News and Updates

We would like to advise passengers that all sailings to and from Moaness on Thursday 29th of January are under review.

This is due to forecasted weather & tidal conditions.

The vessel will attempt to berth in Moaness, but this will not be guaranteed.

All Graemsay sailings will go ahead as scheduled.

We would like to advise passengers that all Nordic Sea sailings on Friday 30th January are currently under review.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

Updates will follow as forecasts arrive.

We regret to advise passengers that all Nordic Sea sailings on Thursday 29th January have been cancelled.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We would like to advise passengers that the remaining afternoon calls in to Moaness will go ahead

The vessel will attempt to berth in Moaness but will not be guaranteed.

We are please to advise that all departures are expected to sail as normal for the remainder of today.

We are please to advise that all departures are expected to sail as normal for the remainder of today.

We would like to advise passengers that the 10:35 Sanday/Stronsay service on Wednesday 28th January will go ahead,

Berthing in Stronsay will only be decided on route due to adverse weather conditions and will not be guaranteed.

We would like to advise passengers that all sailings between Pierowall & Papa Westray on Thursday 29th January are under review.

This is due to forecasted weather and tidal conditions.

Updates will be provided when available.

We would like to advise passengers that Sunday’s sailing to Eday, Sanday and Stronsay has been brought forward.

This service will now sail to the following times:

Depart Kirkwall – 15:10

Arrive Eday – 16:25

Depart Eday – 16:40

Arrive Sanday – 17:00

Depart Sanday – 17:10

Arrive Stronsay – 17:45

Depart Stronsay – 17:55

Arrive Kirkwall – 20:00

The changes to sailing times are due to the forecasted conditions and the need to clear a backlog created by the ongoing adverse weather conditions.

Current forecasts indicate that disruption to services may continue into next week due to wind speed and direction.

Please see our website and social media channels for all information related to disruption to sailings over the coming week.

We would like to advise that the Nordic Sea will be providing a foot passenger service to Eday Sanday and Stronsay over the winter months.

The timetable is available here or in our Kirkwall Office, and can be booked online or over the phone.

This service will run until Saturday 7th March.

We are happy to announce that our summer timetables from the 3rd May – 27th September 2026 are now open for bookings through our offices or online booking system.

We are happy to announce that our summer timetables from the 3rd May – 27th September 2026 are now open for bookings through our offices or online booking system.

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