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Five Crossings a Day is a Recipe for Success
It looks like being another busy and successful year for sister companies LD Lines and Transmanche Ferries who operate cross-channel ferry services out of Newhaven and Portsmouth to the Normandy Region of France. They have recently announced they will be providing a total of five crossings a day aboard their stunning new vessels, The Seven Sisters and the Cote d'Albatre (operating out of Newhaven) and the tastefully appointed Norman Spirit (operating out of Portsmouth).
Throughout the year, Transmanche Ferries provide three return crossings daily from Newhaven to Dieppe. In the spring and summer (1st May to 30th September) these will be augmented by a daily crossing from Newhaven to Le Havre. LD Lines will continue to deliver their daily return crossing from Portsmouth to Le Havre. All three routes are serviced by state of the art ferries which offer a high standard of comfort on a human scale.
There are comfortable lounge areas, stylish shopping with a French accent and panoramic views over the Channel from spacious sun decks. Comfortable cabins are available on each ferry. With innovative stabilisers fitted to each vessel you are sure of a smooth crossing whatever the weather.
Transmanche Ferries and LD Lines sail into two of the most interesting and striking of the French Channel ports. Both are well worth more than a second glance. Dieppe with its elegant architecture, fabulous seafood restaurants (scallops a speciality) and spectacular weekly market and Le Havre, with its busy port, long beach, designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2005 for its remarkable, post-war concrete architecture. Le Havre is also home to the striking Musee Malraux, a spectacular space housing, amongst others, Monet and Dufy paintings in a setting where you can get up close to them without the crowds.
The sister companies, LD Lines and Transmanche Ferries, are committed to maintaining these important cross-channel routes. Transmanche Ferries has the backing of five public bodies (the county councils of Seine-Maritime and the Somme, the town councils of Dieppe and Fecamp, and the Chamber of Commerce) and purchased two new vessels last year - the first new ships ever to be used on the Newhaven-Dieppe route.
LD Lines have also commissioned a new ferry for the Portsmouth-Le Havre route and are due to take delivery of it in 2010. All these ferries offer superior comfort on a human scale. (Transmanche Ferries own the two vessels that sail out of Newhaven to Dieppe and Le Havre and LD Lines operate these ferries on their behalf. LD Lines owns and operates the ferry on the Portsmouth to Le Havre route). LD Lines parent company, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (Armateurs is French for shipowners) is a family company established over 150 years ago and has been overseen by five generations of the Louis Dreyfus family.
The company maintains a fleet of over 60 ships worldwide and has tremendous expertise in maritime transport. The success of the Transmanche Ferries / LD Lines partnership is of great benefit to the travelling public who are assured regular, affordable and relaxing Channel crossings from the South Coast ports closest to London. New for 2008 is the shop in the Dieppe Terminal opening on April 1st to cater for your souvenir needs, including keenly priced alcohol, cigarettes and perfumes.
80% of bookings are now made on-line and you are advised to book early for the best prices. With so much to see in Normandy and beyond, what are you waiting for?
From 1st May 2008 LD Lines and Transmanche Ferries will operate 5 crossings a day as follows (all times are local times):
Newhaven - Dieppe
Depart Newhaven: 01.00, 07.00 18.00 - crossing time 4 hours
Depart Dieppe: 00.30, 07.30, 13.30
Newhaven - Le Havre
Depart Newhaven: 12.00 - crossing time 5 hours
Depart Le Havre: 19.30
Portsmouth - Le Havre
Depart Portsmouth: 23.00, arrive Le Havre 08.00 next morning
Depart Le Havre: 17.00, arrive Portsmouth 21.30
Throughout the year, Transmanche Ferries provide three return crossings daily from Newhaven to Dieppe. In the spring and summer (1st May to 30th September) these will be augmented by a daily crossing from Newhaven to Le Havre. LD Lines will continue to deliver their daily return crossing from Portsmouth to Le Havre. All three routes are serviced by state of the art ferries which offer a high standard of comfort on a human scale.
There are comfortable lounge areas, stylish shopping with a French accent and panoramic views over the Channel from spacious sun decks. Comfortable cabins are available on each ferry. With innovative stabilisers fitted to each vessel you are sure of a smooth crossing whatever the weather.
Transmanche Ferries and LD Lines sail into two of the most interesting and striking of the French Channel ports. Both are well worth more than a second glance. Dieppe with its elegant architecture, fabulous seafood restaurants (scallops a speciality) and spectacular weekly market and Le Havre, with its busy port, long beach, designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2005 for its remarkable, post-war concrete architecture. Le Havre is also home to the striking Musee Malraux, a spectacular space housing, amongst others, Monet and Dufy paintings in a setting where you can get up close to them without the crowds.
The sister companies, LD Lines and Transmanche Ferries, are committed to maintaining these important cross-channel routes. Transmanche Ferries has the backing of five public bodies (the county councils of Seine-Maritime and the Somme, the town councils of Dieppe and Fecamp, and the Chamber of Commerce) and purchased two new vessels last year - the first new ships ever to be used on the Newhaven-Dieppe route.
LD Lines have also commissioned a new ferry for the Portsmouth-Le Havre route and are due to take delivery of it in 2010. All these ferries offer superior comfort on a human scale. (Transmanche Ferries own the two vessels that sail out of Newhaven to Dieppe and Le Havre and LD Lines operate these ferries on their behalf. LD Lines owns and operates the ferry on the Portsmouth to Le Havre route). LD Lines parent company, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (Armateurs is French for shipowners) is a family company established over 150 years ago and has been overseen by five generations of the Louis Dreyfus family.
The company maintains a fleet of over 60 ships worldwide and has tremendous expertise in maritime transport. The success of the Transmanche Ferries / LD Lines partnership is of great benefit to the travelling public who are assured regular, affordable and relaxing Channel crossings from the South Coast ports closest to London. New for 2008 is the shop in the Dieppe Terminal opening on April 1st to cater for your souvenir needs, including keenly priced alcohol, cigarettes and perfumes.
80% of bookings are now made on-line and you are advised to book early for the best prices. With so much to see in Normandy and beyond, what are you waiting for?
From 1st May 2008 LD Lines and Transmanche Ferries will operate 5 crossings a day as follows (all times are local times):
Newhaven - Dieppe
Depart Newhaven: 01.00, 07.00 18.00 - crossing time 4 hours
Depart Dieppe: 00.30, 07.30, 13.30
Newhaven - Le Havre
Depart Newhaven: 12.00 - crossing time 5 hours
Depart Le Havre: 19.30
Portsmouth - Le Havre
Depart Portsmouth: 23.00, arrive Le Havre 08.00 next morning
Depart Le Havre: 17.00, arrive Portsmouth 21.30
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