page_title: Red Funnel
section_title: Motor vessels
hierarchical_section_title: Red Funnel / Former fleet / Classic ferries / Motor vessels
caption_attribution_description: English: North Wales. The coastal pleasure steamer Balmoral in the Menai Straits as captured from Garth Pier, Bangor. The Balmoral spends fortnight each summer in North Welsh coast waters.
context_page_description: Red Funnel, formally the Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited, is a ferry company that carries passengers, vehicles and freight on routes between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight. High-speed foot passenger catamarans, known as Red Jets, run between Southampton and Cowes, while vehicle ferries run between Southampton and East Cowes.
  Red Funnel's main competitor is Wightlink whose services operate from Portsmouth to Fishbourne and Ryde, and from Lymington to Yarmouth. The other major Solent ferry company, Hovertravel, operates between Southsea and Ryde. Both provide a frequent service to the Isle of Wight, but neither normally serve Southampton, Cowes or East Cowes.
caption: The Balmoral in Waverley Excursions ownership
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