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.

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Travel Updates

Please note, due to a temporary road closure on York Avenue in East Cowes, there is a diversion in place on the main route to and from our East Cowes terminal. Whilst we hope the impact of this will be minimal, it may cause some traffic delays at busier times - if you are travelling on our vehicle ferry on these dates, please allow additional time to arrive for check-in.

Due to ongoing essential maintenance to the starboard engines, Red Jet 6 remains out of service, and it has become necessary to operate a revised timetable up to and including Thursday 29 October. The required works rely on suitable weather conditions to crane lift the vessel into dry dock. Unfortunately, recent high winds have meant the cranes cannot be operated safely, as a result the work is taking longer than originally expected.

The below sailings will not operate during this period:
Depart Southampton
06:05, 07:15, 08:25, 15:35, 16:45, 17:55
Depart West Cowes
06:40, 07:50, 09:00, 16:10, 17:20, 18:30

We're sorry for the disruption and thank you for your patience. For more information visit redfunnel.co.uk/service.

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.

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.