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A temporary timetable will be operating on our Portsmouth Harbour – Ryde catamaran route between Monday 4 and Thursday 7 November 2013 whilst some essential maintenance is carried out on Wight Ryder I.
Hourly service
From Monday 4 November – Thursday 7 November an hourly service will run throughout the day. Sailings from Portsmouth Harbour will leave at 15 minutes past the hour between 05:15 to 22:15. Sailings will depart from Ryde at 47 minutes past the hour between 05:47 and 22:47.
Extra sailings
To minimise inconvenience to our customers, we have chartered a vessel to operate the following extra sailings on Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 November.
From Portsmouth Harbour: 07:40, 16:40 & 17:50
From Ryde: 07:10, 08:20 & 17:15
Because these sailings will be operated by charter vessel, Ashleigh R, crossing times will be slightly longer (around 30 minutes) so please leave extra time if you are connecting with onward services.
We’re very sorry for the inconvenience that this will cause. If you have any questions please call our Call Centre on 0871 376 1000 (calls cost 7p per minute, plus network extras)
