The new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will have more space for caravans and motor homes, but, with their arrival delayed, the struggle for holiday-makers to get a booking continues.
Caravan ers continue to struggle to get bookings on the Spirit of Tas mania ferries as TT-Line works to clear the backlog Caravan ers continue to struggle to get bookings on the Spirit of Tas mania ferries as TT-Line works to clear the backlog Caravan ers struggling to get on the Spirit of Tas mania ships was a main reason for buying two new larger capacity ships.
It found that apart from a scarcity of spots travelling from the mainland to Tasmania in November , travelling over with a car is pretty smooth sailing.Caravaners cannot sail from Geelong to Devonport at all in November, and have three day sailings to sneak onto in December. It said it had already cleared 300 caravan bookings from the wait list, and would "continue optimising bookings to accommodate high-clearance travel needs".
TT-Line says a change to the vehicle deck means there will be more capacity for caravans between January and April.Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania chief executive Amy Hills said tourists told her that booking to come to Tasmania on the Spirit was "a struggle", especially in the shoulder periods.
"Certainly in the working group that will be working with the government and various stakeholders … will be working on exactly that — what we can do to give our visitors an opportunity to bring those caravans across, and working with Spirit to give that certainty."
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