sailing to Liverpool. During her time as Snaefell she was conferred the status of Royal Mail Ship. In May 2009, it was reported in the press that the company is continuing to review the future of the veteran fastcraft in the light of the increased capacity offered by Manannan and poor passenger numbers on the seasonal Belfast and Dublin routes. On 9 July 2009, an article was published on the Isle of Man Today website stating that Manx ministers were pleading with the Steam Packet Company after they confirmed they were reviewing the future of Snaefell and the services to Belfast and Dublin. This has to be balanced against the fact that the Steam Packet Company previously requested, and was granted, an extension to its User Agreement with the Manx Government. This requires them to provide over 60 sailings each year to Ireland until 2026. Any decision to cease operations to Ireland would therefore either nullify the Agreement or require significant non-performance payments from the Steam Packet. Engine problems In July 2010, Snaefell suffered a crank-shaft failure, causing one of her engines to fail. This caused major disruption, as she could not carry out her Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin sailings efficiently as they would take 4 to 5 hours. She continued to operate on three engines until September 2010, when the timetable allowed Manannan to cover her sailings. Sale to Seajets In January 2011, the Steam Packet released a statement stating that Snaefell was no longer part of the operational fleet and would not return to service for the 2011 season. The vessel has been reflagged from the United Kingdom to Cyprus. In late April, the vessel was chartered to Seajets and renamed Master Jet. It was then sold to the company in 2012. The vessel operates on the Piraeus-Paros-Naxos-Koufonisia-Amorgos route as of 2015. In 2018 she was renamed Caldera Vista''. Routes The vessel operates the following routes: 2019 Heraklion-Thira-Ios-Paros-Mykonos-Thira-Heraklion (Daily except Saturdays & Tuesdays) Heraklion-Thira-Heraklion (Saturday & Tuesday) 2018 Heraklion-Thira-Paros-Mykonos-Paros-Thira-Heraklion (Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday) Heraklion-Thira-Mykonos-Tinos-Syros-Thira-Heraklion (Monday and Friday) References External links Specifications- http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/0/D57C7F8C7F684242CA25730000212024/$File/hull%20026%20mini%20spec.pdf?OpenElement Snaefell Specifications - steam-packet.com MAIB report into the collision of Sea Express 1 and Alaska Rainbow Ships of Seajets Ferries of the United Kingdom Ferries of the Isle of Man Ferries of Greece Merchant ships of Cyprus Incat high-speed craft 1990 ships Ships built by Incat