We’ve just introduced a new feature to our website, namely, a Red Funnel and Red Jet Vessel Locator.
The Vessel Locator is something us taxi drivers use daily whilst waiting for passengers to arrive at the two ports in East Cowes and Cowes. Weather conditions and all kinds of actualities can contribute to a vessel being late or early arriving to port and the Vessel Locator allows you to see exactly where all Red Funnel and Red Jet vessels are now in real time.
Once you’ve brought the locator up on you phone, tablet or computer, there’s no need to refresh the page. The vessels are marked on the screen and will move in real time as you watch, without the need to refresh. You’ll be able to see exactly where each ferry is currently and it allows you to work out how late or early that particular vessel is.
This is something you can find on the Red Funnel website but it’s not easy to find (trust me) and on their page it comes up as a small window. If you use our link instead, it comes up as a full page (on phone, laptop, tablet or desktop) and is much easier to find and read.
To quickly access the Vessel Locator please look at the image below. Go to our website: https://friendlycabs.co.uk/, hover your mouse over the “FERRY TIMES” link in the main navigation bar. That will result in a drop down sub-menu and you’ll see the link: “RED FUNNEL/RED JET LIVE FERRY LOCATOR”. Click on that and the Vessel Locator will open in a new tab, full size.
We hope you find it useful.