Bf extended sailing times

[beany]

Went on bf last night, the sailing times for Portsmouth bilbao are now showing 32 hrs that's two nights on the boat now. I think santander is the same, but the return is still 24 hrs.??

[johnnyboxer]

Went on bf last night, the sailing times for Portsmouth bilbao are now showing 32 hrs that's two nights on the boat now. I think santander is the same, but the return is still 24 hrs.??

Wasn’t it always 2 nights on BF Portsmouth to Bilbao?

[Tramp]

Cheers Beany.... It all depends on the boats used on the routes was 24hrs to santander on pont Avan the bilbao was 36 but still 1 night on each just diff depart and arrival times.... The new boats arrive shortly so don't worry...

Have a safe journey...

Here is a bf ferry link showing they now use old tugs the pont aven isn't used in the Bilbao crossing just Santander.. . So yes 2 nights in a covid cruise with reduced restaurants and menus.. That's the old Conemara... The crossings must be busy.


https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/ferr ... uth-bilbao

[Peirre]

The two nighter was usually the crew change boat

[Jak*]

I was booked on the shorter Portsmouth to Bilbao crossing but they have moved that boat to the French routes, so they transferred my crossing to the Plymouth to Santander route which is quicker anyway. I think because they have had to reduce the numbers on each boat the French crossings are more popular so they moved the boat to that route. Cheers

[bowber]

The two nighter was usually the crew change boat

Yes, they change over at a port in France, did this one a few years ago.

Steve

[beany]

after the crew chande info i looked at a week later and another week a later as well they all come at 32 hrs sailing.

[AlanHolt]

The new boats arrive shortly so don't worry...

Brittany ferries have cancelled the order for the new boats. I posted a link to the news article in another thread a few weeks back.

[PDiddy]

The new boats arrive shortly so don't worry...

Brittany ferries have cancelled the order for the new boats. I posted a link to the news article in another thread a few weeks back.

Is that completely correct though?? They have a new boat for the UK to Spain sailings next year.

[AlanHolt]

They cancelled a 2nd boat which was due to replace the one doing Portsmouth to Caen.

https://www.motorship.com/news101/ships ... erman-yard