Well done, Roger. Look forward to seeing the leaflet.
LD lines have been having a few problems with the French unions. Quite a lot of French seafarers will be looking for a job when the SeaFrance rationalisation is finally completed. They have been protesting over the fact that, although the Norman Arrow is registered in the UK and has a predominantly British crew, there are also a number of Portuguese employed. Imagine this is similar to Norfolkline, where a considerable percentage of the catering crew are Portuguese. SeaFrance crew staged a demonstration in Boulogne on Thursday morning but were unsuccessful in blocking off traffic to the Norman Arrow.
A word about the spelling of Cote d'Albatre as I have seen several attempted versions. Cote d'Albatre translates as Alabaster Coast and refers to the white chalk cliffs in Normandy between Le Havre and Dieppe. The sister ships Cote d'Albatre and Seven Sisters were built for Transmanche Ferries to run between Newhaven and Dieppe. The Seven Sisters is therefore correspondingly named for the white chalk cliffs to the east of Newhaven.
The coastline opposite Dover is the Cote d'Opale (Opal Coast) which runs from the Belgian border down to the mouth of the Somme. It seems appropriate that the Cote d'Albatre now runs from the white cliffs of Dover across towards the white cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez and thence down past Cap Gris-Nez into Boulogne, with a daily round trip back to the white cliffs of the Alabaster Coast.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/730958/France--La-creme--de-la-mer.html