MV St Cecilia
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MV St Cecilia is a vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Wightlink
on their route from Portsmouth
to Fishbourne
on the Isle of Wight
, the route she has taken throughout her life.
St Cecilia was built in Yorkshire and was first launched sideways into the River Ouse
, entering service in March 1987. In 2001 she appeared as a fictional "Norselink" ferry in a Gérard Depardieu
film.
There are currently plans to increase the capacity of the ship by extending her by 12 metres.
Wightlink
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...
on their route from Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
to Fishbourne
Fishbourne, Isle of Wight
for disambiguation.Fishbourne is a small village between Wootton and Ryde, on the Isle of Wight.The name "Fishbourne" might mean "stream of fish" or "fish spring."...
on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, the route she has taken throughout her life.
St Cecilia was built in Yorkshire and was first launched sideways into the River Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
, entering service in March 1987. In 2001 she appeared as a fictional "Norselink" ferry in a Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
film.
There are currently plans to increase the capacity of the ship by extending her by 12 metres.