THE biggest cruise ship of the season arrived in the Cromarty Firth today (Monday) – but what's it like inside a ship three times more massive than the Titanic?

MSC Preziosa, which can accommodate 3959 passengers and 1370 crew, is truly colossal. At a whopping 140,000 tonnes, it's almost like a floating town in itself and whenever it docks at Invergordon it towers over the community.

But what's it like inside a cruise ship this size?

Related: Port of Cromarty Firth welcomes biggest ship of season

Well, during its first ever visit to the Cromarty Firth, almost exactly six years ago to the day, we got to have a look around it.

And the scale on the inside is every bit as impressive as on the outside – with no fewer than four swimming pools alone, and huge theatre/cinema space, casino... and even jewel encrusted staircases where every single step consisted of €30,000 worth of Swarovski crystals.

Click on the gallery below to see just some of the impressive sights in, on and around the ship at harbour.

Gallery1

1 / 13

2 / 13

3 / 13

4 / 13

5 / 13

6 / 13

7 / 13

8 / 13

9 / 13

10 / 13

11 / 13

12 / 13

13 / 13

Do you want to respond to this article? If so, click here to submit your thoughts and they may be published in print.