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Cruise ship staff shortages lead to thousands of cancelled holidays

Staff shortages have wreaked havoc for cruise liners in the same way as airports have been affected

Liverpool Echo · May 19, 2022

P&O Cruises left passengers 'in cold terminal with no food' for hours

The customers were 'completely abandoned' by staff.

Daily Record · May 16, 2022

P&O cruises offer upset passengers vouchers after leaving them 'cold with no food'

All the customers were given a lateral flow test before boarding, and around 50 tested positive and were told to wait in a small area inside the terminal building by staff rather than board the vessel.

Edinburgh Live · May 16, 2022

Ports and unions criticise Shapps’ plan for law on seafarers’ minimum wage

Legislation announced in Queen’s Speech in response to P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 crew

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022

Five ways the Queen's Speech affects Scots as Prince Charles makes address

Prince Charles delivered the UK government's legislative programme for the parliamentary year with a raft of legislation that will affect Scotland and the UK

Daily Record · May 10, 2022

Queen's Speech: Tories vowed 20 times to bring in Employment Bill but reforms set to be delayed

Boris Johnson was accused of 'dragging down Britain's workers' after it emerged that the promised Employment Bill is not expected to be in Tuesday's Queen's Speech

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2022

Elderly Renfrewshire couple thrown off cruise ship amid covid scare

The £4000 dream cruise holiday turned into a nightmare for the pair

Daily Record · May 9, 2022

Renfrew pensioners thrown off £4,000 dream cruise holiday after covid scare on bus

The cruise line firm refused to allow Janet and Ian Anderson to travel on the Canary Islands voyage because someone on their coach had tested positive for covid.

Glasgow Live · May 9, 2022

Scottish couple spend £4,000 on dream cruise only to be thrown off over covid scare

Janet and Ian Anderson had booked their dream holiday to the canary islands after Ian recovered from a brain tumour, only to be told they had to leave the ship minutes before it departed.

Edinburgh Live · May 8, 2022

Elderly couple thrown off £4000 dream cruise holiday after covid scare on bus

Janet and Ian Anderson had tested negative for the virus but were ordered off the P&O cruise after someone else tested positive

Daily Record · May 8, 2022