ðə vˈæl də lwˈɑːɹ wʌzðə fˈɜːst bɹˈɪtəni fˈɛɹiz vˈɛsəl tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd ɐ swˈɪmɪŋ pˈuːl, ðˌoʊ wɛn ðə ʃˈɪp wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə pˈoːɹtsməθ sənt mˈɑːloʊ ɹˈaʊt ɪt wʌz ɹˈɛɹli ˈoʊpən.
The Val de Loire was the first Brittany Ferries vessel to include a swimming pool, though when the ship was transferred to the Portsmouth–St Malo route it was rarely open.