Red Funnel Red Osprey - Red Jet - Southampton Water
Seen heading towards Southampton exiting the Solent, with a Red Jet catamaran in hot pursuit and Royal Caribbean International - Independence of the Seas in the background, Red Osprey is one of three Raptor Class Ro-Ro ferries operated by Red Funnel on the cross-Solent service between Southampton and East Cowes with a crossing time of 55 minutes at 12.5 knotts. Built in 1994 by Fergusson Shipbuilders, Glasgow for Red Funnel and Re-fitted and extended in 2003 by Remontawa, Gdansk, Poland. These details and more can be found at www.redfunnel.co.uk.
This photo was taken from P&O Cruises Azura departing for a 14-night Western Mediterranean Cruise from the Mayflower Terminal; Southampton - Cadiz - Barcelona - Livorno - Civitavecchia - Cartegena - Gibraltar - Southampton.
Azura was built in 2010 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. Laid down in October 2008, launched in June 2009 and Christened on 10th. April 2010 with her maiden voyage on the 12th. Part of the Grand Class of cruise ships, the earlier and similar Ventura being her sister ship. Registered in Hamilton, Bermuda, she has a GTW of 115,055, has nineteen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,096 and 1,226 crew. Powered by six Wartsilla diesels capable of 22 knots. © Peter Steel 2019.
Red Funnel Red Osprey - Red Jet - Southampton Water
Seen heading towards Southampton exiting the Solent, with a Red Jet catamaran in hot pursuit and Royal Caribbean International - Independence of the Seas in the background, Red Osprey is one of three Raptor Class Ro-Ro ferries operated by Red Funnel on the cross-Solent service between Southampton and East Cowes with a crossing time of 55 minutes at 12.5 knotts. Built in 1994 by Fergusson Shipbuilders, Glasgow for Red Funnel and Re-fitted and extended in 2003 by Remontawa, Gdansk, Poland. These details and more can be found at www.redfunnel.co.uk.
This photo was taken from P&O Cruises Azura departing for a 14-night Western Mediterranean Cruise from the Mayflower Terminal; Southampton - Cadiz - Barcelona - Livorno - Civitavecchia - Cartegena - Gibraltar - Southampton.
Azura was built in 2010 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. Laid down in October 2008, launched in June 2009 and Christened on 10th. April 2010 with her maiden voyage on the 12th. Part of the Grand Class of cruise ships, the earlier and similar Ventura being her sister ship. Registered in Hamilton, Bermuda, she has a GTW of 115,055, has nineteen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,096 and 1,226 crew. Powered by six Wartsilla diesels capable of 22 knots. © Peter Steel 2019.