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Prins Filip
 
Prins Filip - Stena Royal - POSL Aquitaine - Pride of Aquitaine - Norman Spirit - Ostend Spirit - Norman Spirit - Calais Spirit
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the RMT ferry Prins Filip.
 
Built as Prins Filip for the RTM Dover-Oostende service in 1991, although she did not enter service until 1992. Withdrawn 1997 when RTM ceased operations. Bought by a Stena Group company in 1998, and chartered to P&O Stena Line as Stena Royal for freight operations between Dover and Zeebrugge. Charter extended and renamed POSL Aquitaine. In 1999 began to carry passengers again on the Dover-Calais route. Transferred to P&O in August 2002 and renamed Pride of Aquitaine. Received new P&O livery for 2003 season. Chartered by P&O from Stena Line until 2005, she was retired early in May 2005. In October 2005 she started a new service from le Havre to Portsmouth as Norman Spirit, operated by LD Lines. In 2010-2011 she was chartered to Trans Europa Ferries for service between Ramsgate-Ostend, also serving at Dover with this name.  
 
 
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Prins Filip
 
Tropic Postcards T3 Prins Filip, in service 15/05/92 - 28/02/97
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T9 Prins Filip, last departure from Oostende, 25/04/97




Tropic Postcards T19 PRINCESSE MARIE-CHRISTINE, PRINS FILIP & PRINS ALBERT, Laid up 04/97
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T26 Prins Filip, Laid up Dunkerque, Summer 97
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T43 STENA NAUTICA, PRINS FILIP, PRINCESSE MARIE-CHRISTINE & PRINS ALBERT
Laid up in Dunkerque, Summer 1997
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T60 Prins Filip, at Dover Eastern Docks, 29/10/92 (Edition of 500)
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T90 Prins Filip
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T91 Prins Filip - Shop
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T92 Prins Filip - Staircase Decks 7 and 8
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T93 Prins Filip - Car Deck
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T94 Prins Filip - Dining Room
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T95 Prins Filip - Deck 7 Bar
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T96 Prins Filip - Meeting Room




Tropic Postcards T97 Prins Filip - Sun Deck
Photo: © Mike Louagie







Stena Royal
 
Tropic Postcards T123 of Stena Royal at Zeebrugge on 30/11/98.
Photo: © Mike Louagie







POSL Aquitaine
 
P&O Stena Line official postcard of POSL Aquitaine.




Tropic Postcards T214 of POSL Aquitaine.
Photo: © Mike Louagie




Tropic Postcards T343 of POSL Aquitaine, (plus POSL Kent)
Photo: © Mike Louagie







Pride of Aquitaine
(P&O: 2002-2005)
 
28838 gross tons - 2000 passengers - 600 cars - 100 trucks
 
 
P&O company postcard of Pride of Aquitaine.




Chantry Classics postcard CC/S325 of Pride of Aquitaine.
Photograph: © Ian Boyle, Calais, 21st June 2003.




Photograph of Pride of Aquitaine on 21st June 2003.
Photo: © 2003 Copyright Ian Boyle







Norman Spirit - Ostend Spirit - Norman Spirit
(LD Lines)
 
Tropic Postcards issue T531 of Norman Spirit.
Photo: © Mike Louagie.




First departure for LD Lines' Norman Spirit from Le Havre to Portsmouth, October 3rd 2005, at 17:57.
Photo: © Philippe Brebant,




Aerial photo of Norman Spirit.
Photo: © Mike Louagie.




Photo of Norman Spirit.
Photo: © Emmanuel Lorgeril
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Photo of Norman Spirit.
Photo: © Emmanuel Lorgeril
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Norman Spirit leaving le Havre, 23rd August 2008
Photo: © William Mayes
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Norman Spirit on the Dover-Boulogne service (in terrible weather)
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28th January 2010 - All images link to larger copies
NORMAN SPIRIT Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28th January 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28th January 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28th January 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 28th January 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk






Ostend Spirit
(LD Lines charter to Trans Europa Ferries 2010)


Ostend Spirit, in joint LD/TEF colours, returned briefly to the Dover-Boulogne service in May 2010
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Ian Boyle, 7th May 2010 - All images link to larger copies
OSTEND SPIRIT on Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th May 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk OSTEND SPIRIT on Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th May 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk OSTEND SPIRIT on Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th May 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk OSTEND SPIRIT on Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th May 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk OSTEND SPIRIT on Dover-Boulogne services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 7th May 2010 - www.simplonpc.co.uk






Norman Spirit
(LD Lines 2011-2013)


Norman Spirit on charter to DFDS for Dover-Dunkerque services during the SeaFrance lock-out.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - All images link to larger copies
NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk NORMAN SPIRIT on DFDS charter for Dover-Dunkerque services - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th December 2011 - www.simplonpc.co.uk






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