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    Can't comment on service levels vis-a-vis Dover and Southampton, but Southampton is clearly a much bigger cruise port with five cruise terminals. It's also the UK headquarters of the Carnival Corporation and home port for P&O Cruises and Cunard, so there will always be a lot of staff on hand. With P&O and Cunard home porting, they also get year-round trade rather than the seasonal business here in Dover. I don't think Dover has been that successful in attracting home port trade outside the summer cruise season, which is why the port of call trade is so important. This is also why Dover town needs to up its game. With new cruise terminals planned for London and Liverpool, the cruise lines will go to the destinations that offer the best product.

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