulge in some Christmas shopping or simply get away from it all for a couple of days, and starting from as little as £75 per person including en suite cabin accommodation and all port charges, they're a bargain too.
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Get away this autumn - more easily and for less!
There are so many reasons to make a getaway for France or Spain this autumn. There's still plenty of fine weather, the countryside is blazing with colour, there's even more space on the beaches and the seas are still warm.
What's more, booking your holiday with www.brittanyferries.com is now easier than ever.
With Brittany Ferries, autumn also means that prices for travel and accommodation are even lower, and a wide a range of great offers on hundreds of ferry-inclusive holidays and breaks helps you save even more. With these offers a one-week cottage holiday in France can cost as little as £332 for two, including return ferry crossings with car.
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