GREENOCK Ocean Terminal’s latest visitor is a 11-deck luxury ship in the midst of a cruise around the UK and Ireland.

Silver Dawn, which can carry almost 700 passengers, is currently on a 14-day round trip from Southampton.

She has so far made stops in Plymouth, Cobh in Country Cork, the Isle of Man, Dublin, and Belfast.


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After departing Greenock late this evening, the Silversea vessel will sail to Ullapool.

Further stops are scheduled in Kirkwall, Leith, and Newcastle, before she returns to Southampton next Wednesday.

This is Silver Dawn's only planned visit to Greenock this season.

Her next cruise, departing Southampton on May 31, will see her travel to several Norwegian ports, Gothenburg in Sweden, and the Danish capital of Copenhagen.