The world’s last sea-going paddle steamer, the Waverley, is to mark its 40th anniversary as a charitable vessel with a voyage to Skye.
She will also take in a cruise to Inverie – Britain’s remotest pub and only accessible by sea.
Sold by Caledonian MacBrayne for £1, the vessel is operated by the Waverley Steam Navigation Company as a heritage asset to benefit communities around the UK.
It has contributed more than £3million to the economies of ports it has visited.
Between May 28 and 31, the Waverley will sail from Mallaig to Armadale, Kyle of Lochalsh, Gairloch, Raasay and Portree.
Her captain Andy O’Brian said: “We are delighted to be returning to Skye and Kyle.
“You can’t escape the spectacular scenery when you cruise aboard Waverley. It surrounds you whatever cruise you choose and I’m sure there is a cruise to tempt you up the gangway.”
The Waverley was built on the River Clyde in 1947. A major restoration project returned the ship to her original style.
Initially built to sail between Craigendoran and Arrochar, she now regularly sails on the Clyde, the Thames, along the south coast of England and in the Bristol Channel carying around 130,000 passengers each year.
