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Shorter Ireland-France ferry link
Thursday, 21 Aug, 2009
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LD Lines is switching French destinations served in a ferry link from Ireland from Le Harve to Cherbourg.
The Rosslare-Cherbourg route will start on September 19, replacing the Le Harve service which was introduced last November.
The move will allow for an increase in frequency and shorter crossing times.
The French ferry company’s 800-passenger Norman Voyager will operate the new service, providing six return sailings a week with a crossing time of 17 hours, compared to the previous 22 hours Le Havre journey duration.
The vessel will operate exclusively on the Cherbourg–Rosslare service.
Newly built Norman Voyager was introduced by LD Lines in November onto Portsmouth–Le Havre/Le Havre–Rosslare services.
It will be replaced by the LD/Transmanche Ferries Cote d’Albatre as a second ship on thePortsmouth–Le Havre route.
LD Lines’ managing director Christophe Santoni said:“There is an ever-increasing demand to develop direct Ireland–France ferry links avoiding the UK mainland, and we are responding to the needs of freight customers in particular, who continue to require greater frequency of service and shorter crossings times wherever possible.
“Providing more sailings and an improved crossing time via Cherbourg, we are confident that the freight and tourist business will now have even greater commercial opportunities to grow.”
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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