Waverley’s 2026 season has ended with almost 160,000 passenger journeys recorded which is a fantastic result – THANK YOU to everyone that has supported the ship this season and sailed on the World’s last seagoing paddle steamer.
The winter refit work is now underway with several projects ahead including the refurbishment of the Jeanie Deans Lounge. We will share updates as the refit progresses.
In 2027 we look forward to marking the 80th Anniversary of Waverley’s maiden voyage. Details for the 2027 sailings will be issued via our e-newsletters so make sure you are signed up to receive these. Waverley’s first public sailing of 2027 will be on Friday 7th May.
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The 2027 timetable is being prepared. Once this is published bookings for 2027 will open.
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Accommodating groups of 10 to 700, Paddle Steamer Waverley makes an ideal venue for your event.
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THANK YOU – to everyone that sailed and supported Waverley in 2026. Sunday 18th October was Waverley’s final sailing of the 2026 season and what a great ending to 2026 – fantastic weather with stunning views of the Clyde Coast in autumn and capacity loadings. Check out these images from Sunday which also includes a…
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Waverley was named and launched at the Pointhouse Yard of A.&J. Inglis in Glasgow on 2nd October 1946 by Lady Matthews, wife of the Chairman of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). She entered service the following year on 16 June 1947, beginning a remarkable career that would see her become one of the…
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Waverley’s final South Coast sailing today (Tuesday 22nd September) took her from Eastbourne Pier to Newhaven Harbour where she boarded passengers at the East Sussex port for the first time since the 1980s. With almost 600 passengers aboard she proudly steamed out of Newhaven Harbour and set course for the Solent. After a brief stop…
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