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Saga Shipping, also known as Saga Cruises is a British based cruise line, a division of the Saga Group. The cruises are aimed at people aged 50 and over.

History

The Saga Group decided to start operations of a holiday branch by purchasing the Saga Rose.^[1] She operated generally as Saga's flagship until her fairly similar ex fleet mate the Saga Ruby was purchased from Cunard Line in 2005.^[2]

For the summer of 2003, Saga Cruises chartered the 1989 built {{MV|Minerva}} which sailed as the Saga Pearl.

The Saga Rose was retired after a final 37 night Mediterranean cruise. She was subsequently laid up at Gibraltar and later scrapped in China.^[3]

While on her final cruise, a planned 31 night Caribbean cruise, the Saga Ruby had one of its generators fail which disabled the ship's air-conditioning plant. It was then decided to cancel the cruise and sail a revised Western Mediterranean itinerary, returning to Southampton on 9 January 2014 due to poor weather. While in Funchal, Madeira the Saga Ruby met up with the Saga Sapphire for a New Year's Eve fireworks display. After her cruise, she departed for Gibraltar leaving Southampton for a final time on 10 January, she was handed over to her new owners, Millenium View Ltd, on 13 January 2014. She was renamed Oasia and scrapped in 2017 despite having undergone a major refit.

Currently Saga Cruises operates the Saga Sapphire and the Saga Pearl II. The latter is due to be retired in 2019 when the new Spirit of Discovery joins the fleet.^[4]

Spirit of Adventure Cruises

Saga formed the brand Spirit of Adventure Cruises in 2005. In March 2006, the Spirit of Adventure, ex-Orange Melody, set out on her first cruise.^[5] Unlike Saga's sailings, people 21 and older may embark on a cruise with Spirit of Adventure. Saga sold MV Spirit of Adventure in August 2011^[6] marking an end of the brand, following the move of the Quest of Adventure back to the main Saga fleet, as the Saga Pearl II.

Fleet

Current fleet

Future Fleet

Former Saga fleet

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Saga.html#anchor140132|title=Saga Cruises|website=www.simplonpc.co.uk}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Vistafjord.html#anchor3239032|title=Vistafjord Cruise Ship Postcards|website=www.simplonpc.co.uk}}
3. ^Saga Rose to set sail for the Final time
4. ^{{cite web|title=Ocean Cruises|url=https://travel.saga.co.uk/cruises/ocean.aspx|website=Travel Saga|accessdate=25 September 2017}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/cruiseline.cfm?CruiseLineID=120|title=Spirit of Adventure Cruises}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de/kreuzfahrtschiffe/ms-berlin/|title=⚓ MS Berlin - Infos, Routen & buchen ⚓|date=14 March 2017}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/13086-saga-cruises-orders-new-ship-from-meyer-werft-for-2019-delivery.html|title=Saga Cruises Orders New Ship from Meyer Werft for 2019 Delivery|first=C. I. N.|last=Staff|date=30 September 2015|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6557|title=Saga Cruises Confirms Order for New Cruise Ship, Option on Second|website=www.cruisecritic.com}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18623-steel-cut-for-saga-s-new-spirit-of-discovery.html|title=Steel Cut for Saga's New Spirit of Discovery|last=Staff|first=CIN|date=2018-03-01|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-GB}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.fti-cruises.com/ms_berlin/ueber_das_schiff.html|title=FTI Cruises - Über das Schiff|website=www.fti-cruises.com}}