We’ve got a busy summer holiday programme, with 11 cruises scheduled between 31 July and 30 August!
Steamship Shieldhall has a busy summer holiday programme, with 11 cruises scheduled between 31 July and 30 August. The Shieldhall bar will be open on these sailings, serving real ale, bottled beers, wine and spirits. We will continue to control...
MoreCrew COVID Safety Video
Dear crew member, Please watch this training video, as a part of our management and containment of the spread of COVID-19. Please bear in mind that the animation has been produced as the requirements have been changing and therefore, some...
More200 years of steamships in Southampton to be marked on Steamship Shieldhall and Steam Tug Challenge on Sunday 18 July
2020 marked the 200th anniversary of the first steamship operating out of Southampton, The Prince of Cobourg. Named after the husband of Charlotte of Austria, consort to the Prince Regent, the Prince of Cobourg began its route from Southampton to...
MoreSuccessful early season sailings for Shieldhall in her 66th year afloat
Steamship Shieldhall has successfully completed her first two weekends of sailings in this her 66th year afloat. Trips which included sailings to see the Round the Island Yacht Race and cruises staged to mark Father’s Day and American Independence Day...
MoreShieldhall 2021 Photographic Competition
Our photography competition is back for our 2021 sailing season! We would love you to share any of your Shieldhall photographs with us. It doesn’t matter where you’ve taken your shots! They could have been taken onboard, from the quay,...
More‘Soulcatchers’ prove the show must go on!
It was hat’s off – quite literally – for the Soulcatchers on our Sunday 4 July American Independence Day Cruise, as they braved the elements on the Fore Deck to put on a very well received set. Combating heavy sea...
MoreNew berth 110 as Shieldhall commences sailing season
Our guests on our first sailings have been delighted to see Shieldhall’s new Welcome Terminal (courtesy of Williams Shipping) and row of introductory panels on the short approach to the ship. These explain the history of Shieldhall, from her early...
MoreCrew & Passenger Car Parking on Sailing Days Important Update
Thank you to everyone that used the new car parking spaces over our first weekend of passenger sailings. By using this car park over the weekend, we have learnt how we can use this space in the best possible way...
MoreDay 10 – Final day in Falmouth Dry Dock
Today we have been busy preparing Shieldhall for sea! Our video today shows a timelapse of our anchors being pulled in and a 360 tour of Shieldhall looking beautiful ready for sea! Tomorrow, we are planning to depart Falmouth Dry...
MoreDay 9 – Progress from Falmouth Dry Dock
It has been another beautiful day here in sunny Falmouth and as it is Sunday, the tasks completed today are a little less than normal as there have been limited number of workers on site. You will see from today’s...
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