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Normandie

213 Reviews

Operated by Brittany Ferries on the Portsmouth Caen route

Commissioned by Brittany Ferries in 1991, the Normandie is named after the French region of the same name and decorated in traditional Norman style and colours, and features first-rate on-board facilities including excellent dining, shopping and live entertainment.

Onboard Cabins / Reserved Seating

The Normandie offers passengers a choice of over 200 cabins all of which are en-suite and air conditioned. Soap and shower gel are also provided in case you want to freshen up and you'll also find at least 1 plug socket to use or to charge any electrical appliances that you may have.

Reclining seats provide a great value option for overnight crossings and additional comfort to your day sailing. The reserved seating lounges are located towards the front of Normandie on deck 7 and all lounges have large windows offering panoramic views.

Onboard Food and Drink

There's plenty of choice for eating and drinking onboard including the main restaurant - Le Deauville Restaurant & Bar, a self service restaurant - Riva Bella a Coffee shop - Le Pays d'Auge Café and Le Derby Bar.

Purchases made on board may be paid for in Euros or Sterling. Payment can be made in cash, by credit or debit card. Prices are shown in both currencies and you can combine different payment methods.

Onboard Shopping

The boutiques are on decks 7 and 9 and offer a fine range of spirits, wine, tobacco, perfumes & cosmetics, leather goods, confectionery, toys, fashion, decoration, souvenirs, newspapers, games, cameras, sunglasses, jewellery.

Additional Onboard Facilities

Normandie features plenty of deck space so you can stretch your legs and and enjoy a calm spot to relax, while enjoying the sea air and incredible views, particularly when entering or leaving the port. Sun decks are on decks 8 and 9.

There's also Wi-Fi internet access (not free), a baggage room to leave your luggage, a Bureau de Change, baby changing facilities, games room, video games room and slot machines, seasonal Caberet (DJ, Magician, Live Band) and 2 cinemas.

Travelling with Children

Young children can enjoy fun and games in the playroom on deck 9 or during the peak season they can take part in the special entertainments programme and enjoy everything from games to treasure hunts.

Accessibility

The ship is wheelchair friendly with specially adapted wheelchair accessible cabins. Disabled toilets are located on deck 7, 8, and 9 and all decks can be accessed by lift.

Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Normandie guide as accurate as possible, onboard facilities, services and entertainment may vary depending on the date and time of year that you travel, facilities mentioned may change without notification and ferry companies reserve the right to operate vessels other than those mentioned at time of booking without prior notification.

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Normandie Reviews

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100% of our customers recommended this ship

  • General:4.2
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  • Catering:3.9
  • Punctuality:4.4
  • Cleanliness:4.3

  • "Crossing to + from Angleterre "

    As allways very good.

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    Reviewed 17 November 2016 by Nicholas who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Good find and good service "

    Found direct ferries site when looking for short visit to France. Excellent booking service cost considerably less for same crossing if we had booked via Brittany ferries directly. Smooth check in at both ports. Good facilities on board.

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    Reviewed 13 November 2016 by J cregg who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Portsmouth Caen"

    Good Service, clean ships with helpful staff.

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    Reviewed 06 November 2016 by Duncan who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Excellent from start to finish"

    Excellent price compared to the Brittany Ferries website. Cabin comfortable, decent food and good facilities.

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    Reviewed 05 November 2016 by Philip who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "A very smooth trip"

    A smooth crossing and a smooth professional experience on the overnight Portsmouth Crossing to Caen. The staff were always helpful and friendly, the over night cabin was surprisingly a comfortable experience, with a gentle alarm call about an hour before docking. For those that don't want an early night there are various on board entertainments ie a film centre, bar with a singer. A continental breakfast is available in the morning.

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    Reviewed 26 October 2016 by Dawn who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "A smooth crossing"

    A pleasant trip.staff all very helpful.

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    Reviewed 19 October 2016 by Anonymous who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Lovely trip"

    Great service, great services on board - will definitely do it again.

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    Reviewed 17 October 2016 by Thomas who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Good once again"

    There is little to say about the quality of this ship. It suits us down to the ground. There are plenty of choices for sailing times.

