Condor Ferries

Condor Ferries was founded in 1964 by Channel Islands businessmen Peter Dorey and Jack Norman, initially operating only routes between the Channel Islands and St Malo. On 28 March 2025, after 60 years, the history of the Condor Ferries brand came to an end when Brittany Ferries took over the Guernsey operations.

Condor Ferries connected the United Kingdom with the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as with France (St Malo). Its main departure ports were Poole and Portsmouth. The company introduced the first high-speed car ferry service to the Channel Islands from Weymouth in 1993 and expanded onto UK routes from Portsmouth from 1985. It carried around 1 million passengers and 200,000 vehicles a year.

The final fleet included the HSC Condor Liberation, a high-speed catamaran built in Australia in 2010, which entered service in 2015 and was put up for sale in March 2025. The Condor Voyager, in service since July 2021, carries 850 passengers and 235 cars at 42 knots. The MV Islander, built in 2005, was chartered for year-round operation in 2023. The 1999-built MV Commodore Clipper serves as a backup ferry for over 500 passengers and 130 cars.

In December 2024, DFDS Seaways was announced as Jersey's preferred operator for the next 15 years from spring 2025, ending 60 years of Condor operations on Jersey. In August 2024, Brittany Ferries had announced it was increasing its stake from 29 to 51 per cent. In March 2025, Brittany Ferries took over the Guernsey operations.