The MV Alfred arrived in St Margarets Hope on Wednesday after a 9000-mile trip from Vietnam where she was built and is to undergo final fittings and trials before making her inaugural journey across the Pentland Firth.
Catamaran ferry to orkney. Her overall length is 70m beam 20m. Iain Sarjeant Alamy Stock Photo. The Mainland to Orkney ferry is the Pentalina catamaran.
THE new 14 million Pentland Ferries catamaran which will operate between Caithness and Orkney is expected to make her first crossing early next month. It is an 85m catamaran designed by BMT Nigel Gee. The vessel was built for Pentland Ferries and will be able to carry 350 passengers between 32 and 58 cars and nine articulated lorries load configuration can vary to suit requirements.
Work commenced in April 2017 when the keel laying ceremony. Ad Orkney Islands Tickets Activities. How to get to Orkney.
The ship is the cleanest and greenest ferry of its kind with over 60 less fuel consumption and CO2 emissions than similar ferries serving the Scottish islands. Travel to Orkney with Pentland Ferries custom built catamaran MV Pentalina which provides a fast 1 hour crossing. The Kirkwall to Lerwick ferry is by Northlink and is their service coming from Aberdeen.
This is a gateway to Orkneys linked south isles and the east mainland of Orkney and is less than half an hour from our main town. Motorhomes are the last to board and have to reverse on. Margarets Hope in Orkney.
The sea crossing is onboard MV Alfred a purpose-built car and passenger ferry that operates across the Pentland Firth from Gills Bay in Caithness to St Margarets Hope in South Ronaldsay. Ad Orkney Islands Tickets Activities. She is designed to handle the rough seas off the north coast of Scotland.