What is the average age of CalMac ferries?
What is the average age of CalMac ferries? Delays and cancellations in recent years have been blamed by CalMac on ageing ferries, with the average age of their vessels being 24 years.
What is the busiest CalMac route?
Caledonian Isles serves the Isle of Arran on the Ardrossan to Brodick route. As it is one of CalMac's busiest routes, Caledonian Isles has the largest passenger capacity in the fleet, and can carry up to 1000 passengers and 110 cars, with a crossing time of 55 minutes.
What is the oldest ferry still in service?
The nation's oldest continuously operating ferry service crosses the Connecticut River between Rocky Hill and Glastonbury. The original ferry, which dates back to 1655, was a small raft pushed across the river using long poles.