LATE SHIPS AND MISSED FLIGHTS AFTER SURPRISE CUSTOMS CHECK CRUISE NEWS
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The creator discusses recent travel disruptions at the Southampton cruise port and updates regarding Princess Cruises. A combination of heavy ship traffic, a train strike, and unexpected customs and immigration inspections caused significant gridlock in the city. This congestion prevented buses from transporting passengers to Gatwick and Heathrow airports, leading to missed flights and delayed ship embarkations. The creator notes that similar congestion may occur on June 1st when five ships are scheduled to be in port and suggests travelers plan for extra buffer days. Additionally, the video covers the announcement of the Star Princess as the second Sphere class ship for Princess Cruises. Finally, the creator addresses a major itinerary change for a trans-Pacific cruise due to unplanned hull cleaning. This maintenance requires passengers to remain on board during scheduled stops in Los Angeles, Hilo, and French Polynesia. While Princess Cruises is offering two hundred dollars in onboard credit as compensation, the creator expresses disappointment that the primary appeal of the itinerary is being removed and suggests that cruise lines should schedule such maintenance during non-sailing days to avoid impacting the guest experience.
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customs and immigrations the port officials decided to do an extra check that day on everybody getting on and off the cruise ships
a lot of people didn't get to the airport till two three o'clock in the afternoon and people boarding the cruise ships didn't get on the ships until later that day
they've changed that itinerary and they call it because of due to unplanned Hull cleaning
you're not allowed off the ship because of the whole cleaning you have to stay on the ship so yeah you're not visiting Los Angeles
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