THE COST of scrapping last month's world cruise of P&O's ill-fated Southampton vessel Aurora has dramatically risen, it was revealed today.
P&O's parent company, Carnival, originally said that the cancellation of the 103-day cruise, because of propulsion problems, would hit earnings by around £22 million. However Carnival now say the estimated bill would rise by anything up to a further £6million taking the total impact to between £26 million and £28 million.
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