When travelling back home after visiting Stromness for the Orkney Folk Festival we had a nightmarish situation, our tent was taking a long time to pack away and there happened to be no Stromness taxis available to take is to the Ferry Terminal. So we begged our tent neighbours for a lift which they graciously gave us. We then just made it at 08:55 for the 09:00, this then happened to be way too late to board as the ferry had already started travelling up the pier. The friendly staff apologised and explained to us that they waited as long as they could. This sent me on a tail-spin as panic set in as we had already booked onward travel. Thankfully the ladies on the staff, like the angels they are, took control of the situation and booked us on to a Pentland Ferry to Gils Bay at 11:15 from there to our original destination of Thurso in time to catch out train. Not only this but they gave us a full refund for the this leg of our journey making it easy for us to buy tickets on the Pentaland Ferry with no
monetary loss to us! All in all they turned around a seemingly impossible situation, for that I am very grateful!
The ferry journey itself is also staffed by lovely crew. When travelling from Scrabster to Stromness me and my friend both suffered from sea-sickness and were looked after very well. The on-board price of food is a little expensive but that is to be expected. The scenery was stunning and though the sun was watery in a cloud covered sky it only added to the mystery on the Isles.
Great company based purely on the fat that the staff are fantastic! read more