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Tickets for all Waverley cruises can be purchased in advance online or by calling the Booking Office on 0141 243 2224. Subject to availability tickets can be purchased on board the steamer when you sail.
PS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973. Bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS), she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast.
Waverley offers a variety of day, afternoon and evening cruises from around 70 ports and piers in several areas of the UK including Glasgow & Clyde Coast, Oban & Inner Hebrides, the Bristol Channel, North Wales & The Mersey, South West, South Coast & Isle of Wight, and London & Thames Estuary.
Waverley is powered by a three-crank diagonal triple-expansion marine steam engine built by Rankin & Blackmore, Engineers, Eagle Foundry, Greenock, Scotland. It is rated at 2,100 IHP and achieved a trial speed of 18.37 knots (34.02 km/h; 21.14 mph) at 57.8 rpm.
Step aboard the World’s last seagoing paddle steamer, the magnificent Waverley, for an extraordinary trip the whole family will enjoy. Choose from a variety of day, afternoon, and evening cruises and enjoy the ever-changing coastal landscape of Great Britain with sailings from over 60 ports and piers.
Triple expansion steam engine. Maximum of 2,100 indicated horsepower (1,566kW) at 58rpm. Cylinders, 24″, 39″ and 66″ (61cm, 99cm and 168cm); typically operate at 130, 35 and 0psi (9, 2 and 0 Bar); stroke 66″ (168cm) BOILER MAKERS.
Oct 1, 2023 · The world's last sea-going paddle steamer has been delighting passengers for decades. The Waverley launched along the River Clyde on 2 October 1946 - but this year it had one of its busiest...
Oct 1, 2023 · The world's last sea-going paddle steamer has been delighting passengers for decades. The Waverley launched along the River Clyde on 2 October 1946 - but this year it had one of its busiest...
Discover the history of the Waverley, the world's last ocean-going paddle steamer built in 1947 by A & J Inglis on the River Clyde in Glasgow. Countless Glaswegians have enjoyed a trip ‘doon the watter’ aboard this important symbol of Clyde heritage.
Jun 17, 2023 · Waverley: Historic paddle steamer 'more popular than ever'. The last ocean-going paddle steamer in the world is seeing near-record numbers of passengers, says its crew. PS Waverley travels...
