 "Balmoral" can now accommodate up to 800 passengers and has a self-service restaurant on board, along with two licensed bars, a heated observation lounge and a souvenir shop.In December 2012 Waverley Excursions and Waverley Steam Navigation announced that "Balmoral" would not be sailing in 2013.The ship's operation has been hampered increasingly in recent years by extreme weather conditions.