Hi guys. Come with me and Jo on this trip from Portsmouth to St Malo and back on board Brittany Ferries MV Bretagne on what they call their ‘Gourmet Cruise’ deal. Believe me, if you like food and you enjoy eating lots of it(!) then this is the trip for you!
Included in the price of your ‘cruise’ is 2 nights accommodation on board, a 3-course meal in the MV Bretagne’s restaurant, a 3-course lunch at one of St Malo’s fantastic restaurants and a full cooked breakfast the next morning. You certainly won’t be going hungry after this!
In part 1 I’ll be showing you the voyage out to St Malo, the first two the dining experiences mentioned above and a little bit of the St Malo coastline too. If you’re interested in booking the experience, I’ll pop the link to the webpage down below.
We’ll be having a closer look at the MV Bretagne in part 2 as we return to Portsmouth. This ship is the oldest in the Brittany Ferries fleet but it really is a classic and in my opinion, the best ferry currently operating between England and France.
Thanks as always guys for taking the time to watch my videos. All likes, comments, subs are massively appreciated. Lots more content like this to come, I hope you enjoy it and, as always, cheers for now.
Mark
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📖Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
01:08 – Boarding the ferry
03:20 – Dinner
10:00 – Out on deck
12:08 – Arriving into St Malo
16:42 – Lunch
21:43 – Summary of Part 1
Brittany Ferries Gourmet Cruise link:
https://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/offers/ferry/gourmet-cruise-st-malo?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gourmet_cruise_ferry_q3_2023%20france&utm_content=cpc%20generic&infinity=ict2~net~gaw~cmp~UK_GourmetCruise~ag~Gourmet_Cruise%20%5BPM%5D~ar~641434623973~kw~gourmet%20cruise~mt~p&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7OqrBhD9ARIsAK3UXh1agwVoIIh2d78QM0MUtvvG8a1DWjMdyoZQMNPlB7hzRbVSIMFcdp0aAjKJEALw_wcB
37 Comments
Great little cruise. Used to do that routes sometimes in a previos life. I was always amazed at te quality of the food. Beats Fish and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips you get on P & O ferries. But the french have never got their heads around vegetarian food. It seems to be the food of the devil to them. I always enjoy you Vlogs and great to see your lady. Thanks
Good to see you back in Portsmouth 😀
That chicken look nice 😊 how the other half live great video that cabin was a bit small .was going lend u me cat ….😊
St Malo is a lovely place to visit on a mini cruise especially as I live in Portsmouth, I was there myself doing the same trip just a month ago, would have liked longer to explore the area, Bretagne is a lovely old classic cruise ferry & soon to be replaced as she dates from 1989, not sure the new ship will live up to her legacy, I’m looking at doing the same trip again in February 2024 when much newer fleet mate Pont-Aven takes over the route for a few weeks while Bretagne is in refit…
MV Bretange is IMHO the best ship BF have. Yes she's a bit old now but smooth and quiet, full of character. Unfortunately, she'll be coming off service in 2025 when the new ship arrives the MV St Malo. I hope bretagne lives on somewhere else, not Alaga for scrapping
Brilliant video as always, looking forward to seeing the next video. Hope all is well, take care
We sailed on Bretagne many times to and from St Malo but also in 1989 from Plymouth to Santander when she was virtually brand new. Good old favourite for many people
The size of that chicken!
Wow 😲 mark there was enough for 4 people on the plate in st Marlo lol 👍 nice to see Jo was bellyfied! This trip looks really good you have 🐝 n spoilt with the wonderful food can't wait to get the price off you m8 All the best John 😊😊
I was on board the Bretagne on Thursday night. Should have been Wednesday night, but the ferry was cancelled due to industrial action in St Malo. So I was transferred to Thursday night, only to have to turn straight back round and return on the Friday morning sailing back to Portsmouth. I have been a regular on the BF gourmet cruises, however when I tried to book, the lady on the phone said that Gourmet cruises were no longer available to solo travellers. Disappointing, however she reassured me that they were trying to get this changed. Instead I took the day trip offer, as I just love to sail on the ferries, so I was happy just to spend time on board. I enjoyed a buffet lunch in the A la Carte restaurant yesterday, there were only a dozen or so fellow passengers dining. The food was excellent, and the lovely lady on the till said that there were a couple of 'solo' passengers booked for the gourmet cruise last night, so maybe I just got unlucky when I tried to book it! Bretagne is my favourite ship, and the lady in the restaurant said that she has worked for BF for 37 years, and the majority of passengers say the same, Bretagne is a firm favourite, and many many people will be sad to see her go. Sorry I didn't get to meet you as I enjoy your ferry videos very much – perhaps see you on board another time!
