CRUISE ship AIDAbella brightened up a grey morning in Greenock as she arrived at the Ocean Terminal.

The cruise ship came in just after 8am, from Liverpool.

She can carry 2,500 passengers and has a crew of 646.

She is due to leave this evening at around 7.30pm, heading for Invergordon.

Her visit is part of a busy spell at the terminal, with six cruise ships due in seven days this week.

The hectic schedule began on Monday with Carnival Pride, which left in the early hours of today.

Tomorrow there will be a first visit to the Clyde for 99,000-tonne vessel Nieuw Statendam.

Celebrity Apex is back in town on Thursday, followed by Regal Princess on Friday and the flurry of activity is rounded off by the visit of Jewel of the Seas on Sunday.