CALMAC’S repaired MV Clansman ferry should be back this week – but timetable disruption looks likely to continue until May 23, with hoteliers reporting many cancellations during this busy festival period.
Argyll and Bute councillors rounded on CalMac at a recent council meeting, with Islay member Robin Currie saying it took him 25 hours to get home.
Campbeltown’s summer service to Ardrossan is set to be delayed by a month, meaning visitors cannot use it to enjoy Kintyre’s biggest events, including the Kintyre Way Ultra. Councillor Donald Kelly told the meeting this was hitting the town’s tourist trade, with 16 cancellations at one hotel from guests due to stay a week.