Maasdam

The cruise liner Maasdam departing from Greenock on a rather choppy August evening 2009,she required the assistance of a tug to help her on her way.

Name: Maasdam	Registry: Netherlands
Builder: Fincantieri	Country Built In: Italy
Ship Completed Date: 1/1/1993	Call Letters: PFRO
Refurbished Date: 1/1/2003	Capacity: 1258
Number of Crew, Nationality: 557, International	Gross Tonnage: 55451
Stabilized: Yes	Average Speed: 21 knots
Maximum Speed: 22 knots	Length: 720 feet
Beam: 101 feet	Space Ratio: 44:01:00
Number of Passenger Decks: 10	Number of Inside Rooms: 148
Number of Outside Rooms: 485	Number of Restaurants: 4
Number of Pools: 2 Holland America's ms Maasdam celebrates the most modern advances in guest amenities and nautical design. Yet this magnificent ship also preserves maritime traditions and service they have perfected over more than a century of worldwide cruising. The Maasdam features a $2 million collection of art and artifacts, continuing a tradition of on-board artwork that has become a trademark of the company's fleet.	Number of Elevators: 8

Minehunter flypast

Faslane 2006

Caledonian Isles

Caledonian Isles departing from Brodick on the Isle of Arran.

For more pictures of her arriving at Ardrossan click HERE

Possam

Sailing past the Isle of Cumbrae.

SD Clyde Spirit

SD Clyde Spirit with a police launch heading up the Gare Loch to Faslane naval base.

Ali Cat

Ali cat leaving James Watt Dock fer her evening sail to Dunoon.

Click HERE for more pics and information.

Incentive

Fishing boat at Rothesay Harbour.

Kingdom of Fife

Kingdom of Fife seen here at James Watt Dock,she is an anchor handler which has been servicing MOD buoys

around the Clyde.

Waverley

The Waverley after calling in at Rothesay head for a tour of the Kyles of Bute.

Alba Exporer

Seen here passing Gourock is Alba Explorer belonging to Ocean Youth Trust Scotland,check their web site HERE

Horse Island

Horse Island off the coast of Ardrossan,click HERE for more information.

Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour Greenock

Haylie Brae Largs

This little building is now gone,its now a car park ,I believe the building was a tea room?

Ailsa Craig

As seen from the ferry to Arran.

Bro Developer

A small tanker at anchor in Brodick Bay off the coast of Arran,she was waiting her turn at Finnart oil terminal.

Waverley

The Waverley departing Brodick Pier Arran,in the background is Brodick Castle

Wreck

An old wreck in West India Harbour,it was originally an American work boat used in the Holy Loch when the polaris submarines were based in the Loch.