The 16,214 ton German cruise ship, Delphin was due to make one of her occasional calls to the port of Southampton today.

With accommodation for up to 556 passengers, the Finnish built Delphin originally entered service in January 1975 and was previously known as Kazakhstan II and Belorussiya.

Delphin is expected to leave the City Terminal in Southampton's Western Docks at 9pm on a northern European cruise after spending the day alongside 101 berth while her passengers take a series of shore excursions.

The ship, which is 512 feet long and with a draught of 20 feet, has 233 cabins and eight passenger decks together with a crew of 234.