Cruise ship will stay overnight
(Craig Taylor)
The cruise ship AIDAaura, which arrived alongside Hatston Pier this morning, will now stay overnight instead of leaving this evening, Tuesday.
OIC Marine Services said that the ship will remain in port until around 6pm on Wednesday.
Extra shuttle bus services have been arranged to take passengers into Kirkwall.
The Met Office has issued a strong wind warning for the Orkney area, with a force 9 northerly gale forecast.