- There will be quite strong villages of over twelve seconds meters.
This is a restriction from the Swedish Maritime Administration, says Fredrik Wallerström, acting port manager at Region Gotland, to Aftonbladet.
The restriction applies to larger cruise ships, as there is a risk of damage to both the quay and the ship.
1,800 passengers are currently stuck at Silja Symphony outside Visby, which would have added during the morning.
According to Aftonbladet, the ship was only a few hundred meters from port when the news came that it was not possible to arrive in Visby.
Tallink Silja has now decided to change her route and instead go to Åland.
- It is incredibly sad and we are as sad as the passengers. But unfortunately we can not control the forces of the weather, says Erika Janson, communications manager at Tallink Silja.