These Pages List Amendments to the Booklet 'Trip out in North Western Europe - a Guide to Passenger Shipping Services Around the Coasts of North Western Europe'
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These pages list amendments to the booklet 'Trip Out in North Western Europe - A guide to passenger shipping services around the coasts of North Western Europe'. Entries are listed in the order in which they appear in the booklet. ____________________________________________________________________ This list does not include temporary changes implemented as a result of the virus pandemic. Nexus - Tyne & Wear P T E Telephone (0191) 202 0747. Waverley Excursions Telephone (0141) 243 2224. Campion Launches now listed as Viscount Cruises. City Cruises Add ERASMUS (from Thames Luxury Charters). Hurlingham Cruises Add JULIETTE GRECO (from Bateaux Parisiens on page 28), laid-up. J G F Passenger Boats, Walton-on-Thames Delete entry - PRIDE OF SURREY is laid-up. London Party Boats Add PEARL OF LONDON (previously GOSPORT QUEEN of Gosport Ferry on page 9). Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co Delete entry - ceased trading. Reeds River Cruises Telephone (01708) 402336. Thames Clippers Delete telephone. Add JUPITER CLIPPER, MERCURY CLIPPER (both 2017, 155 gt, 35.0 m, 170 pass, >m) and VENUS CLIPPER (2019, 172 gt, 38.2 m, 222 pass, >m). Services now also call at Royal Wharf, Westminster and Battersea Power Station. Thames Leisure Delete WILLIAM B (sold). Add WILL (from Topsail Events & Charters). Thames Luxury Charters Delete ERASMUS (sold). Thames River Services now trades as Thames River Sightseeing. Telephone (020) 3778 0700. Topsail Events & Charters Delete entry – WILL run by Thames Leisure. Viscount Cruises See Campion Launches. Waverley Excursions Telephone (0141) 243 2224. Woods' Silver Fleet Add SILVER SOCKEYE (previously WILLIAM B of Thames Leisure). Woolwich Ferry Delete ERNEST BEVIN, JAMES NEWMAN and JOHN BURNS (all broken up). Add BEN WOOLLACOTT and DAME VERA LYNN (both 2018, 62.3 m, 150 pass, C). Blue Funnel Cruises, Southampton Cruises are from Southampton (Town Quay). Gosport Ferry Delete GOSPORT QUEEN (sold). Red Funnel Ferries Telephone (023) 8001 9192. Delete RED JET 3 and 5 (both sold). Add RED JET 7 (2018, 363 gt, 41.1 m, 275 pass, >m). Solent Party Ship Cruises, Southampton Cruises are from Southampton (Town Quay). Waverley Excursions Telephone (0141) 243 2224. TRIP OUT in North Western Europe - 2021 Supplement Page 2 ____________________________________________________________________ Wightlink Delete ST CECILIA (sold). New vessel is VICTORIA OF WIGHT (8041 gt, 89.7 m, 1170 pass). Isle of Sark Shipping Co Delete BON MARIN DE SERK (sold). Isles of Scilly Steamship Co Telephone (01736) 334220. Waverley Excursions Telephone (0141) 243 2224. White Funnel Delete entry – BALMORAL is laid-up. Severn Leisure Cruises, Upton-upon-Severn Delete entry - CONWAY CASTLE sold. Worcester River Cruises Delete entry - ceased operating. Daniel Adamson Preservation Society Cruises are from Anderton, Acton Bridge and Sutton Weaver on the River Weaver, and Ellesmere Port. Mersey Ferries Telephone (0151) 330 1003. Manchester Ship Canal cruises are day cruises to Latchford, no longer going to or from Salford. Waverley Excursions Telephone (0141) 243 2224. Windermere Lake Cruises Add SWIFT (2020, 34.0 m, 300 pass). Irish Ferries Delete JONATHAN SWIFT (sold). Add BLUE STAR 1 (GR, 2000, 29858 gt, 171.4 m, 1890 pass, C), DUBLIN SWIFT (CY, 2001, 8403 gt, 101.4 m, 820 pass, >mC, previously WESTPAC EXPRESS) and W B YEATS (CY, 2018, 51388 gt, 194.8 m, 1800 pass, C). Delete Rosslare-Roscoff and Rosslare-Cherbourg routes. Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Add MANXMAN (due 2023, C). Delete Birkenhead route. P&O Ferries Delete EUROPEAN ENDEAVOUR (sold). Stena Line Delete STENA LAGAN, STENA MERSEY (both to be transferred to Baltic Sea) and STENA SUPERFAST X (charter ended). Add STENA EDDA, STENA EMBLA (both CY, 2020, 41671 gt, 214.5 m, 1000 pass, C) and STENA ESTRID (CY, 2019, 41671 gt, 214.5 m, 1000 pass, C). Aran Island Ferries, Rossaveal Add SAOIRSE NA FARRAIGE (2020, 424 gt, 40.0 m, 400 pass). Add excursions from Galway to Inishmor. Carlingford Ferry (new entry) Telephone (028) 4176 2488. FRAZER AISLING GABRIELLE (previously FOYLE VENTURE on page 70). Greenore - Greencastle (15 mins, ). Dept for Regional Development (NI), Strangford Now run by Department for Infrastructure. Delete STRANGFORD FERRY (sold). New vessel is STRANGFORD II (405 gt). Doolin2Aran Ferries Add STAR OF DOOLIN (IE, 2018, 121 gt, 26.0 m, 200 pass). Doyle Shipping Group, Cobh See Marine Transport Services. Lough Foyle Ferry (additional entry) FRAZER MARINER (IE, 1984, 43.0 m, 200 pass, C, previously BERNE-FARGE in Germany) and STRANGFORD I (previously STRANGFORD FERRY of Dept for Regional Development). Greencastle - Magilligan (10 mins, , late-May - mid-Sep). Marine Transport Services, Cobh, now Doyle Shipping Group. Telephone (021) 481 1549. TRIP OUT in North Western Europe - 2021 Supplement Page 3 ____________________________________________________________________ O'Brien Line (Doolin Ferry Co) Delete QUEEN OF ARAN (sold). Add ARAN ISLANDS EXPRESS (IE, 2013, 131 gt, 26.0 m, 250 pass, previously DOUCE FRANCE in France) and DOOLIN EXPRESS (IE, 2010, 161 gt, 25.0 m, 190 pass, previously BLANCHE HERMINE in France). Passage East Ferry Co F B D TINTERN renamed FRAZER TINTERN. Rathlin Island Ferry (additional entry) Telephone (028) 2076 9299. SPIRIT OF RATHLIN (2016, 105 gt. 27.3 m, 140 pass, C). Ballycastle - Rathlin Island (45 mins, ). Tory Ferry (new entry) Telephone mobile # 087 199 3710. QUEEN OF ARAN (from O'Brien Line). Magheroarty - Tory Island (45 mins). Argyll Ferries Delete entry - route operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. Caledonian MacBrayne First new vessel will be GLEN SANNOX (delivery delayed). Add ARGYLL FLYER (from Argyll Ferries). Tobermory-Kilchoan and Mallaig-Lochboisdale services run all year. Add route Gourock – Dunoon (25 mins). Clyde Marine Services Delete cruises. CLYDE CLIPPER and CRUISER are laid-up. Jacobite, Inverness, now trades as Loch Ness by Jacobite. 'Lord of the Glens' (new entry) Telephone (01756) 704740. LORD OF THE GLENS (from Magna Carta Steamship Co). Cruises previously run by Magna Carta Steamship Co, starting in 2021. Magna Carta Steamship Co Delete entry - see 'Lord of the Glens'. Pentland Ferries Add ALFRED (2019, 2991 gt, 84.5 m, 430 pass, mC). Shetland Islands Council Telephone (01595) 745804. Steamship Sir Walter Scott The SIR WALTER SCOTT is laid-up. Waverley Excursions Telephone (0141) 243 2224. DFDS Add CÔTE D'OPAL (due 2021, 42400 gt, 214.5 m, 1000 pass, C). Telephone (GB) (020) 8127 8303. Irish Ferries (new entry) Dover – Calais ( ), starting June 2021. P&O Ferries All