Professor John Robertson OBA
On 21 March 2021 (census day), the resident population of Jersey was 103,267.
On 13 March 2025, BBC UK announced:
Ferry travellers will soon be unable to get a ferry from Portsmouth to Jersey on Sundays after Danish operator DFDS took over. Jersey’s government chose DFDS to run the island’s ferries in December, with the first sailing on 28 March.
The firm has contacted people who have bookings to offer alternative sailings and said the changes came after talks with tourism leaders and freight companies. Customers on social media have called it “shockingly bad” and “disappointing”, with DFDS responding that it did not “anticipate making regular amendments to our schedules, but our priority is to implement a service that is both reliable and robust” and “best serves the requirements of the wider community”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89yq8wyvxwo
It’s a 9 hour crossing.
The CalMac Oban to Barra (population – 1 170) crossing takes around 5 hours but even in winter, there are two sailings on a Sunday, one in the morning and one in the evening. CalMac, Scottish Government subsidised, sails to 50 destinations daily, some for populations in only three figures. I can see no sign of any island, no matter how small, without a Sunday ferry service.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Jings, losing their Sunday service! Just what would the hoteliers on the Scottish Islands think of that potential loss of trade! They really should think of how lucky they are to have a cheap, reliable and popular service from Calmac, regardless of the ridiculous nonsense from the Herald et al.
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