I was more than happy booking online yesterday morning & getting the sailings I wanted.

Last year, I got off the ferry at 06:00 and joined the queue in Douglas, it was 11:30 before I got a booking and that booking meant staying on the IOM until the Tuesday after race week. (Fortunately, by regularly checking the website, I managed to get a more suitable return sailing.)

Not sure what the SP can do, it's a hugely popular event and once a year they have this massive booking problem, not helped this year by a telephone issue.

Still, I'll be arriving on Saturday for 2 weeks of heaven - yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee