Manannan passengers unhappy with communication

Wednesday, 8 April 2015 00:00

Communication failures experienced by Steam Packet passengers over the Manannan cancellations are 'unacceptable' and discredit the Isle of Man.

That's according to people who were booked on the boat this week - which suffered damage to the propulsion and manoeuvring system last Friday.

As a result the company has been forced to ditch its Liverpool services and make alternative arrangements for those travelling to and from Belfast.

We spoke to a number of people at the Sea Terminal - they say the service they received was dismal:

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