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| Condor Ferries - Ferry crossing information for
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Condor Ferries was founded in 1964, and since then has become
a major operator of fine ships with a great reputation for service.
Condor have found the 1990s to be very successful, starting off in 1991 with
the introduction of the revolutionary catamaran which pierced the waves between
the UK and the Channel Islands, which attracted a good deal of interest from
passengers and media. This was for passengers though, but in 1993 Condor 10 was
launched, which was a catamaran that carried cars.
The Condor Vitesse and the Condor Express have been introduced since 1994,
which are two of the world's most advanced car ferries. These express services
offer journey times of 2 hours between Guernsey and the UK, 3 hours between
Jersey and the UK, and less than an hour in between the two Channel Islands.
In the autumn of 1999 a new all-weather traditional ferry service was
introduced to offer a reliable all year round service as a back up for when the
faster Condor ferries were not able to operate.
The all-year-round conventional ferry operates every day apart from Sunday
between the Channel Islands and Portsmouth at night and between Portsmouth and
the UK during the day. This is ideal for larger vehicles, or when you have a
driver who needs to deliver early in the day in the UK and you want them to
arrive fresh following a comfortable crossing in a cabin berth.
Condor aim to compete in the quality of their customer service. They send all
of their staff on the English Tourist Board's training course in customer care
and service excellence - the 'Welcome Host Programme'. They also meet the
requirements of ISO 9002, a sign of quality refereed by the British Standards
Institute.
There are three types of ship. First is the Condor Express and the Vitesse.
These go between the Channel Islands, the UK and France with a very smooth
journey. The Commodore Clipper provides a year round all-weather service
between Portsmouth and the Islands. Meanwhile, the Condor 10 takes the Channel
Islanders to St Malo in France.
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