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    Cruise lines will certainly gravitate to Southampton in the winter months when their itineraries are inevitably westward bound - there's not much demand for Baltic or round-UK cruises in the winter! But I agree with Gary, Dover has more to offer than Southampton as a port of call visit. However, this certainly does require investment in the town itself and a more co-ordinated approach to tourism. Roger's spot on in that this should be a full-time role for someone, or certainly a more co-ordinated approach between the DHB, DDC and DTC to ensure that the town can maximise the benefit of cruise passengers. You only have to look at some of the buildings that greet the passengers in the Market Square to understand we've got a mountain to climb. The bus from the cruise terminals drops them off opposite the old Job Centre that has been closed for at least twenty years to my mind! As has been commented before, we also need to encourage more shops to open on a Sunday.

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