Red Funnel will be spreading festive cheer and keeping families and loved ones connected through a series of crossings on Christmas Day, it has been confirmed.
Vehicle ferry crossings will run from Southampton and East Cowes, ensuring those travelling on Christmas Day can celebrate with their nearest and dearest.
As the only ferry company scheduled to cross the Solent on Christmas Day, these services are critical to islanders and mainlanders with friends and family on the other side of the Solent.
The crossings will depart Southampton at 09:00 and 12:00 and East Cowes at 10:30 and 13:30.
Neil Chapman, Operations Director at Red Funnel, says:
“We are looking forward to giving a ‘festive’ welcome on board our vessels on Christmas Day. It’s always such a wonderful time and it’s a privilege to be able to offer these services.
“As a lifeline service, keeping the Island connected over the Christmas period is very important to us, and we are proud to be the only ferry operator to run a cross-Solent service on Christmas Day.
“This would not be possible without the outstanding support of our teams operating the services, and our customers choosing to travel with us. We look forward to adding a little festive joy to our customers’ journey and playing our part in their special day.”
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ye we will be the judge of that…
After 15 years at Hovertravel, Neil has taken on the impossible job of running Red Funnel.
We stopped using Red Funnel when they pledged to move their Southampton Terminal, but then didn’t.
All very well spouting about “a lifeline service, keeping the Island connected over the Christmas period”, but then arriving by car in their marshalling yard at Southampton to be “entertained” by the dancing bloke, does NOT mitigate having to wait up to 30 minutes to exit the terminal because it is always clogged up.
Now it has been sold on yet again to another “owner”, Red Funnel is living on borrowed time.
Great idea but…. when the crew person who pushes the horn doesn’t turn up they will all be cancelled..again!