Puffer Steamboat Holidays

Saturday 22nd June will see the Puffer Preservation Trust hold one of our ever popular lunches and auctions at the Crinan Hotel to raise funds to keep the Puffer steaming. A great opportunity to support the vessel and meet other Puffer supporters. Tickets are still available, please contact the Puffer office to book or for more details.

A BIG thank you to our passengers for sharing our second week on the Clyde. A windy but fun week visiting Tarbert, Millport, Rothesay, Tighnabruaich, Faslane and Blairmore Pier. Next week we start at Ardrishaig and finish in Central Glasgow - if you see us give us a wave.... If we see you, we'll give you a toot! 🚢

VIC 32 has completed her first holiday cruising week of the season. We've transited the Crinan Canal, cruised parts of Loch Fyne and the Clyde, and celebrated our engineer's birthday onboard! Look out for us on the Clyde next week. 😊

You can now follow VIC 32 and the activities of Puffer Steamboat Holidays on Instagram! Find us @puffer_vic32 📸

The 2019 Season got off to a flying start this week with blue skies and a full complement of passengers. Here is the Puffer as she gracefully glides along the Crinan Canal from her winter berth in the Crinan Basin through all 15 locks to Ardrishaig.

A few weeks ago VIC 32 kissed the water once more and said goodbye to our friends at Crinan Boatyard after a busy winter of works. There is a surprise on board this year, pictures to follow.... Meanwhile today the "Friends of VIC 32" will be arriving for a fortnight staying on the vessel and working to get everything shipshape for our passenger season. If you're near Crinan canal basin come and say hello to us, find out more about the Friends of VIC 32, make a donation or buy a souvenir !

Good Morning Puffer followers ! Look at this amazing drone footage of 'Neptune's Staircase' - the lock flight on the Caledonian Canal at Fort William. Book a Caledonian Canal cruise this year with Puffer Steamboat Holidays and experience this amazing lock flight as part of your holiday on the steam powered Clyde Puffer "VIC 32".
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"VIC 32" Puffer Preservation Trust charity fundraising evening on board the tall ship "GLENLEE" at Glasgow Riverside Museum. *** REMINDER OF EVENT ***
Please call the Puffer Office on 01546 830133 to book. (£49 per head)
* Revised event 6.30pm start... * Buffet dinner * Wine, beer, & soft drinks available to buy on board * Live music on arrival, and after the auction * Auction of ‘oddities’ * Opportunity to explore the nooks and crannies of the “Tall Ship”
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The Puffer Preservation Trust cordially invite all Clyde Puffer, marine, and steam enthusiasts to attend our annual Glasgow Fund Raising Dinner and Auction of Oddities. This year our auction will be held onboard the GLENLEE tall ship next to the Riverside museum, and will include live music from a Ceilidh band, with complimentary drink on arrival. Join us on the evening of 8th February 2019 to meet friends old and new, and support "VIC 32" to help keep her steaming on the West Coast now and for future generations. Tickets cost £49 per head - please contact the Puffer Office for more information : 01546 830133.

VIC 32 basking in the morning sunshine at Tayvallich today - 3rd July. Exactly 75 years ago she was quietly launched without fanfare during the darkest days of war. Since 1979 she has brought great pleasure to passengers and crew alike. Raise a wee dram to VIC 32 today - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

A unique opportunity this week to see SL VIC 32, PS WAVERLEY & TS QUEEN MARY II together. Thanks to Bill Souter for this splendid view captured this morning as VIC 32 steamed out of Princes Dock.

Last Minute Availability JURA cruise ! We have six berths available on an additional JURA cruise starting 10th June. This cruise does not appear in our published itinerary. The cruise will follow cruising pattern G, and will incorporate a day excursion to the Island of Colonsay (weather permitting). For full cruise itinerary see www.savethepuffer.co.uk or to reserve a berth call the Puffer office on 01546 830133.

Last Minute Availability JURA cruise ! We have six berths available on an additional JURA cruise starting 10th June. This cruise does not appear in our published itinerary. The cruise will follow cruising pattern G, and will incorporate a day excursion to the Island of Colonsay (weather permitting). For full cruise itinerary see www.savethepuffer.co.uk or to reserve a berth call the Puffer office on 01546 830133.