CalMac’s chief executive has apologised to customers after the ferry company made the “difficult decision” to cancel the Campbeltown-Ardrossan ferry service for the entire 2024 summer season.
It comes as a result of the delayed return to service of the MV Caledonian Isles, which will be kept in annual overhaul for approximately 16 weeks.
The 31-year-old vessel operates on the Ardrossan-Brodick route, but her time out of service means vessels have to be moved around the network, with the seasonal Campbeltown service cancelled for the entire season.
“Unfortunately, due to a lack of an available vessel, the Campbeltown to Ardrossan service will not operate during the 2024 summer season,” said Robbie Drummond, CalMac’s chief.
“I appreciate that this is not the news that the community had been hoping to hear and I am very sorry for the disruption that this will cause.”