Boarding SeaFrance Molière & then that funnel - 17 December 2008

There is only one outside deck level [7] accessible to the public, but this wraps around the stern & along both sides, with a fwd entrance between Le Pub & Le Relais and an another entrance aft of Le Relais. Near the stern is a further entry point which takes one down 2 decks to the Upper [Deck 5] Car Deck. [This is amusing when people coming aboard from the car deck find themselves on the outside deck areas rather than the expected interior of the vessel. Some turned around & went back down again, presumably to walk along the car deck and take a further stairwell up into the main lobby].
Seating is only on bench seats containing life-jackets. On a summer's day I would hope there are a few more chairs about, but somehow doubt it.
There is a 2 deck staircase either side afterwards which leads to a grill marked crew only atop, but also an entrance into Deck 8 aft of Les ROutiers Lounge/Coffee area - 17 December 2008

Also see http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5523759755280996059&;hl=en-GB

Relais. Near the stern is a further entry point which takes one down 2 decks to the Upper [Deck 5] Car Deck. [This is amusing when people coming aboard from the car deck find themselves on the outside deck areas rather than the expected interior of the vessel. Some turned around & went back down again, presumably to walk along the car deck and take a further stairwell up into the main lobby].
Seating is only on bench seats containing life-jackets. On a summer's day I would hope there are a few more chairs about, but somehow doubt it.
There is a 2 deck staircase either side afterwards which leads to a grill marked crew only atop, but also an entrance into Deck 8 aft of Les ROutiers Lounge/Coffee area - 17 December 2008

Also see http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5523759755280996059&;hl=en-GB

Upper Vehicle Deck 5
Deck 7; Le Pub - Fwd
Reception - port
Le Relais [Self-Service Caféteria] - Midships stb
Les ROutiers [Professional Drivers' Restaurant] - Midships port
The 'Ladies' ;) 8 cubicles, 7 sinks, 2 empty paper towel holders, ONE hand dryer - but it WAS clean
There is a childrens' playroom to stb midships - no photos as busy - 17 December 2008

Le Relais [Self-Service Caféteria] - Midships stb
Les ROutiers [Professional Drivers' Restaurant] - Midships port
The 'Ladies' ;) 8 cubicles, 7 sinks, 2 empty paper towel holders, ONE hand dryer - but it WAS clean
There is a childrens' playroom to stb midships - no photos as busy - 17 December 2008

Deck 8; La Brasserie [Restaurant] - Midships stb
Latitudes [Bar/Café] - Midships port
La Boutique entrance - Fwd stb
Les ROutiers Lounge [aft - stb] & Coffee Area [aft - port] are here but no photos, looking unused - 17 December 2008

Les ROutiers Lounge [aft - stb] & Coffee Area [aft - port] are here but no photos, looking unused - 17 December 2008

Taken from aboard SeaFrance Molière. A couple of shots of European Seaway arriving astern of SeaFrance Rodin - 17 Dec 2008

Views of the port of Calais & the coastline as we sail aboard SeaFrance Molière. Inc photos passing cable layer ILE DE SEIN 13978gt 2001.
SeaFrance Manet, European Seaway, SeaFrance Rodin - 17 December 2008

December 2008

Arriving back in the glow of the setting sun with European Endeavour & Pride of Kent alongside & Maersk Dover berthing ahead of us - Tug Stevns Ocean - 17 December 2008
EUROPEAN ENDEAVOUR 22152gt Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 2000 UK
MAERSK DOVER 35923gt Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 2006 UK
PRIDE OF KENT 30635gt Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 1992 UK
STEVNS OCEAN 512gt Tug 2003 Denmark

Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 2000 UK
MAERSK DOVER 35923gt Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 2006 UK
PRIDE OF KENT 30635gt Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship 1992 UK
STEVNS OCEAN 512gt Tug 2003 Denmark

..as Pride of Kent passes and briefly SeaFrance Nord Pas De Calais

Just a handful of on deck photos. For more please see other albums taken on previous trips.

A rather rusty looking SeaFrance Cézanne passing by on her way to Calais. Pictures into the sun - 17 December 2008

MSC MARTA 65483gt Container Ship 2005 Panama
HANJIN BUDAPEST 74962gt Container Ship 2006 Panama
HILDEGAARD 56115gt Crude Oil Tanker 1999 Bahamas
MAERSK DOVER on her way to Dover
PRIDE OF CALAIS on her way to Calais
DRIN 38560gt Bulk Carrier 1996 Bahamas
TENERIFE CAR 13112gt Vehicles Carrier 2002 Spain
ATALANDI 59781gt Crude Oil Tanker 2004 Greece
CHIBERTA 11799gt Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 2007 France
MAERSK DUNKERQUE on her way to Dunkirk - 17 December 2008

MAERSK DOVER on her way to Dover
PRIDE OF CALAIS on her way to Calais
DRIN 38560gt Bulk Carrier 1996 Bahamas
TENERIFE CAR 13112gt Vehicles Carrier 2002 Spain
ATALANDI 59781gt Crude Oil Tanker 2004 Greece
CHIBERTA 11799gt Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 2007 France
MAERSK DUNKERQUE on her way to Dunkirk - 17 December 2008

The weather was a bit grey on arrival. European Endeavour [stern only visible], European Seaway, SeaFrance Manet, SeaFrance Renoir & SeaFrance Cézanne were in port - 17 December 2008

The Seagull hitched a ride on SeaFrance Molière as we berthed in Dover