Conversion to passenger ship

We knew that it was going to be a windy old day and so it proved to
be. We had a bit of a heavy landing onto the pier at Oban as the wind
freshened up from the NW, then in the early afternoon we called off
the berthing at Craignure just as we were approaching and hove to,
waiting for a squall to pass through. When it had died down a bit we
came alongside and everyone got off but we didn't load anything, just
waited and waited to see what would transpire while listening to the
wind howling in the rigging.
Here's a couple of photos taken out of the wheelhouse as we hove to,
if you look carefully you can spot a yacht heading up the Sound of
Mull, going to windward against the tide. Put's the rest of us fair
weather yachters to shame or maybe we're not that daft!
The wind continued to howl and we couldn't depart for fear of damaging
the ship or maybe running aground when we pulled away. By 18:00 a
decision was made that we were going to lie alongside here for the
rest of the night in the hope that the wind would die down by the
morning. Unfortunately we have 114 passengers on board, some have
found accommodation ashore but 60 odd are now making their beds around
about the passenger areas of the bar, cafeteria and observation
lounge. We gave them a free meal and drinks, a local hotel has
rummaged up some blankets and we are now all bunking down for the
evening. Apparently this has never happened before, can't believe
that, but it makes for a change.