A cruise ship at the centre of a police murder probe is set to return to Southampton tomorrow.

Shock was felt across the city after a man was killed on board one of the city’s regular cruise ships, MSC Virtuosa, while it was still in English waters.

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James Messham, 60, died following an "altercation" on the MSC Virtuosa at around 8.30pm on Saturday, May 3, with media outlets reporting he was part of a stag party cohort.

A 57-year-old man from Exeter was arrested by Hampshire Constabulary when the ship returned to the city on Monday, May 6.

The vessel will be returning to the city on Saturday after a voyage to Belgium, the Netherlands and France.

She will then depart again later that evening on a seven day cruise to Norway.