New Isles of Scilly ferry service

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...Scilly Ferries  now booking...

https://scillyferries.co.uk/

unfortunately doesn't appear to be any cheaper than the IOS Steamship company

[ChrisB]

It seems to be a Catamaran for people only, no vehicles.
Two return trips a day most days, 90 mins is quicker than the Steamship. £48.75 return is very reasonable.

[grahame]

It seems to be a Catamaran for people only, no vehicles.
Two return trips a day most days, 90 mins is quicker than the Steamship. £48.75 return is very reasonable.

I took a look and was struck by how much the service varies from one day to another - it seems to lack pattern and I wonder if that's tidal, what it does for regular traffic that might like consistency, or have I totally missed something?   A sample month:





The white on yellow looks good on the pictures of the cat - I found it hard in their timetable and I have colour adjusted the screen captures here to make it (for me at least) more readable. Again, others may find the originals easier on the eye ... I appreciate I am reading / posting in the middle of the night.

[GBM]

The timetable colouring doesn't look good for me, not easy to read.
A 'day out' during the week gives very little time ashore on most runs.
With the current Scillonian (III), a Saturday run ashore have more time there compared with this proposed IoS ferry service.
Without checking, I wonder if the different times are tidal related.
The 90 minute crossing will be a boon to provide two trips a day.
Also noting an intermittent Sunday service (double in the early months).
Prior to this there has never been a Sunday service - not even flights.
Revolutionary!

[GBM]

The current Steamship Company do reduced fares for 'mainlanders' for a day out; both ways by ship; out by ship and return by flight (also v.v).
Wonder if the new company will compete with special reduced fares to compete.
The independent helicopter company also does occasional special reduced day trips, albeit comparable prices to Skybus (the Steamship arm).

[Mark A]

I took a look and was struck by how much the service varies from one day to another - it seems to lack pattern and I wonder if that's tidal, what it does for regular traffic that might like consistency, or have I totally missed something?   

Visiting Scilly back in the day, the helicopter service and various flights were already a thing, but onward travel and especially travel to and from the off-islands was very much geared to the arrival/departure of the Scillonian which did keep things reasonably simple and straightforward for through travellers. It would be interesting to know how things work now.

Mark