MV Pont L'Abbé

The MV "Pont L'Abbé" is a ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Aalborg Værft A/S in Denmark for DFDS Seaways as MV "Dana Anglia" and entered service with them in 1978. She sailed between Esbjerg, Denmark and Harwich, United Kingdom between 1978 and 2002 before being renamed MV "Duke of Scandinavia" for service between Copenhagen, Denmark and Gdańsk, Poland. She returned to the North Sea in 2003 to sail between Newcastle and IJmuiden.

In 2006 she was chartered by Brittany Ferries to replace the MV|Val de Loire which had been sold to DFDS as a replacement for "Duke of Scandinavia". She sails under the French flag and is registered in Morlaix. It was announced on 19 December 2007 that DFDS has sold the vessel to Brittany Ferries. Her final scheduled sailings between Plymouth and Roscoff will be in November 2008, and her future with the company after that is currently uncertain.

Regular routes

*Plymouth-Roscoff April 2006 - "present"
*"Portsmouth-Cherbourg" March 2006

Other routes served

Under Brittany Ferries, "Pont L'Abbé" has only sailed in passenger service on the Plymouth-Roscoff and Portsmouth-Cherbourg routes. She also sailed between Plymouth and St Malo in December 2006.

Onboard facilities

Brittany Ferries have changed very little on board "Pont L'Abbé" since her service with DFDS. It is rumoured that the charter agreement did not allow major changes to be made to match the facilities on board other Brittany Ferries vessels.

Bars and restaurants

*La Brasserie a la Carte Restaurant - Deck 7.
*Le Café - Deck 7.
*Admiral Bar (Piano Bar) - Deck 7.
*Colombus Bar - Deck 7.

hops

*Sea Shop - Deck 7.

Other facilities

*Children's Playroom - Deck 7.
*400 Cabins - Decks 2, 3, 6 and 8. ("De-luxe, 2 and 4 berth standard and couchette cabins")

In June 2006 a number of reclining seats fitted in the former freight drivers lounge on Deck 7.

Trivia

*The "Dana Anglia" was the primary setting for the ferry-based TV series "Triangle".
*The "Dana Anglia was" featured in an episode of "Birds of a Feather".
*The "Duke of Scandinavia" was seen in the background during an episode of "Top Gear" which featured two of the presenters sailing out of Newcastle on the MS|Princess of Scandinavia.

References

External links

* [http://www.brittanyferries.com Brittany Ferries official site]
* [http://www.brittanyferries.co.uk/media/pdf/g/8/PontLAbbe_1.pdf Official Onboard Guide PDF]