Events & Special Cruises

Throughout the sailing season Waverley operates several special events and sailings. Advanced booking is recommended for special sailings to be sure of your ticket. Special events will be added as the timetable is released. Tickets can be purchased on board subject to available space.

You can book online or by calling our Booking Office on 0141 243 2224. Unless stated as “One-Way” all trips on Waverley are sold as Return journeys.

 

2026 SPECIAL EVENTS & SAILINGS

Glasgow & Clyde Coast

  • First Sailing of 2026 – Friday 8th May
  • PSPS (Scottish Branch) Evening Cruises – Tuesday 28th July & Wednesday 19th August
  • Cash for Kids Fundraiser Cruise – Date to be announced

Oban & Inner Hebrides

  • Annual Glasgow to Oban sailing – Tuesday 12th May
  • Cuillin Mountains Evening Cruise from Kyle of Lochalsh – Wednesday 13th May
  • Captain’s Choice Cruise & First Ever Circumnavigation of Skye by Paddle Steamer – Thursday 14th May
  • TS King George V Centenary Cruise to Iona – Monday 18th May

South West England (South Cornwall & South Devon)

  • Evening Cruise of the Rame Heritage Coast from Plymouth – Friday 22nd May
  • Combine a sail on Waverley with a trip on the Dartmouth Steam Railway – Saturday 23rd May
  • First Visit to Mevagissey since the 1990s – Sunday 24th May
  • Spring Bank Holiday sailing to Land’s End – Monday 25th May

Bristol Channel & South West Wales

  • First Sailing from Padstow this century – Tuesday 26th May
  • Visit Lundy Island – Wednesday 3rd June, Friday 5th June & Sunday 7th June
  • Clevedon Pier Evening Fundraising Cruise – Wednesday 10th June
  • Captain’s Choice Cruise & MV Balmoral Evening Fundraising Cruise on the River Usk – Friday 12th June
  • Pembrokeshire Islands Explorer Cruise from Milford Haven – Tuesday 16th June

Combine a sail on Waverley with a trip on a heritage railway on the following dates;

Northern Ireland (Warrenpoint)

  • Waverley’s only sailings of the year from Northern Ireland depart from Warrenpoint on Tuesday 23rd June & Wednesday 24th June