Barfleur
Operated by Brittany Ferries
Barfleur
Operated by Brittany Ferries
Operated by Brittany Ferries on the Poole Cherbourg route
Launched in 1992, the Barfleur is named after a picturesque, small fishing village in Normandy, only 25 kilometres from Cherbourg. Smaller than the rest of Brittany Ferries fleet, she offers en suite cabin accommodation, self service restaurant, bar and reclining seat lounges.
Barfleur features around 60 ensuite air conditioned cabins, both inside and outside and all come supplied with fresh linen and towels. 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. The ship also features pre-reservable reclining seat lounges.
The main restaurant on Barfleur is the self-service restaurant ‘Turquoise’ which offers a fantastic choice of foods from around the world, as well as French favourites such as minute steaks, cooked to your liking on the spot! There's also a salad buffet, great choice of desserts, and drinks, including wines and beers to accompany your meal. You can also enjoy special meals rates for children. Situated towards the rear of the ship, Les Alizés Bar is a great place to relax during your crossing. Enjoy a great choice of beverages with everything from the finest French wines to delicious cocktails. Also on the menu are hot and cold drinks and snacks. There are also a number of flat screen televisions showing big sports matches and news updates.
Perfect for gifts, souvenirs, or just a treat for yourself, the onboard boutiques offer a fine range of spirits, wine, tobacco, perfumes and cosmetics, leather goods, confectionery, toys, fashion, decoration, souvenirs, newspapers, games, cameras, sunglasses, jewellery and much more! All are at great prices, and certainly worth a browse.
'Wi-Fi time' can be purchased from the information desk. Barfleur features plenty of deck space so you can stretch your legs 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 7, 8 and 9. There is also a bureau de Change and a baggage room where you can leave your luggage.
There is a play room where children can enjoy fun and games whle the video games room on deck 7 features the latest video games.
Barfleur is wheelchair friendly. Disabled toilets are located on deck 6, 7 and 8 and all decks are lift accessible.
Please Note: Whilst we have taken great care in making our Barfleur 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.
out of 5
88% of our customers recommended this ship
"Lovely crossing"
Really surprised at the facilities on board the Barfleur. There were childrens entertainers, colouring competitions a d balloon making on both crossings. Lots of choice of eating in the cafe or restaurant and the ship was clean with plenty of space
"Holiday travel"
The boat going out although a longer journey was far nicer than the quicker return leg. The ship was clean and very family friendly. The toilets could have been cleaner.
"Superb crossing "
Lovely ship, crossing on a millpond able to move away to quiet spot facilities were great
"Poole to Cherbourg"
Poole is a nice easy port to sail from, my trip was handled very professionally and was stress free
"Great way to travel"
We’ve just returned from a weekend in France, made easy by a great trip on The Barfleur from Poole to Cherbourg. The whole process from arriving early morning in Poole to happy friendly staff to arriving on Cherbourg and the same on the way back. The staff were all very helpfully and friendly and booking a seat in the club lounge was the right thing to do. Definitely recommend.
"Really nice trip to France"
Excelent in every way.
"Cherbourg to Poole"
Very good crossing
"Booking"
The trip start to finish was seamless. The only issue I had was when booking there was not an option to book a superior seat (as for the crossing going over to Cherbourg). This meant I had to amend my booking and got charged a further booking fee, so a seat costing £13 now cost £23!!!!)
"Day trip with grandchildren to Cherbourg"
Surprise on way back, no return booked for grandchildren!
"23 oct 2022"
Did what we wanted.
"DO NOT BOOK WITH DIRECT TRAVEL!"
Do not under any circumstances book with Direct Travel. We inadvertantly booked through them rather than direct with Brittany Ferries. Being careless we clicked on the incorrect link when doing our google search. Anyway, we need3ed to change the date of sail by one day as we mixed the days and dates up. We realised our error immediately after booking with Direct Ferries. We tried to change this through "manage my bookings" which would incur a £10 amendment fee. Fair enough we though, compared to the £30 amendment fee if we had to call their helpline. Incidentally there was no helpline number as according to the customer services representative at Brittany Ferries they had turned it off during the Covid epidemic and not switched it on again!! We were unable to amend the booking online successfully, and received an email from Robyn at Direct Ferries demanding £30. We replied saying this was not what their terms and conditions said. We received no reply. We then received another demand from Direct Ferries for £60 to simply change a date. We replied and asked for Robyn to return our call. She did and explained that Brittany Ferries had been asking for this amount! They obviously hadn'tr as there standard terms for a refund for an economy ticket (which this was) is a flat fee of £20. I asked to speak to Robyn's supervisor who said he had spoken to Brittany Ferries and were now demanding £65 to change the booking!!! I explained that we shoiuld only be paying £10 as per there terms and conditions to which he replied that was not in their terms and conditions!!!!! I then spoke to Tom at Brittany Ferries customer service who said this was the 5th complaint he had received regarding Direct Ferries that morning. He was unable to change our booking because it was made through Direct Ferries, and con confirmed that their policy was for £20 amendment fee in addition to any extra charges because of a different sailing date - the prices were the same. I spoke again to Brittany Ferries the day before we due to travel asking if they could help, and a really helpful lady called Rachael I think said that as we were due to travel so soon she could change our booking under exceptional circumstances. So to finish, the boat, journey and customer services with Brittany Ferries were all very good, definitely use them again and recommend. But please take my advise check with link you are booking through, Direct Travel don't offer anything cheaper, they are absolute rip off artists, who apparently pay Google fees to get themselves to the top of the search engine when you type in Poole to Cherbourg car ferries.
