MV Normandie
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MV Normandie | |
Career | |
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Name: | MV Normandie |
Owner: | SENACAL |
Operator: | Brittany Ferries |
Port of registry: | Caen, 22x20px France |
Route: | Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham) |
Ordered: | May 1990 |
Builder: | Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland |
Christened: | 14 May 1992 |
Completed: | 1992 |
Maiden voyage: | 18 May 1992 |
Identification: | IMO number: 9006253 |
Status: | in service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 27,542 tonnes |
Length: | 161 m (528 ft) |
Beam: | 26 m (85 ft) |
Installed power: | Wärtsilä |
Speed: | 20.5 kn (38 km/h) |
Capacity: |
2,123 passengers 575 vehicles |
Crew: | 137 |
MV Normandie is a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Kvaener Masa Yards in Finland and has been sailing for Brittany Ferries since 1992.
Contents
Routes served
- Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham) 1992-present
Normandie rarely strays from the route for which she was built however, she has operated between Portsmouth and Cherbourg on a number of sailings, mostly for Christmas and New Year lay overs but also in 1994 to transport the Tour de France back to its home country after a leg in the United Kingdom.
Onboard facilities
Bars and restaurants
- Le Deauville a la Carte Restaurant - Deck 8.
- Riva Bella Self Service Restaurant - Deck 8.
- Le Pays d'Auge Salon de Thé - Deck 9.
- Le Derby Bar - Deck 9.
Shops
- La Boutique - Deck 7.
- Le Kiosque - Deck 9.
- La Vitrine - Deck 8.
- Photo Shop - Deck 8.
Other facilities
- Cinemas - Deck 7.
- Children's Playroom - Deck 9.
- 220 Cabins - Decks 5, 6 and 7. (Commodore Class, 2 and 4 berth standard cabins.)
- 416 Reclining Seats - Deck 7.
Statistics
- Gross Tonnage: 27,542
- Length: 161m
- Beam: 26m
- Speed: 20.5 knots
- Crew: 137
- Cars: up to 575
- Passengers: 2123
External links
- Brittany Ferries official site
- Official Onboard Guide PDF
- Brittany Ferries Enthusiasts - Unofficial Guide to the Western Channel ferry company.
- MV NORMANDIE on faktaomfartyg.se
- NORMANDIE on marinetraffic.com