Oct 2018

Wightlink supports innovative medical research

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Wightlink has teamed up with Lifelight – a new medical initiative using the latest technologies to reduce the cost of accurate patient monitoring – to give people the opportunity to check their blood pressure, heart rate and respiration rate.

Kids go free to cheer on Great South runners

Friday, 12 October 2018

Island runners competing in this year’s Simplyhealth Great South Run can take along their young supporters for free, thanks to a special ‘Kids Go Free’ offer from Wightlink.

Three cheers for Victoria of Wight

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

A brand new ale has been exclusively brewed for Wightlink to celebrate the arrival of its state-of-the-art hybrid energy ferry, Victoria of Wight.

Honours for Wightlink’s Steve Chamberlain to recognise his bravery in rescuing a drowning man

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Wightlink Deck Officer Steve Chamberlain has received two national awards for his actions in saving a man’s life by jumping into the freezing waters of Portsmouth Harbour earlier this year.

Wightlink helps couple towards finishing post of charity challenge in aid of the RNLI

Friday, 5 October 2018

The final leg of an intrepid charity drive around the British Isles and Ireland by a motoring-mad couple was given a boost by ferry operator Wightlink.

Ryde School students enjoy a right Royal afternoon

Monday, 1 October 2018

A dozen sixth form students from Ryde School volunteered to help top Isle of Wight chef Robert Thompson serve hundreds of guests at the Naming Ceremony of Wightlink’s new hybrid energy flagship Victoria of Wight at Fishbourne.

Sep 2018

Royal naming for Wightlink’s new flagship

Friday, 21 September 2018

Wightlink’s environmentally friendly flagship, Victoria of Wight, was officially named today (Thursday 20 September) by Her Royal Highness Sophie The Countess of Wessex.

Festival art project supported by Wightlink

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

A project to create a mural marking the 50th anniversary of the Isle of Wight Festival is being supported by Wightlink.

Victoria of Wight to be officially named by HRH The Countess of Wessex

Monday, 17 September 2018

Wightlink’s brand new £30 million hybrid energy car ferry, Victoria of Wight, is to be officially named by HRH The Countess of Wessex on Thursday, September 20.

Wightlink’s Responsible Angler Award won by Harley Richardson

Thursday, 13 September 2018

A year of responsible angling by ten-year-old fisherman Harley Richardson has earned the youngster a special award.

Wightlink’s super commuter takes final journey

Monday, 10 September 2018

Super commuter Dr Michael McCabe, whose intrepid trip to work included two separate ferry crossings and a cycle across the Isle of Wight, has undertaken the journey that made him a media sensation for the last time

Wightlink’s Steve Chamberlain is to receive the UK’s top maritime honour for bravery

Monday, 3 September 2018

Wightlink Deck Officer Steve Chamberlain, who jumped into freezing waters in Portsmouth Harbour to save a man’s life, will be awarded the UK’s top maritime honour for his bravery.

Aug 2018

Welcome aboard! Victoria of Wight takes her first customers to Fishbourne

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Wightlink’s new £30million car ferry Victoria of Wight carried her first fare-paying passengers on Sunday 26 August, just over two weeks after she arrived in the Solent from the Cemre shipyard.

Wightlink gets the party started – Radio X sounds the Friday Horn on a ferry to launch Portsmouth’s Victorious Festival

Tuesday, 28 August 2018

Radio X was on board a Wightlink ferry in Portsmouth Harbour to officially start the 2018 Victorious Festival in Southsea by sounding the horn on board St Clare just before she set sail to the Isle of Wight.

Wightlink helps Blackgang Chine celebrate its 175th birthday

Monday, 20 August 2018

Travellers heading to and from the Isle of Wight this summer have been welcomed on board Wightlink’s St Clare ferry by characters from Blackgang Chine.

Victoria of Wight welcomes her first vehicles on board

Monday, 13 August 2018

Isle of Wight haulier George Jenkins was the first person to drive on board Wightlink’s new £30million flagship Victoria of Wight.

Wightlink’s new £30million flagship Victoria of Wight is in the Western Channel and will enter Portsmouth Harbour tomorrow morning

Thursday, 9 August 2018

Victoria of Wight will be catching the tide to enter Portsmouth Harbour tomorrow morning after her lengthy journey from Turkey. She is already south of the Isle of Wight.

Wightlink’s Vertipools are finalists for a top environmental award

Tuesday, 7 August 2018

An array of five artificial rockpools, or ‘Vertipools’ installed on a harbour wall at Wightlink’s ferry terminal at Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight by Island ecological consultancy Artecology, has been shortlisted for a national environmental award.