"A very positive experience"
We were pleased to travel on the Barfleur which is a clean, bright and well-organised ferry. Your staff kept to time and we arrived at our onward destination in France without delay. Staff on board were polite and courteous and helped us with a few minor queries. Nothing was too much trouble for them. We enjoyed delicious meals en route.
"Brilliant "
Poole itself is a great place. Port is smaller than others so less frenetic. Easy loading, staff really helpful and friendly. Boat left bang on time. Nice clean vessel, good sized duty free. Cafeteria clean, good varied menu. Breakfast was delicious, very fresh croissants etc, reasonably priced. Very comfy reclining chair and very clean. Shower in the loos. Day crossing so didn’t check out the cabins. Just a joyful restful crossing
"Good crossing "
Very pleasant crossing from Cherbourg to Poole
"Easy hassle free crossing"
Very good crossing. Beautiful views. Staff very friendly and food was very nice. Only minus for us is that we only seem to find 1 toilet and was very smelly. Also feel there could be an area where you could sit with your dog rather than leaving them in the car for such a long time
"As expected"
What you expect from a good company. On time, friendly staff, de ent food and reasonably priced
"Good Service "
Good service easy check in including for our dog
"Poole to Cherbourg"
Cleanliness let it down!
"Holiday to France"
Our holiday to France started and ended with a trip on Brittany Ferries From Poole the Cherbourg and vice versa on the return. This was our frost trip abroad in our newly converted van we were very nervous and also very excited. The ferry part of our trip was thoroughly enjoyable and formed a big part of our trip. From booking to the crossing, embarking, the actual crossing all was very smooth, friendly and professional. Thank you for playing an important part of our holiday
"Brittany Ferries"
Merry Ferries
"Staff wonderful "
Food was great staff very helpful lovely and clean as I said pleasant staff
"Poole Harbour faulty equipment "
Easy crossing until Poole Harbour couldn't deploy its ramp, which suggests poor maintenance. The ship on this crossing definitely needs some TLC, so maybe Brittany should be looking at devoting capital expenditure on its assets.
"Very happy"
I was very happy I could have this trip.
"Great crossing experience "
Outbound crossing was on time . Services onboard were excellent with very friendly and professional staff. The inbound crossing too was on time with excellent facilities and service.
"BARFLEUR"
Mostly, things were perfectly satisfactory. The staff, however, can be somewhat disrespectful to the passengers (who pay their wages!) and are often abrupt and will reply immediately in English to those speaking perfectly competently. They should remember that they are the ones doing low status jobs and the majority of their customers, by virtue of being able to afford to go on the ferry in the first place have worked hard, been successful and deserve a basic level of respect.o
"Ferry crossing Poole to Cherbourg"
Normal crossing, ahead of schedule and all safety procedures adhered to.
"Review of Direct Ferries (and NOT Brittany Ferries)"
I had to change both my outgoing and, at a later date, my return to UK bookings. I have rarely encountered such total incompetence (from Direct Ferries). For example: Direct Ferries eventually confirm a change from 19/9/22 to 18/9/22. On arrival at Cherbourg Brittany Ferries had not been notified (apparently this is not unusual, and frequently happens). A poor experience and not one to be repeated. If someone is reading this then book with Brittany Ferries direct as they are very helful and efficient.
"Why delay in discharge at Poole?"
I would like to know the cause of the delay. When the vessel was approaching the berth there did not appear to be any linesmen waiting for the lines. Was the cause of the delay in discharge absence of ,linesman etc, or Border Force asking for delay while Condor ferry discharged, or lack of Border Force personnel at the checkpoint?
"Cherbourgh crossing"
The crossing was very good and we will use this crossing again.
"All good"
Nothing bad to say
"Relaxing trip"
Booked a cabin which was very comfortable. The food was excellent French dishes, well worth a try. Very smooth sailing which is down to the low winds to be fair and the ship was punctual. One of the few ships I have been on that gives you room to get out of your car. Usually (on other ships) opening car doors can be quite tricky
"September 22 "
Fantastic journey only spoiled by a very slow passport check on departure.
"Good experience "
Had a lovely seamless sailing from Poole to Cherbourg
"Barfleur - could have been better ...."
We travelled mid september and whilst the outbound trip from Poole to Cherbourg was good, the return trip was very cold especially in the area with reclining seats. The queue for passport control leaving the port was unacceptably slow.
"Condor"