New Brittany Ferries Spain boats.

[(RIP) Mark H]

I like sailing from Plymouth too, don't tell everyone it'll get full up

 

[Dirty Ming]

It normally is. Like a cattle market

 

[siwilson]

We had one of the new ships on our return from Cherbourg to Pompey. Day crossing sailing at noonish, so we wanted a late lunch to sustain us for the ride home in the UK. The Big restaurant was not open and unlike the Pont Aven, Normandie etc there isn't a half decent canteen serving hot food like beef bourguignon or chicken chasseur like you had in school. Crap sandwiches at the bar or silly tapas bollocks.
As mentioned above, for a Breton French company, the catering is piss poor.

One benefit of the new ships is that you are not in the bilges on deck 2 like Pont Aven so get on and off pretty quickly in comparison. So not all bad. I'll stick to Plymouth though, outbound as the times are more civilised and just one night.

I really like the new ones. Much quieter and smoother. We usually get a cheaper cabin without a window and the fake "view" is a nice touch. Since it's a relatively short crossing we tend not to eat, but have had a few breakfasts which were as good as on any of the other boats.