F
Horseshoe Bay – Departure Bay (Nanaimo)
Reliability CPunctuality Fworsening
Zero crew-related cancellations in 2025 (down from 127 in 2023) — but total cancellations tripled year-over-year, and on-time is just 70%.
98.6%
sailings completed
reliability C · 1.4% cancelled (weather / mechanical)
70.2%
on-time
punctuality F · within 10 min of schedule
F
overall grade (FY2025)
weakest link — worse of the two
Total cancellations: 80 in FY2025 vs 25 the year before — trend is worsening.
How this route compares
On-time70.2%
system average 84%
Cancelled1.4%
system average 1.4% · scale 0–8%
Left vehicles behind34.7%
system average 15.5% · scale 0–60%
What the cancellations were36% mechanical
■ mechanical (maintenance) · ■ weather / crew / other
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