Cruise ship return confirmed

The first cruise liner to visit Orkney since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to arrive in Kirkwall, next week.

Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has confirmed that Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is set to reach Orkney shores on July 30, with a “significantly reduced” capacity of UK-only passengers.

Full story in this week’s The Orcadian, available online and in shops from Wednesday afternoon.