ships are registered in Cyprus and laid-up. EUROPEAN SEAWAY and PRIDE OF BURGUNDY is are laid-up. Add two new vessels (2023, 230.0 m, 1500 pass, C). Telephone Calais 03 66 74 03 25, Dover (01304) 448888. Brittany Ferries Delete BAIE DE SEINE (charter ended). Add CONNEMARA (CY, 2007, 27414 gt, 186.6 m, 500 pass, C, previously ASTERION), COTENTIN (FR, previously STENA BALTICA on page 68), GALICIA (2020, 41671 gt, 214.5 m, 1000 pass, C), SALAMANCA (due 2022, 41671 gt, 214.5 m, 1000 pass, C) and SANTOÑA (due 2023, 41671 gt, 214.5 m, 1000 pass, C). Delete fast ferry Portsmouth - Le Havre route. Poole - Cherbourg runs all year. Add routes: Rosslare - Bilbao (28 hrs, ) only for passengers travelling in vehicles; Rosslare - Cherbourg (17 hrs, , late-March - Oct). Telephone reservations (FR) 02 98 24 47 01. Condor Ferries Delete Portsmouth-Cherbourg route. Telephone reservations (GB) 0345 609 1024. TRIP OUT in North Western Europe - 2021 Supplement Page 4 ____________________________________________________________________ DFDS (additional entry) KERRY (CY, 2001, 24418 gt, 186.5 m, 500 pass, C, previously CARTOUR, then HOA SEN in Vietnam, STENA EGERIA, A F MICHELA), PELAGOS (FR, 1997, 21858 gt, 186.5 m, 320 pass, C, previously LIVERPOOL SEAWAYS) and VISBY (SE, 2002, 29746, 195.8 m, 1500 pass, C). Rosslare - Dunkerque (24 hrs, ), freight traffic only. Irish Ferries Delete OSCAR WILDE (sold). Delete routes from Rosslare to Cherbourg and Roscoff. Add route Dublin - Cherbourg (18 hrs, , mid-March - Sep) by W B YEATS. Delete reference to KAITAKI (sold). Bateaux-Mouches, Paris LA GALERE renamed L'ESPOIR. Bateaux Parisiens Delete JULIETTE GRECO (sold). Easy Réunion, Paris Delete entry - see Henjo. Henjo, Paris L'EVENEMENT (from Easy Réunion). Charter trips in Paris. River's King, Paris Telephone mobile 06 21 96 28 37. Seine-Maritime Delete BAC NO. 21 (sold). Add BAC NO. 24 (2020, 297 gt, 66.0 m, 145 pass, C). Armor Navigation, Perros Guirec (additional entry) Telephone 02 96 91 10 00. CÔTE DE GRANIT ROSE (2020, 26.0 m, 250 pass). Excursions from Perros Guirec and Erquy. Azénor, Brest Delete entry - ceased trading. 'Le Chateaubriand', La Richardais (additional entry) Telephone 02 99 46 44 40. CHATEAUBRIAND III (previously AZENOR of Azénor on page 30). Cruises on the Rance from Barrage de la Rance at La Richardais (1 hr 30 mins or 3 hrs, all-year). Compagnie Corsaire, St-Malo (additional entry) Telephone 08 25 13 81 00. CORSAIRE D'EMERAUDE (2019, 26.3, 269 pass) and L'OISEAU DU CAP (previously ENEZ EDIG of Compagnie Maritime Penn ar Bed), to be renamed CORSAIRE DE ILES III. Excursions from St-Malo, Dinard. Compagnie Maritime Penn ar Bed Delete ANDRE COLIN (broken up) and ENEZ EDIG (charter ended). Manche Iles Express Delete service to Gorey. Vedettes Jolie France, Granville Add BELLE FRANCE (due 2020, 28.0 m, 295 pass) and JOLY FRANCE (2017, 217 gt, 30.6 m, 283 pass). Compagnie du Golfe, Vannes (additional entry) Telephone 02 97 67 10 00. LE PALAIS (from Navix Compagnie des Iles). Day trips from Vannes and Port Navalo to Le Palais, Belle-Ile (mid-April - Sep). Compagnie Océane Delete ACADIE (sold) and DRAVANTEG (sold). New vessel is BREIZH NEVEZ I (2018, 1104 gt). Delete reference to ENEZ EDIG (sold). Croisières Bleues, Concarneau (additional entry) Telephone mobile 06 63 05 83 47. AZENOR (from Azénor on page 30). Day trips from Concarneau and Beg Meil to Iles Glénans (mid-April - Sep).