Date: Friday 26th August 2011 Ferry Operator: P&O; Ferries Ship Name: "Spirit of Britain" Ship type: Cross-channel ferry Ship Builder: STX Europe, Rauma, Finland Launch Date: 8th June 2010 Maiden Voyage: 21st January 2011 Tonnage: 49,000 tonnes Length: 210 m (689.0 ft) Beam: 31.4 m (103.0 ft) Draft: 6.5 m (21.3 ft) Installed power: 4 x MAN 7L 48/60 Diesels Propulsion: 2 x controllable pitch propellers and 3 x Bow thrusters Speed: 22 kn (41 km/h) (25.31 mph) Capacity: 1,750 passengers; 1059 Cars; 180 Lorries Departure Port: Port of Dover (Eastern Docks), Dover, Kent, England, UK Departure Berth No: 7 Arrival Port: Port de Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Arrival Berth No: 8 Boarding Time: 12:15pm BST Departure Time: 12:40pm BST Arrival Time: 3:29pm CEST Total crossing time: 1 hr 30 mins On the start of our trip to Luxembourg with Just You holidays, we were lucky enough to have the "Spirit of Britain as our cross-channel ferry. This is the largest ferry ever designed for the Calais crossing. 0:03 - Approaching the Port of Dover with the White Cliifs in the background. 0:51 - Entering the Port of Dover (Eastern Docks). 1:17 - Heading towards the Coach interchange. 1:48 - Departing the Coach interchange. 2:09 - Boarding the "Spirit of Britain". 2:54 - Looking at the P&O; Ferries "Pride of Burgundy" from the sun deck onboard the "Spirit of Britain". (3:04) Cars unloading. 3:24 - Close up of the White Cliffs and the Berths at the Port of Dover. 3:48 - Engineers closing the gates and the vehicle bridge goes up. 4:07 - Engineer pulls the rope. 4:22 - Departing the Port of Dover. (4:33) View of the White Cliffs and a close up of the P&O; Ferries "Pride of Burgundy". (5:54) SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais coming into Berth 4. (6:11) The harbour wall and entering out into the English Channel. (6:27) Looking back at the Port of Dover. (6:35) Panorama of the White Cliffs of Dover. 6:42 - Information board on Deck 8, Lower Level. 6:55 - Waves. 7:00 - Distant view of the French coastline and passing ships in the English Channel. 7:31 - Seating area. 7:36 - Approaching Calais with the beaches in the distance. 7:53 - Entering the Port of Calais with a view of the town. 8:19 - P&O; Ferries "Pride of Kent" departing Calais. 9:11 - Vehicles being loaded onto SeaFrance "Rodin" at Berth 7. 9:29 - Walking to the coach on deck C4. 9:43 - Driving up to the exit. 10:10 - Very heavy rain at Calais. 10:27 - Coming out of the vehicle deck at Berth 8. 11:03 - Leaving the shipping lane and heading towards the exit. 11:12 - Looking back at our ship, "Spirit of Britain" at Berth 8. 11:42 - Passing the Calais Ferry Terminal. 12:12 - Leaving the Port of Calais. Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.

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