Brittany Ferries fleet movements

[Kieran]

Great too to see BF putting resources into Ireland the last few days.

[ccs]

A few pics of Pont Aven departing Cork last Saturday afternoon bound for Roscoff

[giftgrub]

Class images as always, but no matter how often you see the Pont, that Scrubber installation is horrendous.

[ccs]

Class images as always, but no matter how often you see the Pont, that Scrubber installation is horrendous.

Couldn't agree more.  Pont Aven was never a really beautiful ship externally but those scrubbers make it look like a lego ship model for under 5s  >:(

[ccs]

Galicia to take over the Rosslare-Bilbao route from November this year replacing Conemara.

BF Spanish timetable for 22/23 is now open for booking. It's showing Salamanca taking over from Connemara. Connemaras last sailing from Rosslare is on 6th November. Looks like Galicia won't be on the route til April 2023.

[marsav68]

BF 2023 France sailings are now available to book.

[ccs]

Due to Pont Aven's delayed arrival from Cork on Sunday morning (arriving at about 11.30) Armorique had to leave the berth so that Pont Aven could load discharge her Cork passengers and load again for Plymouth. Pont Aven left for Plymouth at quarter past 2 and Armorique followed her almost 2 hours later.
Under normal circumstances Pont Aven would have arrived from Cork at approx 7 and departed for Plymouth before Armoriques 10.15 arrival from Plymouth.
 
Here's a few of my pics

[Chef]

Galicia to take over the Rosslare-Bilbao route from November this year replacing Conemara.

BF Spanish timetable for 22/23 is now open for booking. It's showing Salamanca taking over from Connemara. Connemaras last sailing from Rosslare is on 6th November. Looks like Galicia won't be on the route til April 2023.

Looks like Salamanca is taking over the route today, on her way to Rosslare and departed Cherbourg after Connemara arrived.

[Niall]

Yes she is until Santona replaces Galicia which in turn will replace Salamanca on the Rosslare service.

[ccs]

Some interesting figures here. UK-France passenger numbers down 35% in 2022 compared to 2019 but Ireland- France up 46%!
BF hoping to increase passenger numbers on Ireland-Spain route by 50k

Launched in March 2022, Salamanca is the first of four Brittany Ferries vessels to be powered by cleaner liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of investment in fleet renewal.She will operate throughout the winter and into next summer on the Cherbourg and Bilbao to Rosslare routes. The aim is to grow by 50,000 the number of holiday makers sailing between Ireland and Spain. Operating under the French flag, Salamanca will be crewed by French seafarers and can carry 1,015 passengers.    

https://brittanyferriesnewsroom.com/brittany-ferries-publishes-full-year-passenger-and-freight-results/

[boathansm]

Is Connemara handed back to Stena now?

[Niall]

She's back at the cuise terminal in Cherbourg

[Chef]

Salamanca making a stop at Brest tomorrow for a crew change on her way from Bilbao to Rosslare.

[boathansm]

She's back at the cuise terminal in Cherbourg

And then she's out on anchor again.

Somebody knows plan for the ship?

[shipbiulder101]

She's back at the cuise terminal in Cherbourg

And then she's out on anchor again.

Somebody knows plan for the ship?

If the rumours are true she will be heading to DAMEN in Dunkerque for refit and then off to join Bluebridge in the Picton-Wellington route. She is probably waiting for Blue Star 1 to leave DAMEN and then she will be off.