Post by Administrator on May 14, 2008 17:49:45 GMT
We have recieved an update re: the planned sailing and presentation at the end of May, We will advise all ASAP with revised dates and NEWS. THE PRESENTATION WILL STILL GO AHEAD AT THE NEAREST APPROPRIATE SAILING.
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TIMETABLE REVISON
Following a successful Bank Holiday weekend sailing in the Western Isles of Scotland, Paddle Steamer Waverley has entered a Clyde shipyard to undergo annual maintenance. It has been discovered that detailed work will be required on the shaft which drives the Ship's famous paddles.
The ship was originally expected to be two weeks in the yard but this has now been slightly extended.
Operations Director Ian McMillan said 'Waverley is in a shipyard at Greenock with a great Scottish tradition and everyone will be working hard to get her ready for her summer sailings.
Waverley - the last seagoing Paddle Steamer in the World, was rebuilt in 2003 with a Heritage Lottery Grant and restored to her original glory.
Waverley's summer season will start on the Clyde on June 13 sailing to the Lochs and Islands of the West Coast of Scotland before she moves to the South Coast and Thames, returning to the Clyde in October.
The spring sailings will go ahead in the Bristol Channel as planned though some midweek sailings will be postponed. Waverley's consort Balmoral will carry out the popular sailings.
Balmoral will also sail from Barrow, Whitehaven and Garlieston to the Isle of Man from May 29 until June 2, then visit the South Coast, Thames, North Wales & Liverpool, and the Bristol Channel before following the QE2 on her farewell tour of Britain.
Kathleen O'Neill, Commercial Director said 'We look forward to welcoming our passengers on board Balmoral for the sailings in the Bristol Channel. We would like to invite those passengers whose cruise is no longer running as scheduled to choose another sailing from our programme of cruises and travel at no extra cost - even if it is a more expensive cruise.'