The Majestic Line, a new ship arrives!
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The Majestic Line is a specialist small
ship cruise line in Argyll and the Hebrides, well-known for its beautifully
converted fishing vessels, Glen Massan and Glen Tarsan, which take 11 guests in
the style of a country house party. This
is most certainly the case where small is beautiful.
After 12 years of most successfully taking
guests around the lochs and inland seas of the west coast of Scotland, the time
had come to build another ship, this time from scratch! Andy Thoms, who runs the company and is a
skipper too, is very proud of the latest member of the fleet, Glen Etive. She is a beautiful ship, built in the style
of a gentleman’s yacht, in which many local companies and individuals have been
involved with, from the design to the final painting and decorating. On 5 April at Holy Loch Marina, decorated
with bunting and flags, brass fittings polished and gleaming, accompanied by
her sister ships, Glen Etive arrived, to much excitement from those on the
quayside.
She was named by actor, Barbara Rafferty,
who has sailed with the Majestic Line and whose father worked in the ship
yards, in the days when Scotland was employing thousands in this industry. Traditionally, on naming a ship, hats and
caps were thrown in the air, amid cheers, to celebrate; a gesture Barbara
carried on when she named Glen Etive, in addition to pouring a dram of malt
over the hull. Guests were piped on
board to see the finished ship, the result of so many local specialists working
together.
Glen Etive’s maiden voyage took her to the
Isle of Skye, the Outer Hebrides and St Kilda for 10 days: places of great
beauty, stunning from sea and replete with birds and wildlife. She’ll be undertaking these longer
itineraries whilst, Glen Massan and Glen Tarsan host cruises of 3 and 6
days.
You may find interesting:
- How to be build a ship from scratch
- Steve Newman travels with the Majestic Line
- Glen Etive and new cruises to the Hebrides
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I look forward to going sometime.