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Catching the ferry in January what should I expect from the economy class tickets.
any free meals.
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Catching the ferry in January what should I expect from the economy class tickets.
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Which boat are you on? It makes a difference!
In economy, you have to book your own tables at the restaurant, and the breakfast isn't brought to your room. The cabin is smaller but that's about it.
Give us more info on the boat, and you'll receive more info. :D
 
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We're Portsmouth to Santander on January 5th, economy and we did the same trip last year. Decent sized clean room but nothing else is included, food and drink is all reasonably priced though

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On the Pont Avon the restaurant in the evening is good but a bit pricey, however the breakfast is good value in the morning at about 12 Euro each. The drinks on board are good value given the captive customer base..........enjoy your trip.

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If you are going on the "economie" boat then there isn't a bookable restaurant as such just a very good self service type café. We prefer this to the "cruise" boats, although they are bigger and slightly more stable.
 
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Slightly off thread but what is the position regarding taking your on the ship, do they provide a kennel or can you take your dog in the cabin.
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When they bring the oars round cry off with a bad back. lol Pete

Ps we are on the pont avent on the 31st Jan two night trip nice start to the 5 Months in Spain .
 
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Which boat are you on? It makes a difference!
In economy, you have to book your own tables at the restaurant, and the breakfast isn't brought to your room. The cabin is smaller but that's about it.
Give us more info on the boat, and you'll receive more info. :D
Sorry the boat is Bale de Seine on the 12th Jan
 

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Slightly off thread but what is the position regarding taking your on the ship, do they provide a kennel or can you take your dog in the cabin.
Spongy
Depends on the ship, some ships have special dog friendly cabins, only supposed to be one dog per cabin but we always get away with two smaller ones. All have kennels. The economie ship only allows dogs for cars as the garage area for dog owners is one of the lower headroom areas.

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Sorry the boat is Bale de Seine on the 12th Jan
Ah! I misunderstood! This is the new Economie service that Brittany Ferries are offering. I'm afraid I know nothing about this service, but reading the literature, it looks like it does what it says on the tin. Smaller ships with limited services on board, so that they can offer cheaper fairs on these boats.
I can see that this kind of crossing would be ideal for someone who, for example, would sit out on deck with a drink and a book. That kind of thing :)
 
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Depends on the ship, some ships have special dog friendly cabins, only supposed to be one dog per cabin but we always get away with two smaller ones. All have kennels. The economie ship only allows dogs for cars as the garage area for dog owners is one of the lower headroom areas.
Trouble with the dog friendly cabins is that they are not guaranteed so if you turn up and they have substituted the ship you are stuffed.
 

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Catching the ferry in January what should I expect from the economy class tickets.
any free meals.
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Try and pick one of the inboard oars
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Catching the ferry in January what should I expect from the economy class tickets.
any free meals.
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A potentially rougher trip on an older, lighter and less stabilised boat, better take the stoogie!!! :xeek:
 
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Personally I wouldn't take any ship to Spain except the Pont Aven.

The smaller ships make an already boring journey unbearable.

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I have never been on a Brittany ship with an escalator,,,,BUSBY.
I definitely have, the Cap Finistre this year sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao on a 2 night crossing which
I have never been on a Brittany ship with an escalator,,,,BUSBY.

The Cap Finistere has an escalator, we sailed on it this year from Portsmouth to Bilbao on a 2 night crossing as it did a crew changeover at Roscoff. It is situated to the rear of the ship.
 
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Personally I wouldn't take any ship to Spain except the Pont Aven.

The smaller ships make an already boring journey unbearable.
Yup, this is our favourite boat. But then I like all the shopping and restaurants etc. I can understand that some people find that hell on earth though. One of my cousins for example.I told her how much we enjoyed the Pont Aven, she did the crossing and stayed in the cabin or up on deck the whole journey. Ate a packed lunch, she would have been betteroff on the Economie! ::bigsmile:
 
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Personally I wouldn't take any ship to Spain except the Pont Aven.

The smaller ships make an already boring journey unbearable.
Cap Finistere is a bigger ship isn't it? About the same size as the Pont Aven? Hope so, I'm booked on it.

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Cap Finistere is a bigger ship isn't it? About the same size as the Pont Aven? Hope so, I'm booked on it.

No it's a lot smaller and I have to say more boring.

It's ok, but for future purposes I suggest you only book on the Pont Aven
 
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Just a bit of info regarding the Economie service. I spoke to Brittany Ferries this morning and as a result I've changed my booking. I was originally sailing on the Baie de Seine for the first time, previously the Etretat on the same route to Santander. The Etretat has been moved over to the Le Havre route as it was considered to be to small for Santander. I thought it was OK although it did roll around a bit it if it was rough. After reading about Motorhomes and cars being parked on the open deck and knowing what the state the bodywork can look like on docking I've decided to change my booking to the Cap Finistere cruise ship on the Bilbao route. OK you can be unlucky and end up being parked below the funnels and get covered in exhaust soot but at least the crew know about it and will hose it off with fresh water if you ask them. They have done it once before for me. I can't see them hosing down a full deck of motorhomes and cars before disembarking on the Baie de Seine. The only thing I don't like about the Cap Finistere is it has a posh over the top restaurant with prices to match and the grill café up on the top deck leaves a bit to be desired.
For anyone who isn't aware, the Cap Finistere does a crew changover at Roscoff which results in a 2 night crossing if you sail out on a Sunday but midweek it is a one night crossing.
Bon Voyage.
By the way the Cap Finistere has an Escalator.
 
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Wouldn't fancy it this weekend, it's blowing a hoolie down here (Spain)

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[QUOTif="laurieash, post: 1681356, member: 29917"]Catching the ferry in January what should I expect from the economy class tickets.
any free meals.
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No it's a lot smaller and I have to say more boring.

It's ok, but for future purposes I suggest you only book on the Pont Aven

The Pont Avon is 184 Metres long it's beam is 30 metres and 41,000 tonnes.
The Cap Finistere is 203 Metres long it's beam is 25 metres.

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When they bring the oars round cry off with a bad back. lol Pete

Ps we are on the pont avent on the 31st Jan two night trip nice start to the 5 Months in Spain .

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I have been corrected by my better half. It's the Cap Finistere we are on. been on it a few times no problem. the only trouble we have had was on the Pont Aven when the engine's stopped about 6 hours out of port and the ship rolled from side to side a few times causing me to slid back around 4 foot and all sorts of table food and crockery to hit the floor.
 

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The Pont Avon is 184 Metres long it's beam is 30 metres and 41,000 tonnes.
The Cap Finistere is 203 Metres long it's beam is 25 metres.

I am surprised at that to be honest.

The Pont Aven seems much bigger

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