Brittany Ferries, a passenger car and freight service operating from eleven ports, linking four countries: UK – France, UK – Spain and Ireland – France, has said that it will launch a new, exclusive lounge on Barfleur, its cruise-ferry operating from Poole to Cherbourg this summer.
Besides the high-speed services operating from Portsmouth, the Poole to Cherbourg ferry route is the fastest way to get from the UK to France on the western Channel. The new Barfleur Club Lounge is expected to offer more premium travel experience. Accessed by boarding card, it will include USB charging points, newspapers, complimentary tea, coffee and cold drinks, as well as a sleep kit for overnight crossings.
The new 20-seat lounge will open from July 1, 2017 and customers can book a reclining seat for GBP18 during the day time and GBP25 for overnight sailings. The announcement comes as Barfleur is completing its 25th year of operation in 2017.
‘We’re excited to launch this premium service on crossings between Poole and Cherbourg in response to demand from our passengers,’ said Gareth Bewley, customer services manager. ‘They will soon be able to relax in a luxurious, reclining seat within an exclusive lounge and enjoy complimentary services throughout the sailing. Wi-fi, nespresso coffee and newspapers are just some of the things that will come as standard for travellers.’
Brittany Ferries was set up by a collective of French farmers as a freight-only operator in the early 1970s, with the aim of bringing French agricultural products to a wider British market. Today Brittany Ferries is the market leader on the Western Channel for passengers and for freight. It is also a provider of ferry-inclusive motoring holidays to France and Spain.
