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Off on our fist trip to France with the caravan next week and I'm after a bit of advice.

We are travelling overnight Portsmouth - Caen. I'm assuming we can get breakfast on the ferry before we arrive but can't find anything about what they serve. DS has autism and severe learning difficulties and isn't very flexible with food so I need to know that we can get toast! Porridge or yoghurt would be good as well but not essential, defiantly don't want cooked breakfast. Can anyone tell me what they serve on the ferry, or in the terminal in Caen (assuming you can park there with a caravan after getting off the ferry)?

We are also taking the hamster with us (always rake him away with us, he has no problems travelling and is used to this) he will sped the ferry crossing in his cage in the caravan. There are no restriction on taking hamsters out or back in the country and Brittany Ferries seem to be OK with transporting them as long as they stay in the car / caravan but I can't see if I need to inform them about him or will be charged for taking him. Does anyone know? I know I should just call them but I only seem to get time to think about things like this late at night!

They normally sell full English Breakfasts as well as continental's.  I think you can buy toast and maybe yoghourts.  (Try looking on the Ferry Website).  It might be an idea to take bread allthough some french supermarkets are now selling sliced bread.

regards Bob

I came back from Caen on Saturday on the 8.30am crossing on Brittany ferries Mont Saint Michel. The cafeteria was busy but fast. Apart from the full english there was continental, croissants, jams etc. I didn't see porridge but there was yoghurt. Toast was included with the english breakfast so maybe they would sell it seperately.

As for the ferry port. It's quite small and so is the terminal building. I think i would give it a miss.

harryb

Prices:

I was pleasantly suprised with the cafeteria prices, they were not expensive, certainly nowhere near what you would pay on a UK motorway service area. I can't remember exactly but I think the full english was £4.95 (€5.45) and continental was priced individually.

The coffee shop prices I did find expensive for what you get. Paper cups, paper plates and plastic cutlery.

After a full night on board and being relaxed I don't think I would want to stop at the first motor way services, they will be expensive.

harryb

when we did Plymouth - Roscoff overnight in May ,the breakfast was far too early ! ( i cant eat that ealy in the morning straight after getting up!) plus the queues were stupidly long!

 so we just tok some cartons of juice,brioche,cereal bars etc to have in the car :)