Friday cancellations on Wightlink Isle of Wight ferry sailings

The Isle of Wight ferry operator has also cancelled a host of Fastcat sailings for Friday morning.

In its post on Twitter, it did not give a reason for the Portsmouth and Ryde Pier Head cancellations.

However, a post on its website said it was due to staff absence.

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What Wightlink FastCat sailings have been cancelled on Friday morning (March 11)?

The 5.15am, 6.15am, 7.15am, 8.15am, 9.15am, 10.15am and 12.15pm from Portsmouth Habrour have been cancelled.

The 5.45am, 6.45am, 7.45am, 8.45am, 9.45am, 10.45am and 12.45pm from Ryde are also off.

Wightlink said: "We apologise for the changes to your travel plans."

Passengers are being advised to switch to Hovertravel, which arrives at Southsea.

However, Hovertravel is warning passengers that cancellations are possible tomorrow (March 11), from 8am, due to bad weather.

If Hovertravel services are cancelled, it sends passengers to the FastCat instead.

Sorry, we've had to cancel some sailings on our H-R Fastcats on Fri, 11 Mar: 05.15, 06.15, 07.15, 08.15, 09.15, 10.15 and 12.15 from Ports Hbr and the 05.45, 06.45, 07.45, 08.45, 09.45, 10.45 and 12.45 from Ryde. HoverTravel is available for WL tickets and pass holders.

— Wightlink Travel (@WightlinkTravel) March 10, 2022

Sorry, due to the absence of an essential member of our team, we've had to cancel the 06.15 sailing from Lymington and the 07.30 sailing from Yarmouth tomorrow morning, Friday 11th March. We apologise for the changes to your travel plans.

— Wightlink Travel (@WightlinkTravel) March 10, 2022