点评:It's many years since we last sailed with CalMac but having seen the series last year about the company and their ongoing problems with ferries, it was with some trepidation that we set out from Ullapool on a round trip through the Outer Hebrides - using 4 separate ferries until we returned to Oban. I booked online and was kept informed when there was a ferry time change.
Each ferry was on time, and the journeys went smoothly, with no hitches. The services on each vary according to the length of trip and size of boat, so the Eriskay - Barra ferry was basic, but it still has toilets and a small waiting area, and you can stay in your car.
Each terminal also has a different set up for check in, car parking, toilet and waiting area. Ullapool is perhaps the worst as there were no toilets I could see in the car park, or waiting room. The car parking was also a challenge, being tight, but when you see the town, it's not surprising.
There is food on a couple of the larger, longer journey ferries. We only had a drink and 2 machines were not all working. The hot chocolate was terrible and thin. Foot passengers had to disembark via the car deck at Stornoway as the footbridge is (and has been )out of action for some time, so they had to wait longer.
Good observation decks on the larger boats. I saw a minke whale and dolphins on the Stornoway crossing and dolphins on the Barra - Oban crossing.
翻译:距离我们上次乘坐 CalMac 航行已经过去了很多年,但去年看过关于该公司及其渡轮持续存在的问题的系列报道后,我们有些忐忑地从乌拉普尔出发,往返外赫布里底群岛——乘坐 4 艘不同的渡轮,直到我们返回奥本。我在网上预订,并随时通知渡轮时间变更。
每艘渡轮都准时,旅程顺利,没有出现任何问题。每艘渡轮上的服务根据行程长度和船只大小而有所不同,因此埃里斯凯 - 巴拉渡轮是基本的,但它仍然有厕所和一个小型等候区,你可以留在你的车里。
每个码头也有不同的办理登机手续、停车场、厕所和等候区的设置。乌拉普尔可能是最糟糕的,因为我在停车场或候车室里看不到厕所。停车场也是一个挑战,因为空间很紧,但当你看到这个小镇时,这并不奇怪。
几艘较大、长途渡轮上提供食物。我们只喝了一杯饮料,两台机器都坏了。热巧克力味道难喝,而且很稀。行人乘客不得不通过斯托诺韦的汽车甲板下船,因为人行天桥已经(并且已经)停用了一段时间,所以他们不得不等待更长时间。
较大的船上有很好的观景台。我在斯托诺韦渡口看到了小须鲸和海豚,在巴拉 - 奥本渡口也看到了海豚。