live service status
The Red Funnel team strives to keep our passengers updated about any potential travel disruptions, delays, or changes to service status. Below you’ll find our latest travel updates as well as the live status of the next 15 departures from the Isle of Wight and Southampton, along with our vessel map displaying the latest positions of our ferries.
Travel Updates
We’re expecting an extremely busy August Bank Holiday weekend in Southampton, with the arrival of several large cruise ships, and some key events taking place in the city.
If you’re arriving at our Southampton terminal by car on either Friday or Saturday, it’s likely you’ll experience heavier than usual traffic along the waterfront. We’d advise planning ahead where possible and suggest all customers travelling on our vehicle ferry aim to arrive between 45-60 minutes in advance of their booked sailing time.
We’ll do our best to accommodate any late arrivals on the next sailing. However, with increased traffic levels throughout both days, that could lead to significant delays to your journey.
If you have any questions or need support, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
VEHICLE FERRY LIFTS
Are you due to travel on the Vehicle Ferry and need to use the lift on your crossing? Please call us on 023 8001 9192 in advance of your sailing for assistance.
We currently have a lift out of action on Red Osprey and Red Falcon. If you have not called in advance, and need lift access, please inform check-in on arrival so we can load you on the appropriate deck to access the working lift.
Real-Time ferry service status & updates
Live Ferry Tracker
Follow our ferries and Red Jets in real-time on the map below.