MV Val de Loire

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This article is about Brittany Ferries' motor vessel Val de Loire, for information concerning King of Scandinavia, see main article.

Val de Loire was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries and is now the King of Scandinavia of DFDS

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[edit] History

Built as Nils Holgersson in 1987 by Schichau Seebeckswerft AG, Bremerhaven, Germany for TT-Line she was later bought by Brittany Ferries and on the 14 January 1993 they renamed her Val de Loire. Brittany Ferries renovated the ferry to the same standard as the MV Normandie at a cost of £70 million which included a new piece of superstructure above the bow. Inside the theme used is Maritime Tradition with many artifacts and ship models on display in her public areas. Brittany Ferries put Val de Loire on their Spanish route, operating between Santander and Plymouth from May 1993 and subsequently she sailed on all of the company's routes except Poole-Cherbourg. Her final crossing with Brittany Ferries was between Portsmouth and Cherbourg on 20 February 2006

Brittany Ferries sold the Val de Loire in 2006 to DFDS Seaways, operating between IJmuiden and Newcastle under the name King of Scandinavia.

[edit] Naming history

[edit] Regular Routes

With TT Line:

With Brittany Ferries:

[edit] Other Routes Served

As Val de Loire with Brittany Ferries the vessel generally was to be found on the Plymouth routes for much of her career until her move to Portsmouth when she was replaced by the Pont-Aven. She has seen use on Portsmouth- Caen (Ouistreham) as refit cover and also the winter only route of Plymouth-St Malo. After the 2004 season when not covering for the refit of other vessels in winter she worked the Portsmouth-Cherbourg route. Her final month with Brittany Ferries was spent covering for the Mont St Michel and Normandie on the Portsmouth-Caen (Ouistreham) route.

[edit] Statistics

  • Gross Tonnage: 31,788
  • Length: 161.6m
  • Beam: 27.6m
  • Speed: 21knots
  • Crew: 160
  • Cars: 590
  • Cabins: 543
  • Passengers: 2140
  • Renovated: 1993

[edit] Onboard facilities

The facilities onboard Val de Loire were very similar in style to those found onboard the Normandie and the Barfleur. Red and black was used for the colour scheme in Le Rabelais Bar and also in many of the other facilities with dark wood found throughout the ship. Le Temps de Vivre used a colour scheme of white, green, yellow and red. Val de Loire was the first Brittany Ferries vessel to include a swimming pool though when the ship was transferred to Portsmouth-St Malo it was rarely open.

Bars and Restaurants

  • Le Temps de Vivre A la Carte Restaurant - Deck 8.
  • Café du Port Bistro - Deck 8.
  • La Magdalena Self Service Restaurant - Deck 7.
  • Le Grand Large Salon de Thé - Deck 8.
  • Le Rabelais Bar - Deck 9.
  • Le Layon Terrace/Piano Bar - Deck 8.

Shops

  • La Boutique - Deck 7.
  • La Boutique Parfum - Deck 7.
  • Le Kiosque (including Photo Shop) - Deck 9.
  • La Vitrine - Deck 9.
  • Tourist Information (Books, Postcards, DVDs etc) - Deck 9.

Other Facilities

  • Children's Playrooms - Decks 7 and 8.
  • Cinemas - Deck 1.
  • Commodore Lounge - Deck 10.
  • 543 Cabins (Commodore Class, De-luxe, 2 and 4 berth standard cabins - Decks 1 - 2 and 5 - 11.
  • 3 Reclining Seat Lounges - Deck 9.
  • Observation Lounge - At the bow between Deck 7 and 8 with open deck above it between 8 and 9.
  • Swimming Pool - Deck 1

[edit] Sister Ships

Nils Holgersson was one of two ships built for TT-Line, the other is:-

From 16 October 2006 both sisters will be under the ownership of the same company, DFDS Seaways.

There are also 2 other sisters:

  • Olau Britannia - later Pride of Portsmouth of P&O Ferries, now SNAV Lazio. Built 1990.

And there is another ship, not a sister, but maybe a close related cousin:

[edit] External link

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