19 December 2024

Customer Update - Expected weather disruption 21 and 22 December

Update: 19 December 2024

The Met Office has said that adverse weather conditions are predicted to affect the UK, including Scotland over the weekend, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December.  At the time of writing, a large area of low pressure will bring strong winds and some heavy rain to the UK and National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued. 

Our services    

Although these weather conditions are not unusual for the winter period, the busy festive season is approaching, and we know many of our customers are making plans to travel to and from the islands to visit friends and family.  

Our services   

With the arrival of such conditions, it may be that some of our services may be delayed or cancelled throughout our network, to ensure the safety of customers and colleagues, which is our priority. We will keep customers updated with the latest information via the service status pages on our website, our app and our X (formerly Twitter) page @CalMac_Updates.    

If you are travelling with us, please stay in touch, as outlined below.

Planning ahead  

Please always check our service status pages before you set off.     

With road conditions expected to be affected in many areas, please consider building in extra time for your journey to ports and ferry terminals.    

Also follow our advice on staying in touch with us too - as circumstances and conditions can change at short notice. In addition to checking our service status pages which carry the latest information on each route, you can stay connected by:   

Should you need to speak with us, direct message or tweet us at @CalMac_Updates from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week, or call our customer engagement centre.

View our festive opening hours

You can also find out more about our decision-making process around weather related disruptions on the Help section of our website.    

Take care. Thank you.