Wednesday 15 May 2013

A Queen on the Clyde

After weeks of rain, the weather was beautiful this morning for the arrival of the Queen Mary 2 at Greenock.

 
She is the first cruise ship of the season to arrive in the Clyde - and what a wonderful ship she is.  There are about another 39 cruise ships due this summer.

 
I written before about Greenock and Port Glasgow's long association with the Cunard shipping line and the affection local people have for these ships.

 
This is "Endeavour" - a civic monument in Port Glasgow by Malcolm Robertson, which testifies to that.  I love the red and black Cunard colours.  During the winter the sculpture was well lit and the "waves" looked quite beautiful.

 
Great to see these amazing ships and the lovely people they bring to the local area.

Love, Liz

4 comments:

Rustic Vintage Country said...

How lucky you are to be able to witness all those lovely cruisers coming in. x

Connie said...

Oh how fun. I often think back to the days of the great ocean liners. Such a romantic way to travel.

Evangelines Jumble of ideas said...

What a beautiful ship would love to travel on her. My Father was born in Uddingston, Glassgow, I was there a couple of years ago visiting family, what a beautiful place to vist. Regards Evangeline.
I do hope your feeling better :)

Miss Simmonds Says said...

Fantastic photos!! The sheer size of those ships scares me!