Isle News, 13 October 2009 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Company passengers have raised £14,000 for medical and rescue equipment used around the TT course.
The donation to the Rob Vine Fund was raised through collection buckets on board the Company’s vessels during the TT period. Since the initiative started in 1997 around £140,000 has been [...]
Isle News, 18 September 2009 – Yet another of the Island’s flagship companies has committed its support to the 2010 Manx Telecom sponsored Bay Festival. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has signed up to be a gold event sponsor.
In addition to the support of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Manx Telecom [...]
Isle News, 11 August 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is supporting the Isle of Man Children’s Centre in its bid to provide off Island learning opportunities for groups of local young people.
The Company is subsidising the travel of three groups of young people taking part in the Charity’s Mobex initiative, as [...]
Isle News, 7 August 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is encouraging paramedics to cover both the TT and the Manx Grand Prix 2009.
The Company has liaised with the Department of Tourism & Leisure in developing the incentive, which will offer significant savings on MGP ferry fares for visiting paramedics who also [...]
Isle News, 3 August 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s flagship Ben-my-Chree completed her 15,000th sailing across the Irish Sea on Friday morning.
The record sailing departed from Douglas to Heysham at 0845.
Built by Van der Giessen de Noord in Rotterdam, at a cost of £24 million, the Ben-my-Chree first sailed into Manx [...]
Isle News, 30 July 2009 – Children from a Douglas school have been learning how to travel by sea with the help of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
The children, aged four and five from Ballacloan School, spent a morning at the Sea Terminal and were shown by Passenger Services Supervisor Richard Hird how [...]
Isle News, 23 July 2009 – Following the success of last year’s event, Snaefell will once again be seen in Peel as she brings more than 400 visitors from Belfast on Saturday (July 25) for a special day trip package.
The fastcraft will leave Belfast at 10.30 and arrive in Peel at 12.30.
Passengers have had the [...]
Isle News, 15 July 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is supporting a high school student by helping him raise money for charity onboard one of its vessels.
Aaron Kelly is one of two finalists in the Sure Apprentice competition and for his final task he has decided to complete a full day’s [...]
Isle News, 24 June 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and Athol Car Hire are supporting the Island Games by helping to deliver the Manx team’s sporting equipment.
The team’s two vans were transported to Heysham by the Ben-my-Chree on Sunday as part of the 1,500 mile journey to Aland, in the Baltic [...]
Isle News, 18 June 2009 – The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company will be holding an open evening on its new fastcraft Manannan on Tuesday 23 June from 4.00pm to 7.00pm.
Following the successful introduction of the new vessel into service and her busy TT schedule, the Company would like to welcome members of the [...]
