MV Mont St Michel
The MV Mont St Michel is a cruiseferry operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built at Van der Giessen de Noord shipyard in the Netherlands and has been sailing for Brittany Ferries since 2002. The Mont St Michel which was to be called the Deauville, another name that was considered was Honfleur but this was thought to be too similar to Barfleur. Early artist impressions of the ship carried the name Normandie 2. The internal layout of the Mont St Michel is based on the MV Normandie which also operates on the Portsmouth - Caen (Ouistreham) route.
Construction started on 7 June 2001 and she was lauched on 16 March 2002. Major delays in fitting out meant that the ship was not delivered until December 2002, over 5 months behind schedule. The smaller Quiberon was kept in the fleet throughout the busy 2002 summer season in place of the Mont St Michel, she was assisted by the Purbeck.
Mont St Michel sails under the French flag and is registered in Caen.
Routes Served
Statistics
- Gross Tonnage: 35,592
- Length: 173m
- Beam: 28.5m
- Speed: 22 knots
- Crew: 137
- Cars: 830
- Passengers: 2123
Onboard facilities
Bars and Restaurants
- Les Romantiques a la Carte Restaurant - Deck 8.
- Les Romantiques Comptoir des Saveurs - Deck 8.
- La Galerie Self Service Restaurant - Deck 8.
- Café du Festival Salon de Thé - Deck 9.
- Blue Note Bar - Deck 9.
Shops
- La Boutique - Deck 7.
- Le Kiosque - Deck 8.
- La Vitrine - Deck 8.
- La Restaurant Boutique - Deck 8.
- Photo Shop - Deck 8.
Other Facilities
- Cinemas - Deck 7.
- Childrens Playroom - Deck 9.
- Games Planet - Deck 10.
- 224 Cabins - Decks 7 and 9. (Commodore Class, 2 and 4 berth standard cabins).
- 460 Reclining Seats - Deck 7.
When the Mont St Michel was announced an internet café was to be included onboard, however this was not installed.