NOW the cruise ship season is underway, members of the Inverclyde Tourist Group are working hard to welcome passengers to our shores and help them make the very best of their time here. Formed in 2001 to promote Inverclyde in a friendly and informal way, volunteers of the group looking for more people to join them in welcoming visitors to our community.
Pic1: Inverclyde Tourist Group leader Eleanor Robertson joined Guy Clarke, then-Lord Lieutenant, and then-Provost Robert Moran when her team were given the royal seal of approval in the form of the coveted Queen's Award in 2013.
Pic2: Volunteers of the Inverclyde Tourist Group got a chance to relax and do some cruising of their own when they gathered at James Watt Dock in 2013.
Pic3: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth met with volunteers of the Tourist Group in Greenock's Clyde Square during her visit to Inverclyde in 2012.
Pic4: In what could possibly be the highlight of any visit to Scotland, tourists are seen here admiring stunning views of the Clyde, and the Waverley too, which can be seen far across the river, passing Kilcreggan.
Pic5: This happy shot shows pupils of St Kenneth's Primary School who came up with some welcoming ideas of their own when the Inverclyde Tourist came to visit the children in 2008.
Volunteers of the group are now hard at work as the busy cruise ship season picks up pace for 2023 and the number of visiting vessels begins to increase towards the summer peak.
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