点评:The Kintyre Express describes itself as a ‘fast passenger ferry’ on its website. In reality, it is basically a rubber dinghy (RIB) with a cabin on top to shelter 12 passengers. The problem is that this kind of vessel cannot cope with adverse weather conditions which are not uncommon in the north Atlantic. My booking to Ballycastle on May 29th was cancelled the day before. By contrast, all six Stena line ‘Superfast’ ferries from Cairnryan (Stranraer) to Belfast operated as normal that day as did all flights to/from Belfast and Glasgow from Campbeltown airport. If you are up for some fun and are entirely flexible over dates, then by all means go ahead and book with Kintyre Express. If, however, you definitely need to travel between Northern Ireland and this part of Scotland on a fixed date, consider taking the fast ferry from Stranraer or flying from Campbeltown airport. Both of these services are much more likely to operate a normal service when the ‘Kintyre Express’ cannot venture out of port. I did ask the company how many times they have already cancelled their operations this season but received no reply to my email. On a positive note, I received a full refund from the company the following day.
翻译:Kintyre Express 在其网站上将自己描述为“快速客运渡轮”。实际上,它本质上就是一艘带顶舱的橡皮艇(RIB),可容纳 12 名乘客。问题在于,这种船只无法应对北大西洋屡见不鲜的恶劣天气。我预订的 5 月 29 日前往巴利卡斯尔的船票在前一天被取消了。相比之下,Stena Line 的六艘从凯恩莱恩(斯特兰拉尔)前往贝尔法斯特的“超高速”渡轮当天均正常运行,坎贝尔敦机场往返贝尔法斯特和格拉斯哥的所有航班也都正常运营。如果您想体验一些乐趣,并且日期灵活,那么请务必预订 Kintyre Express。但是,如果您确实需要在固定日期往返北爱尔兰和苏格兰这片地区,可以考虑从斯特兰拉尔乘坐快速渡轮或从坎贝尔敦机场起飞。当“Kintyre Express”无法出港时,这两种服务更有可能正常运营。我确实问过公司这个季度已经取消了多少次运营,但没有收到任何回复。值得庆幸的是,第二天我就收到了公司的全额退款。