Approximately 34,000 Travel to Isle of Man By Sea for the TT Races

10th June 2022

All hands on Manannan's 'mezzanine' deck!' as AFLOAT adds during the TT Races period, the Isle of Man Steam Packet's ropax Ben-my-Chree and fast-craft Manannan run round the clock schedules. The Steam-Packet's hard working crew of Manannan and technical staff have fitted a specially designed mezzanine deck (above) to accommodate approximately 30% more motorcycles, giving more fans the chance to bring their pride and joy to the Isle of Man. Credit: IOM Steam Packet-facebook

Approximately 34,000 visitors have travelled to the Isle of Man by sea for the TT this year.

Rob Callister MHK, who has responsibility for the TT, said this figure was up by 3,000 people from 2019.

‘It’s normally only 31,000 on the ferry, so that’s gone up,’ he told the Isle of Man Examiner.

Overall, in 2019 there were 46,000 visitors to the island for the TT fortnight.’

He continued: ‘They’ve obviously taken capacity away from the airlines because airlines haven’t had as many extra flights as usual for the TT.’

The TT has returned with a number of new features, including the newly developed TT Plus app, which has been designed for people to watch the races live from their devices, with over 40 hours of live coverage across the event.

The Isle of Man Today has more on the influx of visitors that use the IOM Steam Packet Company routes.

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.

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