subject: Ferry To Spain From England [print this page] Going by ferry from the South of England to Santander in Northern Spain is a lot more than a handy style of bringing your car on holiday to Spain. The second you step on-board the first-class floating hotel - your holiday period has started!
Brittany Ferries carry out 4 return trips every week from Portmouth and Plymouth with the luxurious bountiful mv Pont-Aven and their latest ship - mv Cap Finistere.
Pont-Aven has spectacular features and a very high standard of services and over night accommodation.
The Cap Finistere has a comparatively more intimate, and less traditional ambience - but it still maintains a feeling of space and comfort.
When you book ferry to Spain you will need to be aware that Pont-Aven departs from Portsmouth on Wednesdays and from Plymouth on Sundays while Cap Finistere exclusively sails on the Portsmouth - Santander Route, and does indeed so on Tuesdays and Fridays.
If you have an appreciation for whales & dolphins you would be wise to choose the ferry Cap Finistere from Portsmouth! Brittany Ferries have joined up with the marine conservation charity ORCA to help out with marine life surveys and additionally present you with the possibility to watch whales and dolphins while sailing the Bay of Biscay.
Sea crossing to Santander is a great way of beginning your Spanish holiday, and if you take into account the price of a car and 4 people, it is actually a good buy to get two nights' accommodation, return transportation and entertainment choices from 177 pounds per person.
The entertainment choices differs on the 2 individual ferries to Spain and from one time of the year to another but both ferries provide sundeck, swimming pool, cinemas, where you can catch up on the most current film releases, and live entertainment.
If you happen to be traveling with young children please take into consideration that Pont-Aven has a seasonal Children's Entertainment Programme and a Children's play area which the other ferry doesn't.
When you arrive at Santander, the capital of Cantabria in Northern Spain, you will discover an elegant city extended over a wide bay. If this is your holiday destination you will come across marvelous beaches, shopping streets and natural parks - to introduce a handful of Santander's attractions.
If your destination is somewhere else you will quite easily find good highway connections to the complete Spain and the South of France.
For foot passengers It usually takes an estimated five to ten minutes to stroll to the train and bus station from the ferryboat terminal.
Have a comfortable cruise on the ferry to Spain from England.
