RED FUNNEL has released revised vehicle ferry and Red Jet timetables to allow time to pause and pay tribute to Her Majesty The Queen on the day of her funeral.

The Red Jet service will operate a bank holiday timetable, but the following sailings will not operate:

  • From Cowes: 10.55am and 12.05pm.
  • From Southampton: 10.20am and 11.30am.

To support Island residents travelling to London next Monday, as additional early morning sailing has been added to the Red Jet timetable:

  • From Cowes: 6.05am.
  • From Southampton: 5.30am.

The vehicle ferry service will run according to the published timetable with the exception of the following sailings, which will not operate:

  • From East Cowes: 10.30am, 11.30am and 12.30pm.
  • From Southampton: 10am, 11am and 12pm.

The Red Kestrel freight service will run as normal, with the exception of the following sailings which will not operate: 

  • From East Cowes: 11.55am.
  • From Southampton: 10.25am.

Red Funnel says that customers with bookings on affected sailings will be contacted.

Fran Collins, CEO of Red Funnel, said: “We have made the decision to revise our service on Monday, September 19 as a show of respect for Her Majesty The Queen’s 70 years of service to our country.

"We think it is important to pay tribute to her great contribution and we want to enable our staff to be able to participate and reflect on this day of mourning.

“This is a historic event that will see many across the world united, and it is only right for us to pause and partake in memory of such an inspirational figure in our lives.

"We apologise to anyone who may be inconvenienced by this decision, but we hope our customers will understand the context and support us too.”

  • To see the latest Red Funnel timetable changes click here.