Meet our fleet
Our second-largest ferry, St Clare has two decks for vehicles and much like Victoria of Wight, can be boarded using the two tier system at our Portsmouth and Fishbourne ports.
She launched in April of 2001 and first entered service on 16 July of that year. Her name, St Clare, comes from the Order of Saint Clare, an group of nuns who once occupied Appuldurcombe House in Wroxall on the Isle of Wight.
St Clare has a wide range of facilities including food and drink outlets, lifts, toilets, baby changing facilities, outside sun decks and dog-friendly areas.
At our outlets and vending machines, please pay using contactless or chip and pin, either with a bank card or Google or Apple Pay – cash is not being accepted.
A quiet, relaxing space designed for anyone who may need a peaceful environment away from the hustle and bustle, featuring soft lighting, comfortable seating and sensory equipment to help ease anxiety and stress.
We have a dedicated area for your four-legged friends, where they can feel safe and socialise with other pooches.
Let the kids burn off some energy in the soft play area, open throughout your crossing.
We have a wide variety of hot and cold food and drink options in our Wight Taste outlets.
If the weather’s right, grab some fresh air and take in the Solent views from one of the sun deck areas.
St Clare was used as a cruise to look at Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 in Southampton, which at the time was the world’s largest cruise liner. The cruise had over 500 passengers on board.
She is registered under the UK flag in London.
She is 86 metres long, which is about nine-tenths the height of Big Ben.
St Clare was built in Gdansk, Poland, and launched in 2001 before coming home to Portsmouth.
St Clare can hold 878 passengers at a time.
She can hold 186 vehicles at a time.
Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight is a popular and convenient ferry route, getting you across the Solent in just 45 minutes.
A number of ferries serve this crossing, including our environmentally friendly flagship Victoria of Wight, each coming with spacious passenger loungers, sun decks and food and drink outlets to keep you refreshed.
The biggest ferry in our fleet – running on hybrid energy, bringing a new, greener era of travel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland.
Our eldest member of the fleet, St Faith continues to serve the Portsmouth – Fishbourne route, providing a relaxing journey across the Solent.
As one of our Wight Class ferries, Wight Sun serves our Lymington – Yarmouth route and, when required, our Portsmouth – Fishbourne route.
Serving our Lymington – Yarmouth route, Wight Sky is one of our Wight Class vehicle ferries.
One of our Wight Class vehicle ferries, Wight Light serves our Lymington – Yarmouth route.
The first of our high-speed FastCats, Wight Ryder I can get you across the Solent in just 22 minutes.
Our second high-speed FastCat, getting you across the Solent in just 22 minutes.
