Empty cruise ship sails up River Clyde - and people cannot handle it

The empty ship, Azamara Quest, made its way up to King George V Dock in Shieldhall last night. 

Worth about £150 million, the vessel is understood to only have an essential crew on board but can usually carry around 700 passengers. 

It is the second cruise ship to make its way up the Clyde as cruise holidays have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Azamara Pursuit docked in Shiedhall on June 1, while the third ship, Azamara Journey, is expected to arrive in Glasgow next week. 

Peel Ports previously announced that three ships are expected to come to Glasgow, after having been deep cleaned. 

Liz Rich shared a video of the ship with the Glasgow Times. 

Ship enthusiasts took to Twitter once they spotted the Azamara Quest. 

Jumped in the car with my dad, in my pyjamas and no shoes to go chasing this monster of a Cruise ship down the Clyde and frankly its the most exciting thing that's happened to me in 4 months. #glasgow #cruiseship pic.twitter.com/DQPb3dIo3X

— cee (@clarechambersx) June 19, 2020

One Twitter user wrote: "Look at the size of this cruise that went past my hoose! Unbelievable man!"

Cruise ship coming up the Clyde tonight pic.twitter.com/SyYznzdPNU

— Skippy (@JohannMurdoch) June 19, 2020

Cruise ship on the Clyde at Braehead pic.twitter.com/2YLa9meFVj

— Bridie57 (@Bridie571) June 19, 2020

Azamara Quest sailing up the Clyde from Southampton. This is the second of three cruise ships for layup at Glasgow KGV docks due to COVID-19 #shipping #cruises #cruiseship #azamaraquest

1 & 2 - passing Dumbarton Rock
3 & 4 - passing under Erskine Bridge pic.twitter.com/GYd5oG2mGD

— Russardo (@Russardo1) June 19, 2020