When do cruise ships call at Kirkwall?

How many cruise ships call at Kirkwall each month?

Kirkwall expects its most cruise ships in June 2027, with 19 calls and 33,544 lower berths of capacity. Each count is one ship in port on one day, from the cruise lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026. A month missing from the table has no scheduled calls at Kirkwall.

Lower berths are beds sold at two per cabin, a measure of capacity; passengers on board usually run a little higher. Ships without a published capacity count as calls and add no berths. For capacity by port and month as a report, see Port Day, monthly cruise demand by port.

Which cruise ships call at Kirkwall next?

The next cruise ship calls at Kirkwall begin on 5 April 2027. Each row is one ship on one day, with arrival and departure times where the cruise line publishes them. An "est." mark flags a day placed by sailing distance rather than taken from the line's own itinerary, so treat it as a likely date.

Ship names link to the cruise on Cruiseable. Times are local, as the line publishes them; a dash means the line gives none. Full months: Apr 2027, May 2027, Jun 2027, Jul 2027, Aug 2027, Sep 2027.

How exact is the Kirkwall cruise schedule?

Of the 79 cruise ship calls at Kirkwall from October 2026 to September 2027, 94% fall on dates the cruise line publishes and 6% are estimated. Embarkation and disembarkation days are always exact. Estimated calls are placed by distance between ports and can be a day out.

Dates come from the cruise lines' own itineraries, loaded every Monday, not from the port authority, so a call can still move, be added or be cancelled.

Key takeaways

• Kirkwall has 79 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 39 ships.
• June 2027 is the busiest month, with 19 calls and 33,544 lower berths of capacity.
• The busiest single day is 5 July 2027, with 3 ships in port at Kirkwall.
• 6% of calls are estimated dates; the rest are published by the cruise lines themselves.