Great video mate. Looks like a great mini trip. Looking forward to part 2
A whole chicken! Wow, I think that would have put me off the dish because there was so much! (I hate wasting food). Nice to see your partner join you, Mark😊
Looks a great trip that, I remember the Bretagne sailing past jersey frequently when I lived there in 2006, we went to st malo with condor ferries several times from jersey found it a lovely place. I wouldn’t mind trying this Bretagne trip you took though from Portsmouth, looks amazing. 😊
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Vegetarian or Vegan are not normally associated with restaurants in France, they eat more meat than us Rosbeoufs. Why eat anything other than fish at a fish restaurant, surely you knew it was that from the booking.
What pleasant video ! I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere that the two of you generate while having the lunchtime meal ! Well done !
2023 and Jo struggling to find a decent veggie meal ! Disgraceful really. Hope it didn't spoil the trip.
It looked a lot nicer than the Portsmouth to St Malo ferry I remember. The last time I went all the supermarkets were closed! We spent the whole day trying to find a shop that sold booze. Nice video by the way.
Very good video there been lots of talk about the ship but planning to go on her soon
A brilliant trip! Heard great things about the Bretagne and Brittany Ferries in general. But getting a full chicken included in the price is amazing 😅 🍗
Bretagne is as beautiful as always, she is the queen of the fleet after all.
Just watching now mark . Really do love this channel . Hope you had a safe trip mate . All the best for Christmas 🤶
Class video mark. Looks like a good journey to take
Looks a great trip – I'll have to keep an eye open as I'd love to do this –
When is part 2 out?
Great video mark. Nice to see you both enjoying yourselves. Looking forward to to the nx video.
Bretagne is easily my favourite vessel in the fleet. I sailed on her maiden season as a kid to Santander in 1989 and have probably sailed on her 25+ times and loved every single crossing on her. Food always excellent, the ship has such a wonderful layout. Sailing out of Portsmouth is really nice as is sailing into St Malo. The nicest crossing they do and the timings are perfect.
I've never done a mini cruise, I've always taken my car on various holidays and road trips over the year.
It's a shame the E-Flexers don't offer the same customer experience as the older 'Cruise Ferries' such as Bretagne and Pont Aven.
Hi, Mark. Great video as usual. Quick question. How easy it it to get from the train station to the ferry terminal if travelling by train? Looking forward to part two. Thanks for posting😊😊
Would be well stuffed after that meal. That chicken could feed a family of 5….
Is this a new girl you are with
A great partnership trip, looking forward to hearing more from Jo in future trips.
With my limited knowledge of the UK road network I didn't envy you Shrewsbury to Portsmouth, I'm guessing you might have come down the M40/A34 at the bottom end rather than across from Bristol/Bath. Having said that the train journey would have been equally challenging. Looking forward to Part 2.
They have some cabins on this ship below the water line on decks 1 and 2 secured by huge steel doors… otherwise the Bretagne ferry is great…
Love France but their stubborn refusal to offer good vegetarian food means I won't travel there again while there is so much delicious, interesting food available in the rest of Europe. Spent a week there several years ago when every day all I had was omelette salad. Just not good enough.
A good insight video Mark, nice to see Jo – but a shame the French didn't do some kind of vegetarian option for her. The size of your main & dessert were huge – no wonder you were full. Looking forward to part 2 !
When is part 2
Thank you. I won’t go on a Sunday cruise again
Lovely trip think I might do this one looks amazing