25 July 2026
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Isle of Man News

Tidal Conditions to Impact Sailings

Manxman’s weekend schedule is facing disruption due to tidal conditions in Douglas harbour.

Beginning in the early hours of Saturday sailings between Douglas and Belfast and Heysham are affected.

The Saturday 2:15am sailing from Heysham will now leave at 1:30am, with passengers asked to check in no later than 12:45am.

Manxman’s 2:30am Sunday sailing from Belfast into Douglas will also be impacted, leaving the Northern Irish capital on time, she is due to have a six hour crossing into Douglas, arriving at about 8:30am.

The Sunday morning sailing to Heysham will now leave at 9:45am, with passengers asked to check in by 9am.

That day’s return sailing will leave Lancashire at 3pm, with passengers asked to check in by 2:15pm.

Things will have calmed down by Sunday evening, with Manxman now due to leave for Heysham at 8:15pm instead of 8pm, passengers are asked to check in by 7:30am.

All other sailings are unaffected.

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