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Ostend Spirit (1) (2010-2011) - originally Prins Filip
Ostend Spirit (2) (2012-2013) - originally Pride of Calais
Primrose (1998-2010)
Roseanne (1989-2004)
Rosebay (1989)
Wisteria (1) (1995-2000)
Wisteria (2) (2005-2013)

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Name Other names Built Wisteria (2) Prinses Beatrix, Duc de Normandie 1978 TEF Fleet List Juniper (1986-2003) Tropic Postcards issue T207. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Roseanne (1989-2004) Tropic Postcards issue T264. Photo: © Mike Louagie Laburnum (1993-2003) Tropic Postcards issue T357. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Rosebay (1989) Hornbeam (1993-2009) Wisteria (1) (1995-2000) Tropic Postcards issue T44. Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T106. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Tropic Postcards issue T220. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Tropic Postcards issue T213. Photo: © Frank Lose Tropic Postcards issue T340. Photo: © Frank Lose Tropic Postcards issue T18. Photo: © Frank Heine. Eurovoyager (1998-2012) Tropic Postcards issue T206. Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T345. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Tropic Postcards issue T345. Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T456. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Eurovoyager arriving at Ramsgate at 14:00hrs, 18th March 2005. Photo: © Ian Boyle. Eurovoyager at Oostende.Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Primrose (1998-2010) Tropic Postcards issue T276. Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T215.Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T207. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Tropic Postcards issue T207. Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T268. Photo: © Mike Louagie Tropic Postcards issue T345. Photo: © Mike Louagie Ramsey Postcards issue 128. Photo: © Philip Cone. Primrose and Gardenia at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Larkspur (1999-2014) Tropic Postcards issue T282. Photo: © Mike Louagie Larkspur at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Larkspur (left) and Oleander at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Larkspur (right) and Gardenia at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Larkspur at Ramsgate Photo: � Ian Boyle, 10th Mat 2010 Larkspur departing Ostend Photo: � Yvan Broux, 4th March 2014 Oleander (2001-2013) Tropic Postcards issue T466. Photo: © Mike Louagie Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 12:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 13:30hrs, 18th March 2005.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 13:30hrs, 18th March 2005.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 13:30hrs, 18th March 2005.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Oleander leaving Ramsgate at 13:30hrs, 18th March 2005.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Larkspur and Oleander (right) at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Oleander arriving at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Oleander arriving at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Oleander arriving at Oostende, plus Eurovoyager leaving. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Larkspur at Ramsgate Photo: � Ian Boyle, 10th March 2010 Gardenia (2002- ) Tropic Postcards issue T419. Photo: © Mike Louagie Primrose and Gardenia (left) at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Larkspur and Gardenia (left) at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Begonia (2002-2005) Tropic Postcards issue T448. Photo: © Mike Louagie Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004. Photo: © Ian Boyle.

Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.



Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.



Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.


Begonia arriving at Ramsgate at 15:00hrs, 26th September 2004.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Begonia at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Wisteria (2) (2005-2013)
Prinses Beatrix was built in 1978 by Verolme Scheepswerf Heusden B.V, Heusden, Holland. She entered service for SMZ between Harwich-Hook of Holland in June of that year. She was sold to Brittany Ferries in October 1985, but chartered back to SMZ until the following year, when she was named Duc de Normandie. She entered service between Caen and Portsmouth in June 1986. Unlike most units in the fleet, she rarely ventured onto other Brittany Ferries routes, until moving to Plymouth-Roscoff in July 2002, on delivery of the Mont St Michel. Duc de Normandie was withdrawn from regular Brittany Ferries services in September 2004, and was offered for sale. In November she moved to Gdansk, Poland for lay-up. In 2005 it was announced that she had been bought by TransEuropa Ferries, and renamed Wisteria (2). Complete history of Prinses Beatrix Wisteria (2) at Oostende. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Wisteria (2) at Oostende, 25th November 2005. Photo: © Photo Tropic (Yvan Broux) Ostend Spirit (1) Ostend Spirit (1) was originally the Prins Filip of RMT. She was chartered by TEF from 2010-2011 as Ostend Spirit (1). Other names: 1991-1998: Prins Filip 1998-1999: Stena Royal 1999-2002: POSL Aquitaine 2002-2003: PO Aquitaine 2003-2005: Pride of Aquitaine 2005-2010: Norman Spirit 2010-2011: Ostend Spirit 2011-2013: Norman Spirit 2013-present: Calais Seaways 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 (2) (TEF: 2012-2013) Ostend Spirit (2) was the Pride of Calais of P&O Ferries, withdrawn and sold in 2012. On 18th April 2013 she returned to Tilbury under P&O management due to financial problems within TEF. Ostend Spirit (2) at Ramsgate Photo: � Ian Boyle, 4th March 2013 Ostend Spirit (2) at Ramsgate Photo: � Ian Boyle, 4th March 2013 Ferry Postcards - Cruise Ship Postcards - Ocean Liner Postcards Top of Page - Simplon Postcards Home Page �1999-2013 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved

Name	Other names	Built
Wisteria (2)	Prinses Beatrix, Duc de Normandie	1978