Scottish ferry passengers liven up Shetland Islands crossing with dance party Ferry's car deck was transformed into a wild scene of dancing and music A full five-piece ceilidh band were returning from the Shetland Folk Festival The band piped up and weary travellers joined in the dance one-by-one They say you should never rock the boat. But passengers on a wind-swept ferry gave their ferry journey a fun injection, by throwing an impromptu ceilidh. The normally quiet car deck was transformed into a wild scene of dancing and music on a journey between two islands on Shetland. Passengers travelling from the island of Yell to the larger Shetland town of Lerwick threw the expected party A video of the event shows bemused ferry workers looking on as around 30 passengers reel about the deck A group of musicians returning from a festival provided the music and travellers joined in one-by-one. A video of the spontaneous party shows bemused ferry workers looking on as around 30 whooping passengers reel about the deck. A full ceilidh band, including a fiddle player, guitarist and accordion, were returning the Shetland Folk Festival on the island of Yell to the main town of Lerwick. A group of musicians returning from a festival provided the music and weary travellers joined in one-by-one Unlikely party venue: The car deck of the MV Daglien became the setting for an impromptu dance off The ceilidh apparently started on the band's bus and transferred to the car deck for the entire 30-minute crossing. Musician Adam Holmes, 23, from Edinburgh, said: 'We were on the bus and Saltfish Forty started playing a version of Highway to Hell, called Highway to Yell. There was quite a lot of drinking involved. It was just pretty mental. The ceilidh band, including a fiddle player and accordionist were returning from the Shetland Folk Festival 'There was quite a lot of drinking involved,' one passenger said of the spontaneous dance party on the boat It was quite magical. It felt like the Titanic before it went bad... It was quite beautiful - one of those special moments. Ian Pearson, assistant marine superintendent at Shetland Isles Council, said: 'It's very entertaining. It kind of happens from time to time with travelling musicians or the folk festival. The ceilidh started on a bus and transferred to the car deck for the entire 30-minute crossing No safety issues: Dancing on the car deck is perfectly safe, according to a memberShetland Isles Council 'It was quite beautiful - one of those special moments,' said Adam Holmes, 23, who was on board the ferry There are no safety concerns for dancing on the car deck - you can get out of your car on these ferries. It's usually done on a fine summer's night so the ferry doesn't move much. One time I was a crew member on a ferry and a Russian band started playing. Of course, they all started Cossack dancing.