David Williams Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Dropping to 2 running slower and adding a short rotation for crew change somewhere would have the advantage of removing the 2 night crossing and saving fuel, however this was all meant to be about increasing Spanish capacity. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, David Williams said: however this was all meant to be about increasing Spanish capacity. Agreed - that’s why I think it’s more likely that they’ll still want to get the 3 rotations from CF. Difficult to think what might be complicated about the St Malo timetable to necessitate delay in publishing though. Unless it really is all sorted and it is about staggering the demands on the website and phone lines, as several have suggested. Link to post Share on other sites
LHCity Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Regarding the schedules of the Le Havre / Portsmouth route, here is BF's response to my request: Hello, At the moment we don't have a date for the 2021 crossings on this line yet. We invite you to regularly consult our website or subscribe to the newsletter to be notified of new products. Our fleet will welcome new boats, there will probably be a change soon 😉 We wish you a good day, See you soon ! Edited July 17, 2020 by LHCity Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, LHCity said: Our fleet will welcome new boats, there will probably be a change soon Have Stena got any more rust buckets to get rid of ? Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I think they’re undecided as to whether Le Havre is going to continue. That was a very noncommittal reply - and they are clearly (from that) not intending to release Le Havre schedules at the time when they’ve promised Spain and St Malo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, Gareth said: I think they’re undecided as to whether Le Havre is going to continue. That was a very noncommittal reply - and they are clearly (from that) not intending to release Le Havre schedules at the time when they’ve promised Spain and St Malo. Not sure, the public statement was that the rest of the timetable will be released next week, I also note that they were still talking about new ships recently - has Condor got anything they want to dump ? Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Gareth said: Difficult to think what might be complicated about the St Malo timetable to necessitate delay in publishing though Could it be something to do with the Condor deal as I suggested a long time ago? Perhaps they are trying to tie the BF arrival and the Condor departure together to allow a trans-ship service to Jersey. Ed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Cabin-boy said: Could it be something to do with the Condor deal as I suggested a long time ago? Perhaps they are trying to tie the BF arrival and the Condor departure together to allow a trans-ship service to Jersey. Ed. Possible. Though - if you wanted to travel from Portsmouth to Jersey overnight, wouldn’t it be easier just to get on Clipper? Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Gareth said: Possible. Though - if you wanted to travel from Portsmouth to Jersey overnight, wouldn’t it be easier just to get on Clipper? Yes but you can't run an overnight service to both islands and get in at a realistic time in the morning. It's either stupid-o'clock in Guernsey and then breakfast time in Jersey or Breakfast time in Guernsey and late morning in Jersey. It was just a thought though but would be a good way for BF to sell extra capacity out of season. Ed. Link to post Share on other sites
Millsy Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 If I remember rightly it was the former or something very like it in 1979, when you could buy a through ticket from the ticket office at Emsworth! Link to post Share on other sites
LHCity Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Gareth said: I think they’re undecided as to whether Le Havre is going to continue. That was a very noncommittal reply - and they are clearly (from that) not intending to release Le Havre schedules at the time when they’ve promised Spain and St Malo. There is some chosen that will be played between the boats of Le Havre and the boats of St Malo A service St Malo <> Portsmouth <> Le Havre with BRETAGNE and CAP FINISTERE? Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, LHCity said: There is some chosen that will be played between the boats of Le Havre and the boats of St Malo A service St Malo <> Portsmouth <> Le Havre with BRETAGNE and CAP FINISTERE? Never happen - sorry! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LHCity Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Transfer of BRETAGNE in Le Havre (same size like NORMANDIE). Transfer of CAP FINISTERE in St Malo ? there may also be mutualisations that are being prepared with CONDOR FERRIES. There is a reason why the ST MALO and LE HAVRE schedules will be published next week. If you continue on the current schedule, there is nothing complicated. I think the port authority of Le Havre had to negotiate with Brittany Ferries to get a ship equivalent to NORMANDIE, because important work has been done to accommodate a "real" ferry, worthy of the name. Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, LHCity said: Transfer of BRETAGNE in Le Havre (same size like NORMANDIE). Transfer of CAP FINISTERE in St Malo ? there may also be mutualisations that are being prepared with CONDOR FERRIES. There is a reason why the ST MALO and LE HAVRE schedules will be published next week. If you continue on the current schedule, there is nothing complicated. I think the port authority of Le Havre had to negotiate with Brittany Ferries to get a ship equivalent to NORMANDIE, because important work has been done to accommodate a "real" ferry, worthy of the name. The problem with this is the lack of freight capacity of the Bretagne https://www.brittanyferriesfreight.co.uk/fleet/freight-capacities 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tumnus2010 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 And I think this has been discussed before..but the Cap is too long for St. Malo? Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Tumnus2010 said: And I think this has been discussed before..but the Cap is too long for St. Malo? That was my thought Link to post Share on other sites
LHCity Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) I didn't know that the freight capacity of BRETAGNE was lower than NORMANDIE. 39 vs 84 !!! Finally it is the CAP FINISTERE that is best suited to replace the ETRETAT, in a more qualitative version... especially on Brittany Ferries' 2nd FRET route. With GALICIA, CF will it be necessary on the Spanish routes? Edited July 17, 2020 by LHCity Link to post Share on other sites
hhvferry Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 The sad reality is that Le Havre is not a priority for BF and is unlikely to become one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 5 hours ago, hhvferry said: The sad reality is that Le Havre is not a priority for BF and is unlikely to become one. And ultimately probably better that it doesn’t. Le Havre would ultimately stand a better chance of having a proper ferry service if it were left to someone else to step in and provide some competition for BF in the Western Channel. Someone for whom it would be the priority and who can give it more than token attention. I agree it is not BF’s priority and never will be. Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Etretat is fine for a route that is freight focussed and is great for an overnight crossing. I choose to overnight on it instead of MSM even though I don’t get a free breakfasf. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LHCity Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, hhvferry said: The sad reality is that Le Havre is not a priority for BF and is unlikely to become one. it's your interpretation. It is not that of the Port authority of LH which has excellent relations with BF;-). The transfer of NORMANDIE was a positive sign. Let's wait for the schedules to be delivered next week, which holds great mysteries. Edited July 18, 2020 by LHCity 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, LHCity said: Port authority of LH which has excellent relations with BF;-). Shame that it's relationship with their dockers is not quite as good. And as far as BF customers are concerned Le Havre has proved a most unreliable port to book Edited July 18, 2020 by David Williams Link to post Share on other sites
Gareth Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 31 minutes ago, LHCity said: Let's wait for the schedules to be delivered next week I thought you said they told you that wasn’t going to happen? (What you quoted was that we “don’t have a date for publishing 2021 schedules on this route” or something like that. It was that information that they gave you that caused me to wonder whether they are planning on continuing with the route.) Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 33 minutes ago, LHCity said: which holds great mysteries. Maybe switch to 2 ships a day and keep the Kerry for Ireland given that the Connemara is now French crewed. Link to post Share on other sites
LHCity Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, Gareth said: I thought you said they told you that wasn’t going to happen? (What you quoted was that we “don’t have a date for publishing 2021 schedules on this route” or something like that. It was that information that they gave you that caused me to wonder whether they are planning on continuing with the route.) Sorry for the English/French translation. BF told me that the schedules were going to be published very soon at the same time for Le Havre and St Malo... with new ships ...? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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