THE HISTORY
We had a wonderful celebration in May 2007 when the company launched the second vessel in the Majestic Line fleet, The Glen Tarsan, at Holy Loch, Dunoon. The renaming ceremony was undertaken by the 94-year-old aunt of Andy Thoms, Oonagh Smith, who comes from a family with a strong seafaring pedigree.
Our first vessel, The Glen Massan was built in Baltimore, Co. Cork in 1975. She was renamed in 2005 by Mrs Sheila Thoms, mother of Andy and sister to Oonagh.
Both vessels were built by the Irish Government to assist the fishing industry, are constructed from iroko on oak and are 85ft in length. The size of the Majestic Line vessels allows them to be converted to top quaility spacious and comfortable accommodation for cruising in Scotland, while providing access to idyllic coastlines and inlets denied to larger ships.
The name ‘The Majestic Line' is inspired by the famous 1960's "Para Handy" TV sitcom, from the stories by Neil Munro, which were located in the Clyde. The relevant episode tells of the "Vital Spark" ships engineer, McPhail who, having walked out of his job, claimed to have signed on a ship of ‘The Majestic Line' (which he even claimed had a gold funnel) sailing to Rome, to hide the fact he could not find another position. (The Glen Massan and The Glen Tarsan have gold painted funnels).