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Brittany Ferries ship Barfleur in the French port of Cherbourg in the old orange and blue livery

Barfleur

Brittany Ferries

Poole (UK) / Cherbourg (France)

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company freight and passenger ferry Ben My Chree in Douglas

Ben My Chree

Isle of Man Steam Packet

Heysham (UK) / Douglas (IOM,UK)

Blue Star Ferries ship Blue Star 1 in Irish Ferries livery crossing the Irish Sea between Pembroke Dock and Rosslare Europort

Blue Star 1

Irish Ferries

Pembroke (UK) / Rosslare (ROI)

Blue Star Ferries ship Blue Star Delos disembarking passengers on a Greek Island in blazing sunshine

Blue Star Delos

Blue Star Ferries

Piraeus, Paros to Naxos

Brittany Ferries ship Bretagne in the French port of St Malo on a grey and cloudy day

Bretagne

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / St.Malo (France)

Seajets fast ferry Caldera Vista departing a Greek port with a ship wreck on a rocky beach

Caldera Vista

SeaJets

Naxos (Greece) to Paros (Greece)

Brittany Ferries ship Cap Finistere with mast and navigation equipment

Cap Finistere

Brittany Ferries

(Various routes across company network)

Color Line ferry Color Viking arriving at Stromstad Sweden from Sandefjord in Norway on a very cold day

Color Viking

Color Line

Stromstad (Sweden) / Sandefjord (Norway)

Condor Ferries Commodor Clipper and Condor Islander at Portsmouth International ferry port

Commodore Clipper

Condor Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Guernsey & Jersey

Condor Ferries Condor Islander arriving at Portsmouth International ferry terminal on a warm day with blue sky

Condor Islander

Condor Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Guernsey & Jersey

DFDS yellow ferry Cote D'Albatre with the bow visor raised at the Port of Newhaven

Cote D'Albatre

DFDS / Transmanche Ferries

Newhaven (UK) - Dieppe (FR)

DFDS ferry Coe des Dunes arriving at the French port of Calais from Dover on a clear day

Cote des Dunes

DFDS

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

DFDS ferry Cote D'Opale departing the Port of Calais passing the pier and sandy beach

Cote D'Opale

DFDS

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

DFDS ferry Delft Seaways at the Port of Dover with National Trust White Cliffs of Dover behind

Delft /
Dover /
Dunkerque Seaways

DFDS

Dover (UK) / Dunkerque (France)

P&O Ferries at the Port of Larne with directional signs

European Causeway &

European Highlander

P&O Ferries

Larne (NI) - Cairnryan (Scotland)

Brittany Ferries ship Galicia at the Port of Cherbourg on a wet day

Galicia

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) & Rosslare Europort (Ireland) - Bilbao, Spain

- Santander, Spain

- Cherbourg, France

GNV Ferries GNV Blu arriving at the Port of Naples from Palermo in Sicily on a hot day

GNV Blu

GNV

Naples (IT) - Palermo (Sicily, IT)

Northlink ferry disembarking passengers at the Port of Lerwick in the shetland islands

Hjaltland & Hrossey

Northlink Ferries

Aberdeen (Scotland) - Lerwick (Shetland)

Irish Ferries ship Isle of Inishmore loading passengers at the Port of Dover on a sunny day

Isle of
Inishmore

Irish Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

Irish Ferries Isle of Innisfree departing the Port of Calais on a sunny day

Isle of Innisfree
(interior décor history)

Irish Ferries

Pembroke Dock (UK) / Rosslare Europort (Ireland)

Irish Ferries Isle of Innisfree at Pembroke Dock at night

Isle of Innisfree

Irish Ferries

Pembroke Dock (UK) / Rosslare Europort (Ireland)

Irish Ferries James Joyce at Pembroke Dock as the sun rises

James Joyce

Irish Ferries

Pembroke Dock (UK) / Rosslare Europort (IRE)

Dubln (IRE) - Holyhead (UK)

Dublin (IRE) - Cherbourg (FR)

Anek Lines Kritt II loading passengers at the port of Hereklion in Crete

Kritti II

Anek Lines

Heraklion ( Crete ) / Piraeus (Greece)

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company fast craft Manannan at Douglas with waterfront hotels and hills behind

Manannan

Isle of Man Steam Packet

Liverpool (UK) / Douglas (IOM,UK)

Corsica Ferries Mega Smeralda arriving at Bastia passing the pier

Mega Smeralda

Corsica Ferries

Bastia (Corsica, FR) / Toulon (FR)

