Brittany Ferries' summer schedule for Guernsey lists just one inter-island service a week
Guernsey's new ferry operator Brittany Ferries will offer a reduced service between Guernsey and Jersey next year.
The 2025 schedule published today has revealed from March there will only be one sailing a week, a significant decrease given Condor currently runs six weekly ferries in peak season.
However, as part of its timetables for next year, daily ferry services to and from the UK and St Malo will be available during the peak season.
Brittany Ferries will use three ships for its services - Condor's Islander, Clipper, and Voyager.
Liberation is currently not part of its plans.
The schedule includes a weekly service to Jersey but Brittany Ferries has stated this aspect is not yet optimal and subject to agreement with the Ports of Jersey.
Deputy Neil Inder, President of the Committee for Economic Development, says: "Negotiations with Brittany Ferries on a Guernsey-only service have gone well and we’re set to sign the contract on Tuesday.
"However, as the schedule is ready and agreed, we didn’t want to wait any longer than necessary before we and Brittany gave the community the certainty it needs and deserves.
"We continue to leave the door open for Jersey should it choose Brittany Ferries and want to turn this into a service for both islands."
President of Guernsey's Chamber of Commerce, Stephen Rouxel, says: "The new schedule, assuming Jersey does not select Brittany Ferries next week, presents an excellent opportunity to strengthen our connections with our French neighbours, enhancing both tourism and trade while expanding the import of food and other goods from France.
"While we see significant potential in this new arrangement and are committed to supporting our members through the transition, we remain concerned about the challenges it introduces.
"These include the loss of economies of scale, added complexity for freight logistics, and the current absence of an inter-island service.
"Despite these issues, we are committed to collaboration and working together to make this transition a success for our community.”
Chair of Guernsey's Tourism Board, Hannah Beacom adds: "There’s still some uncertainty as we await a decision in Jersey.
"[However] we need to move forward with what we know we have in place for now, which offers some real opportunities for the tourism industry."
Jersey has still not decided which ferry service will run the island's passenger and freight operations.
The Chief Executive of the Channel Islands Coop, Mark Cox says "maintaining inter-island links is important" and hopes Jersey can offer better than Guernsey's proposals.
On Wednesday 13 November, Jersey's government announced a new ferry tender process following Guernsey choosing Brittany Ferries as its preferred bidder.
Brittany Ferries bookings can be made from 5pm on Tuesday 26th November.
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