 Once again based in Mallaig rather than Oban, she also carried out extra sailings on the Armadale route alongside the 2016 season vessels, and , which had replaced .This vessel reshuffling was criticised for the reduced capacity and inadequate passenger accommodation of "Lochinvar", with calls for to return to Mallaig alongside "Lord of the Isles".Since the winter of 2016/17, "Lord of the Isles" started serving Oban from Lochboisdale on Mondays and Fridays, alongside her thrice-weekly sailings to Mallaig.