Giant Channel ferry completes first trip

The largest ferry to journey across the busiest waterway in the world has completed its maiden voyage.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Jan 2011, 13:41 BST

Updated 21st Jan 2011, 23:05 BST

VIPs boarded P&O Ferries' new 152 million ship, Spirit of Britain, at Dover in Kent before its 90-minute trip across the English Channel to Calais.

The 49,000-tonne ship can hold up to 2,000 passengers.