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DARRYL DYCK

Brittany Ferries cancels Cork-France services until mid-June

The Pont-Aven ferry is damaged and is taking longer than expected to repair.

BRITTANY FERRIES HAS said that it is cancelling some of its Cork-to-Roscoff route services, after maintenance work took longer than expected.

The company found that damage to its Pont Aven ferry’s starboard side steering gear was “more extensive than originally suspected”. This has meant a longer lay-over in Brest than originally planned to source replacement parts and carry out a comprehensive repair, it said

In a statement on its website, the company said:

“Regretfully we have been advised Pont-Aven will not resume service before 14 June, as a consequence, we are in the process of contacting affected clients in departure date order, prioritising those with the most imminent departures and offering them a choice between a reroute when available or full cancellation.”

We apologise for the disruption caused, if your sailing has been affected you will receive notification from our Customer Services team, they will endeavour to find an alternative date.

The company had put a block on bookings in the days prior to this announcement as it waited for assessment from the shipyard.

If you have made a booking with Brittany Ferries, the company said that it will make “alternative arrangements and provide a full refund for any bookings due to travel between now and 14 June”.

To arrange this, you can email: refund@brittanyferries.com

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    Mute Mick paisley
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    May 29th 2019, 9:37 PM

    I love an extended layover in Brest

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    Mute Tweety McTweeter
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    May 29th 2019, 9:48 PM

    @Mick paisley: Teehee. You said Brest!

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    Mute Sean
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    May 29th 2019, 9:44 PM

    It raises the perennial question – who is taking the horse to France?

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    Mute 2thFairy
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    May 29th 2019, 9:22 PM

    Mmmmmmmm….. odd decision..!!
    If this was a profitable route during this time period would they not have sourced another boat?

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    Mute Ciarán Ó Fallúin
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    May 29th 2019, 9:24 PM

    @2thFairy: …well if the ferry doesn’t run it has no wage cost. So it may be more profitable to simply not run the service than pay the higher fees involved to hire an extra ferry along with the wages, instead simply offering refunds.

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    Mute Tweety McTweeter
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    May 29th 2019, 9:25 PM

    @2thFairy: I just checked on DoneDeal and there’s very little choice on the market when it comes to large vehicle and passenger ferries

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    Mute Ian Breathnach
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    May 29th 2019, 9:25 PM

    @2thFairy: Jesus, read the fkin article, the boat was damaged and it’s taking longer than they thought it would to repair it.

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    May 29th 2019, 9:43 PM

    @2thFairy: Bit of duct tape, be grand!

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    Mute 2thFairy
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    May 29th 2019, 9:49 PM

    @Ian Breathnach: Yes I did read the article. Am I to take what the company say as absolute fact? Can I not speculate? I do wonder if it was profitable then could they not source another boat. Legitimate question.

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    Mute Padraig
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    May 29th 2019, 11:10 PM

    @2thFairy: I imagine it is profitable considering this is the 41st year of business for this route.

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    Mute Kieran Stafford
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    May 30th 2019, 1:10 AM

    @Tweety McTweeter: did you check the ”other” section

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    Mute Tim Pot
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    May 30th 2019, 3:47 AM

    @2thFairy:

    to be fair if you can’t speculate here its a bad sign! :)

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    Mute M
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    May 29th 2019, 10:13 PM

    ships don’t work, trains dont work, buses dont work, motorways dont work, planes work sometimes….what a kip

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    Mute Darius Guppy
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    May 29th 2019, 10:48 PM

    @M: seems you should migrate so.

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    Mute joe
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    May 29th 2019, 11:08 PM

    @M: except it’s a French company!

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    May 29th 2019, 9:46 PM

    I didnt realise Brittany Ferries was still gigging…

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    May 29th 2019, 10:10 PM

    @jamesdecay: bit like lynrd skynrd, not the original line up but banging away anyway!!

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    May 29th 2019, 10:12 PM

    @tooler doogan: :-)

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    May 29th 2019, 9:47 PM

    Sur le Pont-Aven, on doit nage… tout en rond.

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    Mute Nigel Barlow
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    May 30th 2019, 12:09 AM

    @Fiona Fitzgerald: quel dommage

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    May 29th 2019, 9:21 PM

    There was a cork-> France ferry? Sounds depressing

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    May 29th 2019, 9:24 PM

    @5hbeZh0I: Yes, leaving Cork is always depressing

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    May 29th 2019, 10:38 PM

    I wonder whether they made a packet from failing Grailing and don’t need to sail at all!

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