Due to technical problems of the Stornoway to Ullapool ferry, the MV Isle of Lewis, Calmac has deployed the MV Isle of Arran to the Stornoway route for a short period of time. The Islay ser… Read More
Yesterday the MV Finlaggan left the Islay Service for her annual dry dock service after sailing the Kennacraig to Islay route as single vessel during January and February. From today onwards… Read More
Due to a technical issue with the MV Isle of Lewis, the MV Hebridean Isles has been redeployed elsewhere in the network to help out. As a result of this there are changes in the Islay Ferry… Read More
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“It’s so pretty!”
Wendy, my publisher, literally can’t say it enough. We’re surrounded by beautiful sunshi… Read More
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Experiencing the Scottish culture and quiet life on Islay had been a privilege. But all good things mus… Read More
Due to technical problems with the Hebridean Isles Ferry, she is going into dry dock for repairs, there will be a one vessel timetable in operation on the Islay Service until further notice… Read More
Calmac issued the following statement re the current travel chaos due to the single vessel service. Fingers crossed that this time they do want to consider a Plan B for future eventualities… Read More
After the Hebridean Isles ferry came in touch with the pier in Kennacraig, now well over a week ago, she needed to head back to dry dock under her own steam in order to be repaired. The Isla… Read More
The title might be somewhat misleading as nobody from the Isle of Arran will sort out Islay's ferry problems. However, the ferry that is named Isle of Arran will sail on the Islay route next… Read More
It is grey, wet and windy today and some folk on Islay say that winter starts after the Islay Show which was held last week on Thursday. It must be said though that we had a few stunning Sum… Read More
Today Calmac revealed more details about their plans for the new eight year ferry contract. They won the contract in a tender held last year. Most folk on the islands in the West of Scotland… Read More
Due to a technical issue with the bow ramp, the following MV Hebridean Isles sailings are cancelled for today, Friday 2nd of June:
07:00 sailing from Kennacraig to Port Ellen
09:45 sailing… Read More
A costa do Reino Unido possui mais de seis mil ilhas. São ilhas tropicais, históricas ou selvagens, cada qual com características únicas, que vão agradar a… Read More
It's been relatively quiet on our Islay Blog about Calmac Ferries. That doesn't mean that everything is plain sailing on the Kennacraig to Islay route. Every now and then one of the older fe… Read More
The reason triggering my scribbles about some problems on Islay was an article I came across yesterday, which was spot on about some urgent issues on Islay. It's written by Lesley Riddoch an… Read More
Glasgow to Islay Flights, with a DifferenceIt’s been several years since my last jolly over to Scotland’s whisky island. A dismal effort on my part. Home to some of the very bigg… Read More