Calmac confirm opening of 2008 reservations system
Customers urged to take advantage to avoid disappointment and to plan ahead...


Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne announces that it has today (Monday 3 December) opened its summer 2008 reservations system.

Confirming the opening of the system, Operations Director Phil Preston said: “I am delighted to announce that we are opening our summer 2008 reservations system today. Customers can now make bookings for their travel arrangements next year, and I would encourage people to make their bookings as early as possible to avoid disappointment. By doing that and making the payment at the time of booking, it gives everyone a better chance to plan ahead and secure the bookings wanted.”

CalMac recently launched its 2008 Explore brochure, the company’s main leisure brochure and an essential planning tool for everyone interested in travelling to the 24 destinations in CalMac’s network. The brochure also includes CalMac’s timetables from 21 October 2007 to 20 March 2008 (Winter) and 21 March 2008 to 18 October 2008 (Summer) and a selection of accommodation advertisers.

CalMac’s Communications Director, Hugh Dan MacLennan, said “Our “Explore” brochure is now very much a one-stop-shop for people planning a trip to Scotland’s Clyde and Hebridean islands. People can request a copy of the brochure from our website, www.calmac.co.uk, where they’ll also find a wealth of information about CalMac’s network, as well as advertisements for accommodation across the Clyde and Hebridean islands. We have again seen large increases in the number of people visiting www.calmac.co.uk to plan their trips. In 2007, the monthly average number of page impressions rose to 824,492, with May to August each seeing over 1 million page impressions. The total for the calendar year to the beginning of December is 9,893,902 and it would be fantastic if we could raise that figure to the 10 million mark over a twelve month period.”