But Nawal Ahmad, who lives in Lebanon but was allowed on the ship because she has a British passport, was upset that she had had to leave her four Filipino staff behind at the last moment.
"They are my responsibility, they are like my children," she said. "The Home Office told me I could bring them but when I got to the port they said 'No'. I had to send them back and I'm very sad."
She does not know when she will be able to return, but in the meantime she and her family of eight will stay in a hotel in Cyprus which they have booked for at least a month.
"We will relax and see what happens. I hope to go back in a month, but who knows?" she said.
"They are my responsibility, they are like my children," she said. "The Home Office told me I could bring them but when I got to the port they said 'No'. I had to send them back and I'm very sad."
She does not know when she will be able to return, but in the meantime she and her family of eight will stay in a hotel in Cyprus which they have booked for at least a month.
"We will relax and see what happens. I hope to go back in a month, but who knows?" she said.
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