Several types of ships exist today to transport passengers, their
vehicles, even trucks and their loads:

– ferries (also called
transbordeurs ou car-ferries)
– mixed vessels (ro-pax which transport both
passengers and rolling freight), first generation fast ships (hovercraft,
catamarans, hydroglisseurs, vedettes à passagers), les navires à grande vitesse (NGV)

And cruise ships (but the latter operate in a separate market, see information sheet on
cruises).