News and Updates

We regret to advise customers that all further sailings to Rousay / Egilsay / Wyre, on Sunday the 25th of October are now cancelled.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise customers that the 16:20 Kirkwall to Sanday and Eday sailing and its subsequent returns are cancelled on Sunday 25th October.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise customers that the 16:00 sailing to Stronsay, and it’s return to Kirkwall, on Sunday the 25th of October has been cancelled.

This is due to the forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise passengers that ALL sailings on the above route today (Sunday 25th October) have been cancelled.

This is due to continued adverse weather conditions.

We regret to advise passengers that the 17:00 departure from Kirkwall to Westray and subsequent return today (Sunday 25th October) has been cancelled.

This due to continued adverse weather conditions.

We would like to advise passengers that the last departure from Shapinsay to Kirkwall today will be at 10:30 and the last sailing from Kirkwall to Shapinsay will be at 11:30 where this service will terminate for the day.

All remaining sailings are cancelled.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise passengers that all sailings between Houton, Flotta and Lyness on Sunday 25th October are cancelled.

This is due to the forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise passengers that ALL sailings between Stromness, Moaness and Graemsay are cancelled on Sunday 25th October.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise passengers that all sailings from Pierowall and Papa Westray for the afternoon and evening of Saturday the 24th of October are cancelled.

This is due to forecasted weather conditions.

We regret to advise passengers that the 18:00 sailing to Graemsay / Moaness, and subsequent returns, on Saturday 24th October have been cancelled.

This is due to the forecasted weather conditions.

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