Exclusive: Savile events axed
Plans to hang photographs of Jimmy Savile on Cunard ships have been abandoned together with a memorial event on Queen Elizabeth next year.
Cunard's Queens are in port
Cunard's three Queens have arrived in Southampton to a rapturous reception.
Soton anger over cruises
Port management in Southampton and Dover say they're disappointed Liverpool has been given permission to enter cruise business.
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QE2 'not to be scrapped' say former owners
There had been reports on Christmas Eve that the liner, bought by Dubai investment firm Istithmar for around $100 million in 2007, was about to be sold to a Chinese firm for scrap metal. Cunard Line reacted to the claims on the company's Facebook page. They said:
"We have noted the recent article in the Daily Mail with reference to QE2. We remain in close contact with Dubai and can reassure you that to the very best of our knowledge this story is pure speculation - our best advice would be to ignore the story."
Exclusive: Savile events axed
by Mike Pearse, Transport Correspondent
Plans to hang photographs of Jimmy Savile on Cunard ships have been abandoned together with a memorial event on Queen Elizabeth next year.
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Cunard forced to shut online booking after emails error
Southampton-based Cunard was forced to shut its online booking system after personal details of 1,200 passengers were emailed out to people who are registered with the company.
It is not known how many people were sent the information but it meant names, addresses and booking details were mailed out in error. The issue earlier has just been revealed. Cunard spokeswoman Jackie Chase confirmed the mishap.
– Jackie Chase, Cunard spokeswomanCunard can confirm that an e-mail was sent in error to some guests containing details relating to other guests' bookings. We took swift action to close down the check-in system, Voyage Personalizer, until we are able to re-issue new secure log-in details to all affected guests. We are very sorry if this error has caused our guests any concern and we would like to reassure them that the issue has been dealt with and we are in the process of contacting relevant guests with new, secure log-in."
Cunard's Queens are in port
Cunard's three Queens have arrived in Southampton to a rapturous reception.
Read the full storyQueens Mary, Elizabeth & Victoria together in Southampton docks for the first time
Ports fear Liverpool rivals
Jobs could go - and millions of pounds could be lost from the economy. That's the fear tonight after the Government announced Southampton and Dover's biggest rivals could take a huge slice of the country's cruise trade.
Shipping Minister Mike Penning said Liverpool could become a base for cruise ships - if they handed back part of a public subsidy paid for by taxpayers.
This year, 400 cruise ships are expected to call at Southampton with one million passengers passing through the port. Each ship's visit is worth £2.5m to the local economy.
The loss of some of the business to Liverpool could cost Southampton £80m a year, as Phil Hornby explains.
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"A positive announcement"
There's anger in Southampton and Dover after the Government gave the port of Liverpool the go-ahead to become a terminal for cruise ships. Liverpool Mayor, Joe Anderson, says it's a "positive announcement":
"A level playing field?"
There's anger in Southampton and Dover after the Government gave the port of Liverpool the go-ahead to become a terminal for cruise ships. Doug Morrison, port director at Southampton, says all ports deserve equal credit from the Government:
Soton anger over cruises
Port management in Southampton and Dover say they're disappointed Liverpool has been given permission to enter cruise business.
Read the full storySouthampton anger over Liverpool cruise plan
Liverpool is trying to enter the cruise market, which would have an impact on Southampton. At the moment liners are only allowed to 'stop off' in the North West. Liverpool wants to start and end cruises, and more details will be announced today.
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