FERRY, CRUISE AND SHIPPING
of Northern Ireland, Scotland & Beyond
Spirit of France
Norbay operates the Dublin - Liverpool service for P&O Ferries alongside sister vessel Norbank and the European Endeavour. Built for North Sea Ferries the vessel operated the Hull - Rotterdam route. In 2002 Norbay along with sister vessel Norbank transfered to P&O Irish Sea and took up service on the Dublin - Liverpool route operating back to back. In recent years the Norbay has provided refit cover for P&O's Larne - Cairnryan vessels, the vessel also completed berthing trials at Troon in 2011. To date it is the largest vessel ever to have visited Troon.
Spirit of France operates on the Dover - Calais service for P&O Ferries. Designed and purpose built for this route the vessel and her sister Spirit of Britain are the largest vessels to operate on the route. Both vessels were built to replace the ageing Chunnel Beaters, Pride of Dover and Pride of Calais. Spirit of France was the second to be delivered and entered service on 9th February 2012, a delay caused by vibration issues prior to P&O accepting the delivery. Spirit of France was flagged under the UK registry and homeport of Dover however in 2019 was reflagged to Cyprus.
IMO Number
Call sign
Building Yard
Year Built
Owner
Operator
Gross Tonnage
Length (Overall)
Breadth
Draught
Service Speed
Machinery
Capacity
Port of Registry
Lane Meters
Passengers
Vehicles
Flag
9533816
5BDN5
STX Europe, Finland
2012
P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries
47,592
213m
30.8m
6.5m
22kts
4x MAN B&W 7L
Limassol
Cyprus
3746
2000
Cars - 1059
Freight - 180l
Spirit of France arriving at Calais on 30-05-17. Copyright RSPHOTOGRAPHY by Robert Stanley
Spirit of France arriving at Calais on 30-05-17. Copyright RSPHOTOGRAPHY by Robert Stanley