gray1404
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I will be travelling from Douglas, Isle of Man to Formby using the return portion of a Sail Rail Economy Return on Monday 11 June 2018. The IOM Steam Packet Company sailing leaves Douglas at 18:45 and arrives in Liverpool at 22:00
Interestingly ferry confirmation says check in closes at 18:00 (45 minutes before departure) rather then the usual 25 minutes before. I also note the scheduled journey time 3 hours 15 minutes (it is usually 2 hours 45 minutes).
I see that the SPC are operating an increased number of services on 11 June 2018. If delays occurred that were non weather related i.e. late running as so busy etc and within the control of the company... and I arrived into Liverpool too late for the last train service to Formby (this leaves Moorfields at 23:40) would the Steam Packet Company be responsible or liable for the cost of getting me to my destination? I ask this on the basis that I will be travelling on a through ticket from Douglas to Formby and they have taken my reservation and will have accepted me for travel on this basis? Would I also be entitled, if it became obvious pre departure that I might miss my onward train, to book to travel the next day - my ticket would certainly still be within date as valid for a calendar month on the return portion.
If it was a weather related issue causing any delay then they are not liable.
I am concerned about missing the connection if there was a delay given how busy it may be and the knock on effect that I am taking the last ferry of the day.
The only other thing to say is when I booked the ticket I had to book it on Loco2 and it would not show journeys via Liverpool, only Heysham so I had to select this for the purposes of obtaining the ticket then contact the STP separately to make the foot passenger reservations. The SPC company website does state that some sites will not show the Liverpool sailings.
Interestingly ferry confirmation says check in closes at 18:00 (45 minutes before departure) rather then the usual 25 minutes before. I also note the scheduled journey time 3 hours 15 minutes (it is usually 2 hours 45 minutes).
I see that the SPC are operating an increased number of services on 11 June 2018. If delays occurred that were non weather related i.e. late running as so busy etc and within the control of the company... and I arrived into Liverpool too late for the last train service to Formby (this leaves Moorfields at 23:40) would the Steam Packet Company be responsible or liable for the cost of getting me to my destination? I ask this on the basis that I will be travelling on a through ticket from Douglas to Formby and they have taken my reservation and will have accepted me for travel on this basis? Would I also be entitled, if it became obvious pre departure that I might miss my onward train, to book to travel the next day - my ticket would certainly still be within date as valid for a calendar month on the return portion.
If it was a weather related issue causing any delay then they are not liable.
I am concerned about missing the connection if there was a delay given how busy it may be and the knock on effect that I am taking the last ferry of the day.
The only other thing to say is when I booked the ticket I had to book it on Loco2 and it would not show journeys via Liverpool, only Heysham so I had to select this for the purposes of obtaining the ticket then contact the STP separately to make the foot passenger reservations. The SPC company website does state that some sites will not show the Liverpool sailings.
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