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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)

Brittany Ferries Mont St Michel in Portsmouth

Mont St.Michel

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Caen (France)

Brittany Ferries funnel of Normandie with beautiful sunset and red sky

Normandie

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Caen (France)

Irish Ferries Oscar Wilde departing Calais harbour using powerful bow thrusters

Oscar Wilde

Irish Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

P&O Ferries P&O Liberte on Dover Eastern Arm with White Cliffs of Dover behind on a blustery day

P&O Liberte

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

P&O Ferries Pioneer arriving in Dover Harbour on her maiden voyage with tug firing water cannon

P&O Pioneer

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

Balearia ferry in Algeciras with sunrise behind a palm tree

Poeta Lopez Anglada

Balearia

Algeciras (Spain) / Tanger Med (Morocco)

Brittany Ferries Pont Aven in St Malo with fishing boats

Pont Aven

Brittany Ferries

(Various routes across company network)

P&O Ferries Pride of Burgundy in Dover Harbour passing pier and lighthouse

Pride of Burgundy

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

P&O Ferries Pride of Canterbury in Dover Harbour with White Cliffs of Dover behind

Pride of Canterbury

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

P&O Ferries Pride of Hull in Rotterdam

Pride of Hull

P&O Ferries

Hull (UK) / Rotterdam (Netherlands)

DFDS ferry Princess Seaways in Ijmuiden port

Princess Seaways

DFDS

Newcastle (UK) / Ijmuiden (Holland)

Red Funnel Isle of wight Ferries passing in the Solent

Red Eagle & Red Falcon

Red Funnel

Southampton (T1, UK)/

Cowes East (Isle of Wight, UK)

RedvFunnel Isle of Ferries Red Jet 6 at speed in the Solent

Red Jet 6

Red Funnel

Southampton (UK) /

Cowes West (Isle of Wight, UK)

DFDS ferry Regina Seaways in Dunkerque port

Regina Seaways

DFDS

Dunkerque (France) / Rosslare Europort (Ireland)

Brittany Ferries Saint Malo in St Malo France on a warm sunny day

Saint Malo

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / St.Malo (FR)

Brittany Ferries ship departing Cherbourg on a clear day

Salamanca & Santoña

Brittany Ferries

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

- Santander, Spain

- Cherbourg, France

Minoan Lines fast ferry Santorini Palace in Piraueus at night

Santorini Palace

Minoan Lines

Piraeus (GR) -Heraklion, Crete

Scillonian 3 in Penzance on a sunny day

Scillonian 3

Isle of Scilly Steam Packet

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

DFDS ferry Seven Sisters in Newhaven loading vehicles for Dieppe

Seven Sisters

DFDS / Transmanche Ferries

Newhaven (UK) / Dieppe (FR)

Shetland Isles ferry terminal for island hopping

Shetland Isles

Shetland Council Ferries

East Shetland Isles, Scotland

Wightlink ferry St Clare in Fishbourne Isle of Wight with dark clouds

St. Clare

Wightlink

Portsmouth (Gunwharf, UK) /

Fishbourne (IOW, UK)

Stena Line ferry Stena Adventurer funnel with evening sun setting

Stena Adventurer

Stena Line

Holyhead, Wales (UK) / Dublin (Ireland)

Stena Line ferry Stena Britannica in Hoek van Holland in the early morning sun

Stena Britannica

Stena Line

Harwich (UK) / Hoek van Holland (Holland)

Stena Line ferry Stena Danica in Gothenburg in heavy snow

Stena Danica

Stena Line

Gothenburg (Sweden) / Frederikshavn (Denmark)

Stena Line ferry Stena Edda in Belfast port

Stena Edda

Stena Line

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Line ferry Stena Embla in Birkenhead Liverpool with MSC cruise ship in the River Mersey

Stena Embla

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Line ferry Stena Europe arriving in Fishguard port from Rosslare Europort

Stena Europe

Stena Line

Fishguard (Wales) / Rosslare (ROI)

Stena Line ferry Stena Horizon funnel with illuminated buildings of Liverpool behind

Stena Horizon

Stena Line

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Line ferry Stena Mersey in the River Mersey

Stena Mersey

Stena Line

Birkenhead (Liverpool, UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Line ferry Stena Nautica arriving into Grenaa on a calm day

Stena Nautica

Stena Line

Grenaa (Denmark) / Halmstad (Sweden)

Stena Line ferry Stena Nordica in a hurricane in the Irish Sea

Stena Nordica

Stena Line

Karlskrona (Sweden) / Gdynia (Poland)

Stena Line ferry Stena Superfast funnel

Stena Superfast VII & VIII

Stena Line

Cairnryan (UK) / Belfast (NI)

Stena Line ferry Stena Vision arriving in Cherbourg from Rosslare Europort on a sunny day

Stena Vision

Stena Line

Rosslare Europort (IRL) / Cherbourg (FR)

Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries St Faith arriving in Fishbourne from Portsmouth

St. Faith

Wightlink

Portsmouth (Gunwharf, UK) /

Fishbourne (IOW, UK)

P&O ferry departing Dover in a hurricane with waves crashing over the bridge

Storm Chasing

Various routes

Seajets Supper Runner Jet arriving in Paros Island with the sun rising

Super Runner Jet

SeaJets

Paros (Greece) to Piraeus (Greece)

Seajets ferry Superstar in Rafina port in the early morning sun

SuperStar

SeaJets

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

Irish Ferries Ulysses in Dublin port

Ulysses

Irish Ferries

Dublin (IRE) / Holyhead (UK)

Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries Victoria of Wight arriving in Fishbourne from Portsmouth

Victoria of Wight

Wightlink

Portsmouth (Gunwharf, UK) /

Fishbourne (Isle of Wight, UK)

Naviera Armas ferries Volcan de Tamasite in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Volcan de
Tamasite

Naviera Armas

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)

Morro Jable Fuerteventura (Spain)

PolFerries Wawel in Nynashamn Sweden on a clear day

Wawel

PolFerries

Gdansk (Poland) / Nynashamn (Sweden)

Irish Ferries W B Yeats cruise ferry arriving in Cherbourg from Dublin

W.B.Yeats

Irish Ferries

Dublin (Ireland) / Cherbourg (France)

Dublin (Ireland) / Holyhead (UK)

A2B via Sea blog of Grimaldi Ferries Zeus Palace

Zeus Palace

Grimaldi Lines

Palermo (Sicily) / Livorno (Italy)

Abandoned Calais Hoverport being swamped by sand

Hoverports

Abandoned terminals in

Dover/Pegwell Bay (UK)

& Boulogne/Calais (France)

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