News and Updates

We would like to advise passengers that the morning departures from Kirkwall to Stronsay, Sanday and Eday will now sail as a combined sailing to the following

Depart Kirkwall 0700

Arrive Stronsay 0840

Depart Stronsay 0850

Arrive Sanday 0925

Depart Sanday 0935

Arrive Eday 0955

Depart Eday 1005

Arrive Kirkwall 1120

This is due to ongoing engine issues on the Earl Thorfinn. An update on the progress of repairs will be provided by lunchtime on Monday.

We have also scheduled an additional sailing to Sanday and Eday, departing Kirkwall as follows-

Depart Kirkwall 1045

Arrive Sanday 1210

Depart Sanday 1220

Arrive Eday 1240

Depart Eday 1250

Arrive Kirkwall 1405

We are in the process of contacting all affected passengers.

For more information, please visit our website or social media channels.

We would like to advise passengers that all departures from Pierowall and Papa Westray on Monday 5th October are under review.

This is due to the forecasted weather conditions.

For the latest updates on all our routes and sailings, please visit our website or social media feeds.

We regret to advise that all sailings on the Nordic Sea are cancelled on Monday 5th October.

This is due to forecasted weather and berthing conditions.

We would like to advise passenger’s that the 16:00 departure from Kirkwall to Stronsay and the 16:20 departure from Kirkwall to Sanday and Eday on Sunday 4th October will now sail as a combined sailing as follows:

• Depart Kirkwall – 15:00
• Arrive Stronsay – 16:35
• Depart Stronsay – 16:45
• Arrive Sanday – 17:20
• Depart Sanday – 17:30
• Arrive Eday – 17:50
• Depart Eday – 18:00
• Arrive Kirkwall – 19:15

This is to allow for vessel maintenance to be carried out on the Earl Thorfinn.

Orkney Ferries offers customers a way to receive disruption and cancellation messages to a smart phone or computer via Telegram.

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To receive updates from please download the Telegram app from your app store, set up your account and then return to this page and select our unique link, which you can access by clicking here - Orkney Ferries Telegram Channel

Once on the channel you will be messaged with any updates on disruptions or cancellations in real time.

- Please note, Telegram is an internationally used social media site/app meaning users may be suspect to receiving spam messages from unknown accounts. When creating a profile to join our channel, be sure to set your Privacy and Security settings to limit Invites and Forwarded Messages.