Our Inter-Island ferries operate between Orkney's mainland and thirteen beautiful island destinations.

We regret to advise that all sailings on the Nordic Sea are cancelled until further notice.

This is due to a technical issue that we are currently awaiting parts for.

Further updates will be provided when they are available.

We have reviewed the operational experience of the MV Toplander over the last week, and as a result we can now reduce the scheduled sailing times on this service.

A revised timetable will operate from Monday 31^st August.

We have contacted those customers who have been affected by a change to their sailing time.

The service is available for car and small van bookings only and we can accommodate a maximum of 5 per sailing.

The number of passengers per car on this service is limited to 2 (driver plus one passenger), as the vessel certificate allows us to carry 12 persons including crew.

Passengers will be required to reverse their vehicle and will need to remain in their vehicles while onboard.

These sailings are not available for foot passenger, motorcycle or bicycle bookings – any customers with these requirements should book on the normal scheduled service.

This service must be booked in advance through our customer service teams at Kirkwall and Houton.

We are unable to accept ‘show and go’ passengers on this service.

This revised timetable can be viewed on our website at Orkney Ferries | Timetables and Fares

We would like to advise that the M.V. Toplander will be providing additional cargo sailings to Papa Westray on Wednesdays and North Ronaldsay on Thursdays throughout the summer timetable.

Sailings are on demand only and the timings for these services are dependent on weather and tidal conditions and will be published the day before departure.

Gather times for these sailings will be the same time as the normal gather time on a Tuesday between 08:00 and 10:00.

Vehicles must be booked by contacting our Kirkwall office on 01856 872044.

Please note that the MV Toplander will depart for refit on 29^th June, therefore there will be no additional sailings from the 1^st – 9^th July inclusive.