GREENOCK Ocean Terminal is set to welcome eight passenger vessels in eight days as the cruise ship season ramps up.

The busy spell kicked off today with the arrival of Mein Schiff 3 on her second visit of the year.

She has been a regular visitor to Greenock over the years, bringing many thousands of passengers from around the world to Inverclyde.

Greenock Telegraph:

Mein Schiff 3 can carry up to 2,700 passengers, as well as 1,000 crew members.

Two Ponant ships, Le Bellot and Le Boreal will arrive at the terminal on Friday – each carrying up to 184 guests.

READ MORE: Full Greenock cruise ship timetable for 2024

Le Bellot is due to sail in at 8am, with Le Boreal reaching Greenock at around 10pm.

The latter will remain in at the port until 6pm on Saturday.

Greenock Telegraph:

Regular visitor Le Champlain is also due to arrive on Saturday at around 7am.

She will be followed by the 2,300-capacity Celebrity Silhouette on Sunday.

Monday will see another busy day for the terminal with the arrival of Spitsbergen and Norwegian Dawn.

Regal Princess will dock in the town on Tuesday next week, carrying up to 3,560 passengers.