Lots of people are concerned about travelling on and off the island at the moment with the current serious restrictions on air travel. The following announcement has been posted on the Steampacket website :-
'With the most recent updates on the cloud of volcanic ash indicating that air travel may not be possible for some days, passengers can be reassured that there is still capacity on our scheduled sailings to assist those who are unable to travel by air.
We have capacity to transport over 5,200 passengers a day.
Our special offer allocations remain in place at this time of high demand for ferry travel.
We are continuing to monitor the situation on a regular basis and will schedule additional sailings if the need arises.'