The Scillonian will make her last crossing this Saturday after what has been a record breaking summer.
The Scillonian has, yet again, transported a record number of tourist to and from the Islands and is set to be laid up for the Winter this weekend. Saturday is likely to be a busy day on board the Scillonian as many will be taking advantage of special newspaper day trip deals and using the opportunity to visit the Islands for one last time this year.
It is thought that the Gry Maritha is back from her refit in Penzance Dry docks and able to resume the freight service that the Scillonian has been covering for the past fortnight. This is one of the reasons why the Scillonian has stayed in service until later this year compared to previous years. Another reason has been in order to qualify for Objective one money from Europe set to be spent on building a new Scillonian due to come into service in 2003.
All passenger transport to and from the Islands will be undertaken by the Helicopter and Skybus services until the Scillonian returns early next spring. The weather is likely to be kind on passenger this Saturday with High pressure forecast over the South West but The Sun may be hard pushed to make an appearance.