On April 3rd the eagerly awaited new flag ship made
her maiden Roscoff-Cork-Roscoff voyage, greated in Cork by a civic
reception along with Breton and Irish pipers. She is a ferry first
offering her more than 2, 000 passengers' facilities that are usually
found on cruse ships, including cabins with balconies and a swimming
pool with a retractable roof. With the service speed of 27 knots,
provided by her four MARK engines she cross between Cork and Brittany
in just eleven hours. The ship is named after the picturesque fishing
village near Lorient famed as a haunt of artists including Paul Gaugin.
