A NEW ferry service to a popular UK holiday destination has been scrapped before it even made its first journey. The Isles of Scilly are one of the country's most beautiful spots, with their beaches, warm weather and scenery drawing comparisons to more exotic locations around the world. Included in that is The Maldives, with The Travel once declaring: "If The Maldives is out of the question, consider visiting this UK archipelago that's just as stunning.
" Even Price William is known to be a big fan, with him and Kate taking their children there on several repeat visits to enjoy low-key boat trips and dolphin watching. With such high praise for the isles, it's no surprise that there was seemingly demand for a new high speed ferry route, linking them to Penzance in Cornwall . And that's exactly what was promised by company Harland & Wolff, who launched Scilly Ferries, offering a new flightless link between the islands and the mainland.
Read More on Travel Routes The service was due to launch in May this year, but suffered setbacks and a renewed start date of August 20 was pencilled in. Since then, the company has declared that it had been "overly ambitious" with its plans and that the service would now be scrapped before serving even one passenger. The signature Atlantic Wolff fast catamaran, painted in yellow and black, only arrived in Cornwall in July ahead of its proposed link between the mainland and the islands.
Instead, it will now be returned to its Dutch manufacturer, Da.