Bargain hunter bags luxury cruise to Greenock for £20

Robbie Watson disembarked MSC Virtuosa at Ocean Terminal following the sun-kissed two-day voyage from Southampton before hopping on a £17 flight at Glasgow Airport.

Robbie, 29, and his partner set off on Saturday and enjoyed 48 hours of entertainment, pools, sunshine, and food – as well as a complimentary upgrade to a deluxe balcony room.

The last-minute deal bagger told the Tele: "I found that the agent was selling a two-night segment of a longer 14-night cruise at £20 per person for an interior cabin.

Sunset from MSC Virtuosa (Image: Robbie Watson)

“I had been looking at this cruise previously but it was priced at £149 per person, so this deal cemented it.

“I booked the £20 per person fare with my partner. We live in Bedfordshire, but my partner was due to travel to north east England this week anyway to see family, and this was cheaper than him taking the train, and it also beat the train strikes!”

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Robbie said: “I’ve never come across anything as cheap as this in all the time that I’ve been travelling – challenging the time when I purchased £4 return flights London to Copenhagen back in 2015.

“A highlight was watching a dazzling sunset as we sailed through the immaculately still waters of the Irish Sea off the coast of Belfast as we steamed towards Greenock.

"All for £20 each – amazing!”

Robbie and his partner enjoyed two-nights at sea (Image: Robbie Watson)

After disembarking in Greenock, Robbie headed for Glasgow Airport to catch his budget flight back to Luton.

His partner took a £30 train to Darlington to meet his relatives – spending a fraction of the £171 flexible fare he would have faced if travelling from his local station.

MSC Virtuosa arrived at Greenock Ocean Terminal on Monday morning - on what was a record day for the port.

The giant 18-deck ship can carry up to 6,334 passengers across its 2,400 cabins.