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PS Waverley - A Cruise up Lochfyne, Argyll & Bute, Scotland 2024

Join us as we Tour & Cruise up Lochfyne on the Paddle Steamer Waverley, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran ( Helensburgh ) on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973. Bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS), she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast. Waverley makes passenger excursions from various British ports. She regularly sails from Glasgow and other towns on the Firth of Clyde, the Thames, the South Coast of England and the Bristol Channel. She also undertakes private charters and has provided a period setting for television documentaries and movies, such as Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)..... For timetables & Bookings see link below. Primarily during the summer she is based on the Clyde, operating excursions from Glasgow, Greenock, Largs or Ayr. After a revival of fortunes in the 1950s, the 1960s saw a gradual change in holiday habits that led to a decline in passenger numbers and the closure of many of the small piers. Since 1969, and the formation of the Scottish Transport Group, the CSP had been gradually merging with the West Highland shipping and ferry company David MacBrayne Ltd.In 1973, the company became Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd (CalMac). CalMac withdrew Waverley after the 1973 season as she was too costly to operate and needed significant expenditure. By then, the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society had been set up as a registered UK charity and had bought the near-derelict small River Dart paddler PS Kingswear Castle. CalMac, keen to ensure that the ship was preserved, sold Waverley to the PSPS for the token sum of one pound. Neither side really believed that the vessel would return to steam but, just in case, Caledonian MacBrayne stipulated that she should not sail in competition with their remaining cruise vessel, TS Queen Mary. Waverley Excursions can be accsessed at https://waverleyexcursions.co.uk/ #waverly #paddlesteamer #cruise #tourism #argyll #scotland #lochfyne #gomadgo #sailing #ship #boat