Southampton is set to welcome six cruise ships to the port this bank holiday weekend.

Residents are being warned that the city centre is expected to be busy this weekend as more than 25,000 cruise passengers will be arriving in the city. 

P&O Cruises' flag ship Britannia is expected to arrive first on Friday at 6.15am, with passengers disembarking and arriving until 5pm.

The Ventura and the MSC Virtuosa will follow suit a day later on Saturday, arriving at 5.45am and 6am respectively.

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Both ships will depart between 5pm and 6pm the same day

The Celebrity Apex and P&O's Iona will also dock at 6.15am on Saturday and leave at 4pm and 5.30pm respectively.

Sky Princess will arrive also be in the port on Saturday at 6.30am and leave at 4pm.

The only ship set to arrive on Sunday is Queen Victoria with timings yet to be confirmed.