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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
06/10/2015 at 4:55pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Touring caravan.
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Portsmouth/Bilboa was originally run by P&O until they pulled out, and Brittany took over the route. Traditionally Brittany did Plymouth/Santander. Brittany then got the berths at Portsmouth, and they got the Portsmouth/Le Havre route as a bonus. Brittany run 2 cruise ferries, Pont Aven, and Cap Finistere, which do the run usually in 24 hrs, and 18 hrs depending on whether it is from Portsmouth or Plymouth, and 2 Economie ferries, Etratat, and Baie de Somme, which take quite a lot longer. Just to confuse things still further, certain crossings are used to exchange crews at Roscoff, which is a stop but you cannot get off or on, and it extends the crossing time. So confusing?
My tactic is to use the Brittany web site which is very fast, to decide crossing timetable, which boat is on service, and which suits me best, then once times are established, to use these on Caravan club to see if they offer the best price.
In the main, Pont Aven and Cap Finistere, are similar in their facilities, the Economie boats are definitley economiy, cabins are good, but food/bars are iffy, and little else is available for the extended crossing.
You just have to do your homework over the long winter nights.
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