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	MV Cap Finistère departing Portsmouth bound for Bilbao on ; 26 November 2010.
History
Name	list error: <br /> list (help); 2001—2010: Superfast V; 2010—present: Cap Finistère;
Owner	list error: <br /> list (help); 2001—2010: Attica Group; 2010—present: Brittany Ferries
Operator	list error: <br /> list (help); 2001—2010: Superfast Ferries; 2010—present: Brittany Ferries
Port of registry	list error: <br /> list (help); 2001—2010: Patras, Greece; 2010—present: Morlaix, France
Route	Portsmouth - Santander, Portsmouth - Bilbao
Identification	IMO number: 9198927
Status	In Service
General characteristics (as built)
Tonnage	32,728 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help)
Length	203.90 m (669 ft 0 in)
Beam	25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Draught	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Speed	22.2 knots (41.11 kilometres per hour; 25.55 miles per hour)
Capacity	list error: <br /> list (help); 1600 passengers; 790 berths; 712 cars;

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MV Cap Finistère is a cruiseferry owned by and operated by Brittany Ferries on their Portsmouth - Santander and Portsmouth - Cherbourg route. She was built in 2001 as the Superfast V by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Weft AG shipyard in Kiel, Germany for Superfast Ferries Greece.

Brief history

Superfast V was operated by Superfast Ferries until March 2010 when Brittany Ferries purchased the ship from Attica Group for €81.5 million to expand Spanish services. Before this purchase the vessel was formerly operated sailings from Patras and Ancona in the Adriatic sea.

mv Cap Finistère was delivered to Brittany Ferries under her new name in February 2010. She conducted berthing trials in Cherbourg and Portsmouth before heading for work to be completed in Dunkerque prior to entering service.

Since 2011 the ship has also operated on a new route from Portsmouth UK to Bilbao Spain (See Below).

Onboard Facilities

Sun deck Heated outdoor swimming pool Shop Slot machines Wi-Fi Internet access Movie lounge Cash machine (dispensing Pounds & Euros) Information desk Disabled toilets

Accommodation

De Luxe cabins with double beds (2 berth) 2 berth Finistère Club cabin (porthole and beds side by side) 2 berth outside cabins (beds side by side) 4 berth cabins (with and without porthole) Cabins with wheelchair access (2 berth with porthole and beds side by side) Dog Friendly Cabins (4 berth with porthole) Cots

Food Outlets & Bars

Le Café du Port (Brasserie style restaurant) Le Petit Marché (offering many organic and healthy meal and snack options) Blue Marine (Cafe/ Salad Bar) Planets Bar Belle Vue Bar

Portsmouth to Bilbao Route

Brittany Ferries announced on 24th September 2010 their intention to begin operating to Bilbao in Northern Spain, just hours before P&O were due to withdraw from the route. This route originally opened by P&O Ferries in 1993 with Pride of Bilbao. This was direct competition to the established Brittany Ferries Plymouth - Santander service.

The mv Cap Finistere commenced service on the route in April 2011 with two sailings per week in both direction. Departures from Portsmouth on Sunday's additionally call in Roscoff en route to Bilbao in order to allow a crew change to take place (the mv Cap Finistere being the only BF ship not to have a French route in its weekly schedule), meaning that this departure takes 33 hours compared with her Friday departure of 24 hours.

MV Cap Finistère completed berthing trials at Bilbao during October 2010.

The mv Cap Finistere also runs still runs a Portsmouth - Santander service.

External links

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 |Ship operator= 2001—2010: [[Superfast Ferries]]<br> 2010—present: [[Brittany Ferries]]
 |Ship registry= 2001—2010: [[Patras]], {{flag|Greece}}<br> 2010—present: [[Morlaix]], {{flag|France}}
-|Ship route=  Portsmouth - Santander, Portsmouth - Cherbourg, Portsmouth - Bilbao (from 2011)
+|Ship route=  Portsmouth - Santander, Portsmouth - Bilbao
 |Ship ordered=
 |Ship builder=
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 mv Cap Finistère was delivered to Brittany Ferries under her new name in February 2010. She conducted berthing trials in Cherbourg and Portsmouth before heading for work to be completed in Dunkerque prior to entering service.
-From 2011 Brittany Ferries will be launching a new route from [[Portsmouth]] UK to [[Bilbao]] Spain (See Below).
+Since 2011 the ship has also operated on a new route from [[Portsmouth]] UK to [[Bilbao]] Spain (See Below).
 ==Onboard Facilities==
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 Slot machines
 Wi-Fi Internet access
+Movie lounge
-movie lounges
 Cash machine (dispensing Pounds & Euros)
 Information desk
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 Brittany Ferries announced on 24th September 2010 their intention to begin operating to Bilbao in Northern Spain, just hours before P&O were due to withdraw from the route. This route originally opened by [[P&O Ferries]] in 1993 with [[Pride of Bilbao]]. This was direct competition to the established [[Brittany Ferries]] Plymouth - Santander service.
-The ''mv Cap Finistere'' will commence service on the route in April 2011 with two sailings per week in both direction. Departures from Portsmouth on Sunday's additionally call in Roscoff en route to Bilbao in order to allow a crew change to take place (the mv Cap Finistere being the only BF ship not to have a French route in its weekly schedule), meaning that this departure takes 33hrs compared with her Friday departure of 24hrs.
+The ''mv Cap Finistere'' commenced service on the route in April 2011 with two sailings per week in both direction. Departures from Portsmouth on Sunday's additionally call in Roscoff en route to Bilbao in order to allow a crew change to take place (the mv Cap Finistere being the only BF ship not to have a French route in its weekly schedule), meaning that this departure takes 33 hours compared with her Friday departure of 24 hours.
-[[Brittany Ferries]] also operate the route to Santander also in Northern Spain from Plymouth, Poole and Portsmouth. In 2009 180,000 passengers travelled between Portsmouth and Bilbao, and 193,000 in 2008.
 ''MV Cap Finistère'' completed berthing trials at Bilbao during October 2010.
+The mv Cap Finistere also runs still runs a Portsmouth - Santander service.
 ==External links==