Jewel of the Seas is owned by Royal Caribbean International and was built in Germany by Meyer Werft. She entered service in 2004.
Here are a few of her vital statistics: 90,090 ton 962 ft long with a width of 106 ft and a draught of 28 ft, she'll cruise at 24knots carrying 2500 passengers and a crew of 840 in well over a thousand cabins.
Svitzer Mallaig returning to James Watt Dock on a cold but beautifully clear winters evening.
Seabus,the Gourock,Kilcreggan and Helensburgh ferry,in the foreground is the lovely church of St Johns in Gourock.
Vega Stockholme at anchor off Greenock,the ship is a regular visitor to the Clyde,usually arriving on a Friday.
Deo Volente Friday evening,making her way downriver after delivering wind turbines to Shieldhall in Glasgow.
Grand Princess is a large cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. Built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in MonfalconeItaly, at a cost of approximately US$450 million, she was the largest and most expensive ship ever built at the time, a distinction now carried by Royal Caribbean International's Freedom of the Seas. Grand Princess primarily operates in Europe during the summer to early fall, and then operates in the Caribbean during winter to late spring.
City of Oporto and MV Jupiter
City of Oporto a small container ship passing Gourock as she makes her way to the Clydeport terminal at Greenock
According to her owners Argyle workboats,MV Sehorse is a fully equipped offshore survey and combat weapons trials support vessel capable of working safely in exposed open seas where accurate and reliable surveying and positioning is required.
