M.V Thomas Doggett, New for 2017
The latest addition to the Thames River Services fleet arrived in London from the Netherlands today. Costing over £2.5 Million M.V Thomas Doggett is a purpose built sightseeing vessel with open & covered decks capable of carrying up to 528 passengers.
The new vessel takes her name from the famous 17th century Irish actor Thomas Doggett, founder of the Doggett’s Coat & Badge Race in 1715.
About M.V Thomas Doggett
About the Vessel
The flagship of the Thames River Services Fleet, M.V Thomas Doggett is a state-of-the-art sightseeing vessel capable of carrying up to 528 passengers across her two decks. The vessel was completed at Maasbracht in the Netherlands in 2016 & will be officially named later this year. Thomas Doggett operates daily sightseeing cruises between Westminster Pier, St. Katharine Pier, Greenwich Pier & the Thames Flood Barrier & is also available for private sightseeing cruises & transfers between various piers.
La berlina tiene capacidad para 286 pasajeros cómodamente y cuenta con grandes ventanas panorámicas, calefacción central e iluminación suave. El bar y los baños con licencia completa se encuentran en la parte trasera del salón. El bar sirve una variedad de cervezas, vinos, refrescos y bebidas calientes. Las bebidas compradas en el bar se pueden llevar a cualquier lugar a bordo del barco. El salón es accesible para sillas de ruedas (a través de una pequeña rampa) y hay un inodoro accesible en la parte trasera del barco. La cubierta superior tiene capacidad para 242 pasajeros en asientos tipo banco y ofrece vistas excepcionales de 360 grados de la ciudad.
Thomas Doggett está equipado con una audioguía automatizada que permite a los pasajeros usar su teléfono y auriculares para escuchar un comentario en inglés, español, francés, italiano, alemán y mandarín. La audioguía es accesible a través de Wi-Fi y señala puntos de referencia, lugares de interés y cuenta la historia de la ciudad desde río arriba como Westminster hasta la barrera contra inundaciones del Támesis en Woolwich.
Who Was Thomas Doggett?
Thomas Doggett is named after the founder of the oldest annual sporting wager in the world. Thomas Doggett was an Irish actor who founded the Doggett’s Coat & Badge Race in 1715. The race was founded to commemorate the accession of George I of Hanover to the throne on the 1st August 1714.
On the 1st August each year up to six apprentice watermen row between London Bridge and Cadogan Pier in Chelsea. The winner’s prize is a traditional watermen’s red coat with a silver badge displaying the horse of the House of Hanover and the word “Liberty”. The race has continued for over 300 years and is managed by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.
M.V Thomas Doggett is the latest addition to the Thames River Services fleet. Purposely built for sightseeing Thomas Doggett was completed in Holland in 2016 and can carry up to 528 passengers.
Thames River Services (TRS) have been operating daily sightseeing tours since 1986, our current service operates between Westminster Pier, St. Katharine Pier (for Tower of London) & Greenwich Pier. During the summer months we operate the only river tours to the Thames Flood barrier, departing Westminster Pier, St Katharine Pier & Greenwich Pier five times a day.
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