点评:We had booked o go to Arran on the MV Caledonian Isles from Adrossan as part of our tour of Scotland in advance, about four months before. We had seen all the negative press regarding CalMac Ferries so as the date came closer we were a little apprehensive about being cancelled etc.
The a few weeks before we were to travel Cal Mac notified us that the we would now be departing from Troon on a different ferry and schedule.
On our travel date we decided to leave our hotel a little earlier to ensure we had plenty of time. The weather was also no the best, raining and windy. Would our ferry be cancelled due to weather???
We arrived in Troon well before our departure time and were going to have a wander around the town, but thought we would just go to the Ferry Terminal to check our sailing was on time. There was a very friendly lady at the check-in point and told us if we wanted to join the standby line we could get the ferry that was just about to leave. Which we did and we were no sooner in the que than being ushered on to the ferry. We were amazed how the crew can pack so many cars etc. on the ferry. We now had an extra few hours on Arran.
The trip across was in drizzle and mist and we saw very little until we were almost in Brodick.
The return trip a few days alter, was just as efficient but this time it was clear weather and the sea as calm as mill pond. Now you get the full picturesque views over to Arran as you cross the Firth of Clyde.
Our first experience of CalMac could not have been better and we were now looking forward to our next ferry trip with them.
翻译:大约四个月前,我们预订了从阿德罗桑乘坐MV Caledonian Isles号前往阿伦岛的行程,作为苏格兰之旅的一部分。之前看到过很多关于CalMac Ferries的负面报道,所以随着行程临近,我们有点担心会被取消等等。
出发前几周,Cal Mac Ferries通知我们,我们将乘坐不同的渡轮从特隆出发,时间也有所不同。
出行当天,我们决定提前一点离开酒店,以确保有充足的时间。天气也不太好,刮风下雨。我们的渡轮会因为天气原因取消吗?
我们提前很久就到达了特隆,本来打算在镇上逛逛,但后来决定去渡轮码头看看船是否准时。值机处有一位非常友好的女士,她告诉我们,如果我们想加入候补队伍,就可以乘坐即将出发的渡轮。我们照做了,刚排完队就被领上了渡轮。我们惊讶地发现,船员们竟然能把这么多汽车等装上渡轮。现在,我们在阿伦岛上多待了几个小时。
渡轮途中,我们一直蒙着蒙蒙细雨和薄雾,直到快到布罗迪克时,才看到一些风景。
几天后的回程,效率同样高,但这次天气晴朗,海面平静得像磨坊池塘一样。现在,当您穿过克莱德湾时,就能欣赏到阿伦岛如画的美景。
我们第一次乘坐CalMac渡轮的体验非常棒,现在我们非常期待下一次乘坐他们的渡轮之旅。