Wightlink will be operating more sailings at weekends on both its Fishbourne-Portsmouth and Yarmouth-Lymington routes from Friday 24thJuly 2020.
This is in response to increased vehicle bookings since the relaxation of Government restrictions on travel during the Coronavirus pandemic.
There will be another 4 round-trips at peak times on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays:
However, there is still no news on the reintroduction of the company’s Fastcat service between Ryde Pier Head and Portsmouth.
Monday
| Ports-Fish | 09:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 15:30 |
| Fish-Ports | 10:30 | 12:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 |
| Lym-Yar | 08:45 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 |
| Yar-Lym | 10:05 | 12:05 | 14:05 | 16:05 |
Friday
| Ports-Fish | 13:30 | 15:30 | 17:30 | 19:30 |
| Fish-Ports | 14:30 | 16:30 | 18:30 | 20:30 |
| Lym-Yar | 13:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 19:15 |
| Yar-Lym | 14:05 | 16:05 | 18:05 | 20:10 |
Saturday
| Ports-Fish | 09:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 15:30 |
| Fish-Ports | 10:30 | 12:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 |
| Lym-Yar | 08:45 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 |
| Yar-Lym | 10:05 | 12:05 | 14:05 | 16:05 |
Sunday
| Ports-Fish | 11:30 | 13:30 | 15:30 | 17:30 |
| Fish-Ports | 12:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 18:30 |
| Lym-Yar | 13:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:55 |
| Yar-Lym | 14:05 | 16:05 | 18:05 | 19:45 |
Wightlink Chief Executive Keith Greenfield says:
“I am delighted to announce we are responding to increased demand by scheduling more services at weekends. The extra sailings will be good news for the Isle of Wight’s tourism business and offer more opportunities for Islanders and mainlanders to cross the Solent.
“We are ready to welcome more customers. We have reduced passenger capacity on all our ships so there is plenty of room in our lounges for everyone to find a place to sit, while keeping a social distance from other people.
“Ships are cleaned frequently and to high standard and hand sanitisers are available. Signage on board ferries and at ports will help customers to make their way around safely.”
There will be a takeaway café selling hot and cold drinks and refreshments on most sailings.
Although foot passenger numbers are still very low, Wightlink is constantly reviewing the situation with a view to resuming its FastCat service between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head as soon as demand increases. There will be further announcements in the near future.
If people dont try to book the fast cat wightlink will never bring them back fishbourne is not easy to get home from get your act together wightlink you charge enough think of us the commuters
If you have to wear a mask ?, How can you eat and drink ?. Is that why call it take away – to eat in car later?
We know the commuting public want the cat up and running, that’s not happening because they have us travelling on the ferry at no cost to wightlink and extra cost to the commuters… What’s sad is that there’s no compromise the very least should be a free bus to the port from the esplanade… It’s a long walk from the bus stop at Fishbourne very impractical , I understand the frustration of the commuter it’s extra hrs unpaid on our working day, and the shoe leather…… it all falls on deaf ears……
What are you talking about kev…
I have been commuting on the Hovercraft, using my wightlink pass and then using the Hoverbus round to the harbour to get my train
why are you expecting a free bus to fishbourne, when you can use the Hover and your wighltink tickets?
I have two lates that if I can’t change them I have to use the ferry ….. But also I have had more information from your reply than I have received from the companies, I will look into it further it could be a solution to my problem, I did not realise you could use your pass, I will get more info on that …. Thanks