Ruby Princess

Ruby Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She was built in 2008 by Fincantieri in Trieste, Italy. She is a sister ship to Crown Princess and Emerald Princess. Ruby Princess was turned over to Carnival Corporation and Princess Cruises in late October 2008.
She was officially named at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 6, 2008,

Photographed from Gourock as she leaves the river and heads out into the Firth.


Class & type: Grand class cruise ship
Tonnage: 113,000 GT
Length: 951 ft (290 m)
Beam: 118 ft (36 m)
Draught: 8 m (26 ft)
Decks: 19 decks
Installed power: Gas turbines (25,000kW each)
Propulsion: Twin propellers
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity: 3,080 passengers
Crew: 1,200

Kiki Blofeld

Kiki Blofeld a Redbay stormforce 11boat seen passing Greenock.

Causeway

Dredging the Clyde,this is just about as far as a ship can traverse up the Clyde these days,she is just opposite the remains of the Govan dry docks.

Waverley

Waverley berthed at Greenock,prior to entering dry dock .

Paragon

Anangel Progress

Large bulker discharging at Clydeport Hunterson.

Waverley

Returning to Glasgow in the twighlight hours,just before Dumbarton.

P&O Express

Express is a 91-metre (299 ft) wave piercing catamaran built by International Catamarans (Incat), and operated by P&O Ferries between Northern Ireland and Scotland. During her delivery voyage on 9 June 1998, she set the record for the fastest Atlantic Eastbound Record, previously held by another Incat craft Hoverspeed Great Britain, making the 3,125 mi (5,029 km) run from Manhattan to Tarifa, Spain in 3 days 7 hours 54 minutes, traveling at an average speed of 38.877 knots (72.000 km/h; 44.739 mph).

During that same voyage, the ship became the first passenger ship to cover 1,000 mi (1,600 km) or more in one 24-hour period. In covering 1,018 nautical miles (1,885 km) in one day, beating the 868 mi (1,397 km). record set by SS United States in 1952. Six weeks later, sister craft HSC Fjord Cat took the record.

She is seen here arriving at Troon Harbour,for more informatiob click HERE

Millport

Seen passing the Isle of Cumbrae with the mountain peaks of Arran in the background.