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    Reviewed 16 October 2016 by Margaret who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Brittany Ferries, the best."

    What a delightful experience it is travelling with Brittany Ferries. No traffic jams, eliminates hours of driving and enables one to arrive refreshed and relaxed. I'll always go with them.

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    Reviewed 12 October 2016 by Anonymous who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "The Normandy"

    Travelling from Portsmouth to Caen and back two weeks later on the Normanday proved to be an enjoyable experience with good cabin space, good food in the Self Serve facility and a very relaxed transition from England to France and back.

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    Reviewed 08 October 2016 by Jack who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Portsmouth Caen "

    Very good crossing both ways clean and on time

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    Reviewed 08 October 2016 by Michael John who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "satisfaction "

    we had a great trip over to Caen recently on the Ferry Normandie good food nice relaxed atmosphere spotlessly clean friendly staff , would use Brttany Ferries again no problem ,

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    Reviewed 02 October 2016 by Christopher who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "easy travelling"

    Good well equipped ferries.bright and clean, free wifi. Good food. Enjoyed the cinema. I think the price from Portsmouth to Caen is rather expensive.Only took this ferry to save on the driving time in France. Would consider taking my caravan over to France if the price was lower.

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    Reviewed 25 September 2016 by Geraldine who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "What a great way to cross the English Channel"

    On my very first trip to Europe I spent some time in London and then ventured over to France by way of ferry. The journey was to be several hours so I booked a cabin. I purchased a snack and a glass of wine once on board and returned to my cabin to eat and rest. The journey was smooth and having the opportunity to eat and rest while the time passed worked very well for me.

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    Reviewed 23 September 2016 by Rachelle who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Effortless travel"

    From queuing to board, to eating, to shopping, to landing the whole Brittany Ferries experience is effortless. Its seamless. Its comfortable. The food is tasty. The wine is wet. There is lots of space to move around and find a place to have a quiet chat or read. Setting off from Portsmouth was a pleasure in itself with such a wealth of historical stuff to see - The Mary Rose being the icing on the cake. And if retail therapy floats your boat the shopping outlet on the quay side has a vast array of shops and eateries to suit all tastes. Just over five hours later you are in a brilliant part of France with very little traffic, fabulous plat de jours, very drinkable wine for two euros a bottle. I worked out that the savings I made on a boot full of wine paid for the week long trip. Book up and enjoy!

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    Reviewed 18 September 2016 by Alma who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Night crossing"

    A late boarding but able to go straight to our cabin and off to sleep. In the morning , time for breakfast and then we're off with minimal wait and no queue to get to the car decks.

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    Reviewed 15 September 2016 by Gillian who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Trip to Caen "

    Brilliant , even a calm sea both ways !

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    Reviewed 14 September 2016 by John who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Good ferry service"

    Portsmouth is a good location for us living in the midlands & Caen gets you to a good point in France to head on south. This service avoids going near Calais & getting into 'trouble'! We had a day cabin this trip which proved very nice & useful, as we were very tired.

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    Reviewed 12 September 2016 by Richard who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Last Minute Booking - Thank you!"

    After a solo cycling/camping trip came to a premature end due to injury, I desperately wanted to get home. The ferry booking online was a simple-stepped process and when I arrived the 'waiting facilities' were welcomed. The staff at the port and the boarding staff were most helpful -my bicycle and panniers were secured in the hold, with the staff assuring me they would be safe - and they were!. The food onboard was fresh, reasonably priced and tasted wonderful. My cool, clean cabin was a like luxury after a weeks camping. Again breakfast was fresh and reasonably priced. Thank you for a first class service from Caen to Portsmouth - I'll be back.

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    Reviewed 11 September 2016 by AinaBear who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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  • "Excellent trip"

    Having spent a lot of time on Dover/Calais and Dublin/Holyhead ferries I can confidently say that these ferries were head and shoulders above them in terms of facilities, room on board, food and general cleanliness. Very pleased we pucked this route for our holiday in France and do our best to avoid the horrorshow of Dover/Calais in future!

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    Reviewed 09 September 2016 by Mark who travelled with Brittany Ferries on Normandie

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