A dark blue and white passenger ship named "Lord of the Glens" navigates a narrow waterway. Its hull is lined with white fenders as it leaves a slight wake on the dark water. The scene is bordered by a green grassy bank on the left and a steep, tree-covered hill rising under a cloudy sky.

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Scotland's Highlands and Islands Aboard Lord of the Glens (Eastbound)

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Lord of the Glens

One hundred fifty feet long because Thomas Telford's locks are one hundred fifty feet long

Aboard

  • Built in Greece in 1985 as MS Victoria and gutted and rebuilt for Scotland in 2000
  • Sized to the Caledonian Canal, 150 feet against a 150-foot lock, 33 feet against a 35-foot chamber
  • Transits 29 locks and 10 swing bridges to cross Scotland from Inverness to Fort William
  • Twelve-foot draft, shallow enough for the canal and seaworthy enough for the Inner Hebrides
  • Bicycles and kayaks carried aboard
  • Reduced from 52 guests to 46 in 2025 when the lowest cabins were taken out of passenger use

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