▁route ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Norman ▁Vo y ager ▁was ▁introduced ▁on ▁the ▁route , ▁she ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁char tered ▁to ▁C elt ic ▁Link ▁Fer ries ▁for ▁service ▁between ▁Cher bourg ▁and ▁Ross lare ▁and ▁Cher bourg ▁and ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Norman ▁Spirit ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁D over – B ou log ne ▁route , ▁her ▁place ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁C ote ▁d ' Al b atre , ▁which ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁until ▁the ▁Norman ▁Sp ir its ▁return ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁L D ▁L ines ▁had ▁ordered ▁a ▁new ▁ro - p ax ▁fer ry ▁for ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Singapore ▁Techn ologies ▁Engineering , ▁with ▁an ▁option ▁for ▁another ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁type . ▁The ▁ship , ▁the ▁Norman ▁Le ader , ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁ 1 2 1 5 ▁passengers ▁and ▁enter ▁service ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Le ▁Hav re – Port sm outh ▁route . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁Re asons ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁can cellation ▁were ▁the ▁del ays ▁and ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁t onn age . ▁ ▁The