The Snaefell will be taken out of service next month for repair work to be carried out.
The Steam Packet Company will replace the Liverpool and Belfast sailing with the Manannan.
The vessel will be repaired after the school holidays have finished.
The vessel has been running on 3 out of 4 engines but will be fully repaired early September.
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