Sense of humour?

Well at least somebody at Calmac still has a sense of humour. 

So the Mull and Iona Ferry Committee posted the latest update for the Winter - 

'This week an options paper was circulated to community reps across the network, laying out three deployment options. In the case of Craignure – Oban however, all three options are the same. There is no longer a vessel available to operate alongside the Frisa for any period between now and late March.

The final deployment decisions for the rest of the network will be made by Monday 11th, and those with bookings will begin to be contacted next week. But whatever the decisions for elsewhere in the network, “Frisa Solo” is the only option on the table for Mull (except for March 8th – 27th, when the Frisa goes to dry-dock and the IOM will run the service).

As a small mitigation, CalMac say they should be able to add a return sailing early on Wednesday and Friday mornings operated by the Clansman or LOTI.

Should there be any dry-dock delays or other breakdowns over the winter, CalMac’s possible next steps will be extremely limited. Further degradation to Craignure – Oban is highly unlikely however, since the Loch Frisa can’t operate from any other ports.'


Not great! And as we're booked to go to Mull in December for our staff night out (the Captain and I,  not the Carers Centre) I thought I'd pre-empt Calmac and call in to the Oban office to re-book.
No such luck! According to the staff they know nothing about the changes to the timetables yet, and worse still their computer system hasn't changed yet either. I'll await a call next week telling me that we'll have to go the long way round  :(
Sorry about the Sunday rant!