Brittany Ferries is running a couple of December sailings from Plymouth to the historic town of St Malo in December 2025.
The company says it’s testing the waters to see if people are interested in travelling the route from Plymouth’s Millbay Docks.
There will be more crossings in the New Year, including a Valentine’s Day special, and crossings from Plymouth to Roscoff will continue through the winter.
Meanwhile, the demand for travel with pets has soared since the last pre-Covid year, and last year Brittany Ferries carried 108,000 cats and dogs compared with 98,000 in 2019.
Since 2019, the number of pet cabins has been boosted from 66 to 162 — a 145% increase—and, says the company, all thanks to a combination of converting cabins on long-serving ships and the arrival of new ferries fitted with more pet cabins.
Recently the flagship of the fleet the MV Pont Aven spent nearly 3 day’s of resting up in the Sound at the Plymouth breakwater.
Plymouth to St Malo sailing times:
Overnight sailings twice a week on Thursdays and Saturdays
Leave Plymouth at 20:30 and arrive in St Malo at 08:15
Two sailings in the week before Christmas, perfect for festive shopping breaks
St Malo to Plymouth sailing times
Overnight sailings on Fridays, leaving St Malo at 20:30 and arriving in Plymouth at 08:00
Daytime sailings on Sundays, leaving St Malo at 13:15 and arriving in Plymouth at 21:00
More details on dates and times on the Brittany Ferries website: https://lnkd.in/e4XMcUri
