Ferry passenger numbers are up ahead of this year's Festival of Motorcycling.
There are 3,250 motorbikes scheduled to come over on the Steam Packet during the fortnight.
That's a 17% increase on the same period last year.
It's the second festival in a row the number of ferry reservations has gone up - there was a 12% rise last year.
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