Cabins, pods and seats are available to book before travel and sometimes during a journey. As there are a limited number, passengers are advised to book in advance to avoid disappointment. On the NorthLink website, only cabins available on the sailing you have chosen will be visible.

Yes. A booked cabin will be for your exclusive use only, even if you are the sole occupant of a twin, three or four bed cabin. NorthLink Ferries do not currently offer hostel-style beds in cabins which are shared with strangers.

All cabins have en-suite bathrooms with a shower, shaver socket, and hairdryer. There are tea and coffee-making facilities, a television with live channels and on demand movies and boxsets, a telephone to contact Reception for assistance, a clothes rail and hangers, and UK power points and USB sockets for charging electrical equipment.

Those travelling on the first sailing of the day from Stromness to Scrabster can choose to buy a Hamnavoe B&B cabin, board the ship the night before, and sleep on board. When selecting a sailing for the first sailing from Stromness to Scrabster on the NorthLink website the cabins that appear will be for the evening before. NorthLink Ferries don’t offer cabins on any other Stromness to Scrabster / Scrabster to Stromness sailings.