GLOOMY Greenock weather greeted huge cruise ship MSC Preziosa as she arrived in town this morning.
The vessel was due to berth at 9am.
Tele photographer George Munro captured her off the Esplanade as she waits to come alongside at the new £20m cruise terminal.
She is currently on a 10-day round-trip of the British Isles and arrived via Stornoway.
Preziosa weighs in at 139,000-tonnes and she has capacity for over 4,000 guests, with a crew of more than 1,300 crew.
She is due to leave around 6pm tonight, with Dublin the next stop on her itinerary.
Members of the public are reminded that departure times can change at short notice.
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