Bunting and ships' whistles to mark the occasion
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company will officially mark its 190th anniversary on Tuesday next week.
It's the world’s oldest continually-operating passenger shipping company and has served the Island since 30 June 1830.
The Steam Packet started with a wooden paddle steamer known as Mona's Isle, built at a cost of £7,052, which was launched from Glasgow after being built on the River Clyde.
After arriving in Douglas, her maiden passenger crossing from the Isle of Man took place in mid-August that year.
To celebrate the milestone the Packet's fleet, decked in bunting, will sound its whistles in Douglas Harbour at 6pm on Tuesday evening (30 June).
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