Saturday 28th January 2012
P&O Ferries today (24 January) took delivery of its second new €180 million ship, Spirit of France, during a handover ceremony at the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
Spirit of France then began its 1,400 mile voyage to Dover under the command of Captain Steve...Read more
P&O Ferries will on Tuesday 24 January take delivery of its second new €180 million ship, Spirit of France, during a handover ceremony at the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
Spirit of France will then commence its 1,400 mile voyage to Dover under the command...Read more
The blog has been a little bit quiet recently, but with work well underway to fit-out the internal spaces of the Spirit of France the truth is, at this stage, there’s not much to see that we didn’t already see with her predecessor.
However, with less than...Read more
The Spirit of France took to the water for the first time last Friday (18th Feb) when she was floated out of her construction dock at the STX Europe shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
P&O Ferries CEO Helen Deeble and the ship’s senior master Captain Steve Johnson were...Read more
STX Europe, Finland. With all the excitement and media attention surrounding the arrival of the Spirit of Britain, it’s easy to forget that back in Finland her sister ship, the Spirit of France, is coming along nicely.
These latest pictures show the Spirit of France now...Read more
If you haven’t yet picked a spot on out virtual Superferry, you are running out of time!
We’ve hidden fantastic European holiday prizes, ferry travel and onboard shopping vouchers all over our virtual superferry. There’s even a special ‘Free P&O Ferries Travel for a Decade’ hidden...Read more
I’ve heard a few people mutter that the Spirit of Britain didn’t look ‘that big’ when she entered the Port of Dover last Sunday. Perhaps from up on the cliffs her size was not immediately apparent.
Thanks then to the Senior Master of the...Read more
Having negotiated over 100 miles of ice flow (the worst seen in 30 years), 40mph snow storms and some very testing sea conditions in the North Sea, the Spirit of Britain finally entered Dover harbour shortly after 11am on Sunday 9th January.
Greeted by glorious sunshine and...Read more
P&O Ferries took delivery of its new €180 million ship Spirit of Britain today (5 January) during a handover ceremony at the stxeurope shipyard in Rauma, Finland.
The ship then followed a route cleared by icebreakers to commence its delivery voyage to Dover. The estimated time of arrival...Read more
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