(22-05-2017, 10:01 PM)meridian Wrote: What's she like generally ?

We travel on her from Heysham on Sunday 28th and it'll be our first time on her having always bagged Manannan

A little more traditional, and somewhat more leisurely than Manannan I guess but still a nice place to be ?

Fine. As an IOM resident I usually travel on the Ben two or three times a year and prefer it to Manannan. Ben to Heysham is around 3.5 hours and Manan to LPL is 2.75 hours so there's really not that much in it. The Ben is bigger, more comfortable, has better facilities and you can have a smoke!! Winner all round.