A TRAFFIC warning has been issued due to the number of cruise ships in Southampton.

Several cruise ships will be in the city this weekend - attracting thousands of passengers.

Saints are due to play Arsenal on Sunday.

Drivers have been warned to plan their journeys ahead of the event with the city centre and waterfront expected to be especially busy. 

Here's a roundup of all the passenger cruises arriving in Southampton this weekend.

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Saturday

Carnival's Ventura is leaving the city for Cherbourg at 5pm.

Iona will leave at 6pm bound for Zeebrugge.

Sunday

Carnival's Queen Victora is due in at 6.15am on Sunday having travelled from Stavanger.

She will leave for La Corunna at 4.30pm.

MSC Virtuosa will be arriving from Le Havre at 6.30am. She will leave for Lisbon at 6pm.

Next week

Aidaprima is due in on Monday at 7.45am having travelled from Hamburg. She will leave for Le Havre at 8.30pm.

Norwegian Star is set to arrive on on Wednesday at 5am. She will the city at 5pm.