For obvious reasons, we see most cruise ships during the summer months, but this is one of a number which are quite capable of taking anything our local weather can throw at them. She's the
Plancius, owned by Worldwide Adventure Holidays, and she's built for extremes, such as the Antarctic. Originally built for the Royal Dutch Navy as a research ship, she can carry up to 110 passengers in comfort. More about her
here.
For most of the cruise liners that come here, one of the attractions, along with the breathtaking beauty of our scenery, is Tobermory. Here the Minerva, of some 12,000grt, is poking her nose into the restricted anchorage, where she spent the daylight hours. She too was built as a research vessel, by the Russians, but was converted to cruising, and is now owned by Swan Hellenic.
By any standards, this is a large cruise ship, yet the
Crown Princess passed so close to the Ormsaigbeg shore that one could almost reach out and touch her. She weighs in at 113,000 tonnes, is 300m long, and carries 4,000 passengers.
Thanks to Calum MacPhail for this photo.
The
Aida Aura is an Italian cruise ship which specialises in voyages which will be enjoyed by young Germans. The Diary particularly likes the elegant lips painted near the waterline at the bow. She carries upwards of 1,400 passengers. What did all that German youth find to do in Tobermory, where they spent a day?
This is the Diary's favourite cruise ship, the elegant
Hebridean Princess. We see her frequently off our coast, cruising slowly to allow her passengers ample time to enjoy our wonderful scenery, or anchored overnight below Ben Hiant or in Bloody Bay. An ex-ferry boat,
Hebridean Princess is so luxurious inside that the Queen books this ship for the Royal Family's annual summer cruise. More about the
Princess here.
For obvious reasons, we see most cruise ships during the summer months, but this is one of a number which are quite capable of taking anything our local weather can throw at them. She's the Plancius, owned by Worldwide Adventure Holidays, and she's built for extremes, such as the Antarctic. Originally built for the Royal Dutch Navy as a research ship, she can carry up to 110 passengers in comfort. More about her here.
For most of the cruise liners that come here, one of the attractions, along with the breathtaking beauty of our scenery, is Tobermory. Here the Minerva, of some 12,000grt, is poking her nose into the restricted anchorage, where she spent the daylight hours. She too was built as a research vessel, by the Russians, but was converted to cruising, and is now owned by Swan Hellenic.
By any standards, this is a large cruise ship, yet the Crown Princess passed so close to the Ormsaigbeg shore that one could almost reach out and touch her. She weighs in at 113,000 tonnes, is 300m long, and carries 4,000 passengers. Thanks to Calum MacPhail for this photo.
The Aida Aura is an Italian cruise ship which specialises in voyages which will be enjoyed by young Germans. The Diary particularly likes the elegant lips painted near the waterline at the bow. She carries upwards of 1,400 passengers. What did all that German youth find to do in Tobermory, where they spent a day?
This is the Diary's favourite cruise ship, the elegant Hebridean Princess. We see her frequently off our coast, cruising slowly to allow her passengers ample time to enjoy our wonderful scenery, or anchored overnight below Ben Hiant or in Bloody Bay. An ex-ferry boat, Hebridean Princess is so luxurious inside that the Queen books this ship for the Royal Family's annual summer cruise. More about the Princess here.
I remember seeing a ship like the Hebridean Princess when I was out taking photos on the rocks round from the lighthouse, on my holiday back in 2003. (It stuck in my mind because it looked a bit old-fashioned - but in a good way.)
ReplyDeleteI've just looked back at the shots from then and, while it's more distant in the few shots I got than in your photo, it's almost certainly the same vessel. It's good to identify it. :-)
Thanks for the comment, Gary. We see her often, and I think she's a very good-looking little ship, with solid, traditional lines. A friend of ours travelled on her and said she was luxurious inside, the food and service excellent.
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