Moby Lines ferry Moby Corse at Bastia in Corsica

Moby Corse

Moby Lines

Bastia (Corsica) / Genoa (Italy)

Moby Lines ferry Moby Dada in Olbia with Loony Tunes characters and oleander bush

Moby Dada

Moby Lines

Olbia (Sardinia) / Civitavecchia (Italy)

Moby Lines ferry Moby Ottta in Olbia in the morning sunshine as passengers disembark

Moby Otta

Moby Lines

Genoa (Italy) / Olbia (Sardinia)

Moby Lines ferry Moby Vincent in Nice at night with Looney Tunes characters and string lights

Moby Vincent

Moby Lines

Nice (France) / Bastia (Corsica)

Moby Lines ferry Moby Zaza departing Bastia bound for Livorno on a cloudy day

Moby Zaza

Moby Lines

Livorno (Italy) / Bastia (Corsica)

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Mont St.Michel

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Caen (France)

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Normandie

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Caen (France)

Oscar Wilde

Irish Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

P&O Liberte

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

P&O Pioneer

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

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Poeta Lopez Anglada

Balearia

Algeciras (Spain) / Tanger Med (Morocco)

Pont Aven

Brittany Ferries

(Various routes across company network)

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Pride of Burgundy

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

Pride of Canterbury

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

Pride of Hull

P&O Ferries

Hull (UK) / Rotterdam (Netherlands)

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Princess Seaways

DFDS

Newcastle (UK) / Ijmuiden (Holland)

Red Eagle & Red Falcon

Red Funnel

Southampton (T1, UK)/

Cowes East (Isle of Wight, UK)

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Red Jet 6

Red Funnel

Southampton (UK) /

Cowes West (Isle of Wight, UK)

Regina Seaways

DFDS

Dunkerque (France) / Rosslare Europort (Ireland)

Saint Malo

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / St.Malo (FR)

Salamanca & Santoña

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) & Rosslare Europort (Ireland) - Bilbao, Spain

- Santander, Spain

- Cherbourg, France

Santorini Palace

Minoan Lines

Piraeus (GR) -Heraklion, Crete

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Scillonian 3

Isle of Scilly Steam Packet

Penzance (UK) / St Mary's (Isle of Scilly,UK)

Seven Sisters

DFDS / Transmanche Ferries

Newhaven (UK) / Dieppe (FR)

Shetland Isles

Shetland Council Ferries

East Shetland Isles, Scotland

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St. Clare

Wightlink

Portsmouth (Gunwharf, UK) /

Fishbourne (IOW, UK)

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Stena Adventurer

Stena Line

Holyhead, Wales (UK) / Dublin (Ireland)

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Stena Britannica

Stena Line

Harwich (UK) / Hoek van Holland (Holland)

Stena Danica

Stena Line

Gothenburg (Sweden) / Frederikshavn (Denmark)

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Stena Edda

Stena Line

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Embla

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Europe

Stena Line

Fishguard (Wales) / Rosslare (ROI)

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Stena Horizon

Stena Line

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

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Stena Mersey

Stena Line

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Nautica

Stena Line

Grenaa (Denmark) / Halmstad (Sweden)

Stena Nordica

Stena Line

Karlskrona (Sweden) / Gdynia (Poland)

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Stena Superfast VII & VIII

Stena Line

Cairnryan (UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Vision

Stena Line

Rosslare Europort (IRL) / Cherbourg (FR)

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St. Faith

Wightlink

Portsmouth (Gunwharf, UK) /

Fishbourne (IOW, UK)

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Storm Chasing

Various routes

Super Runner Jet

SeaJets

Paros (Greece) to Piraeus (Greece)

SuperStar

SeaJets

Rafina - Paros via Andros / Tinos / Mykonos (Greece)

Ulysses

Irish Ferries

Dublin (IRE) / Holyhead (UK)

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Victoria of Wight

Wightlink

Portsmouth (Gunwharf, UK) /

Fishbourne (Isle of Wight, UK)

Volcan de
Tamasite

Naviera Armas

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)

Morro Jable Fuerteventura (Spain)

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Wawel

PolFerries

Gdansk (Poland) / Nynashamn (Sweden)

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W.B.Yeats

Irish Ferries

Dublin (Ireland) / Cherbourg (France)

Dublin (Ireland) / Holyhead (UK)

Zeus Palace

Grimaldi Lines

Palermo (Sicily) / Livorno (Italy)

Hoverports

Abandoned terminals in

Dover/Pegwell Bay (UK)

& Boulogne/Calais (France)

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