NEXT Stop Greenock On Peace Boat’s World Voyage
GREENOCK Ocean Terminal welcomes a ‘floating peace village’ to the Clyde on Tuesday (29 October).
Passenger vessel Ocean Dream is chartered by Peace Boat, a Japan-based international organisation that works to promote peace, human rights, sustainable development and respect for the environment.
The 36,600-tonne ship, with around 1,100 people on board, is due at Greenock around 6am, in from Reykjavik, Iceland and is expected to leave at 10pm bound for Lisbon, Portugal.
Peace Boat’s website states: “Guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Peace Boat’s global voyages offer a unique programme of activities centreed on experiential learning and inter-cultural communication.
“With 35 years of experience, we have organized close to 70 around-the-world voyages, visiting more than 270 ports in 70 countries. “Over 1,000 participants visit as many as 20 different countries on our three-month global voyages.
“Both onboard and in-port, our programmes use travel and education to explore the main aspects of Peace Boat’s activities -– peace, human rights, and sustainability.”
