TIMETABLE changes mean that ferry passengers between Southampton and the Isle of Wight will have a little longer to have festive fun this winter.

Red Funnel will push back its 9.45pm and 10.45pm services from Southampton to Cowes to 10pm and 11pm.

And ferries going the other way will now depart at 10.30pm and 11.30pm, instead of 10.15pm and 11.15pm.

The new timetable for services running from Mondays to Thursdays will be in effect from December 1-23 and 29 and 30.