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| March 2022 | Cruise Illness / Virus Outbreaks The 35-day "A Caribbean Spring" voyage (roundtrip itinerary from the UK to the Caribbean) was canceled due to an unspecified number of COVID-positive cases on the ship. The Caribbean cruise was canceled in the mid-Atlantic Ocean (on March 3rd), with the Azores (Ponta Delgada) being the only visited destination. Saga Cruises' announcement said, "While the limited number of guests with Covid are asymptomatic or have only very mild symptoms, the strict entry requirements in the Caribbean meant we took the difficult decision to return to the UK." Next table shows the canceled itinerary's call ports and times. | Date / Time | Port |
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| 22 Feb 18:00 | Departing from Southampton, England | | 26 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores | | 05 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | St Johns Antigua | | 06 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Road Town, Tortola Island BVI | | 07 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Sandy Ground, Anguilla Island UK | | 08 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Port Zante, Basseterre, St Kitts Island | | 09 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | | 10 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Bridgetown, Barbados | | 11 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Castries, St Lucia Island | | 14 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Kingston, Jamaica | | 16 Mar 08:00 - 17:00 | Cockburn Town, Grand Turk Island | | 19 Mar 10:00 - 20 Mar 07:00 (overnight) | Kings Wharf, Bermuda | | 25 Mar 08:00 - 14:00 | Horta, Faial Island, Azores | | 29 Mar 07:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
All guests were offered a full refund. |
| March 2021 | Other Incidents In early-March 2021, Saga cancelled 4 more departures (May 4 through June 10), all of which were Dover roundtrips. - (May 4) 16-day "Inaugural Cruise"
- (May 20) 14-day "Treasures of the British Isles"
- (June 3) 7-day "Majestic Norway"
- (June 10) 16-day "North Cape Explorer"
In May 2021 were cancelled 5 more departures (June 26 thru August 10), all Dover roundtrips. - (June 26) 7-days"Fjordland Focus"/Maiden Voyage
- (July 3) 16-day "Inspirational Iceland"
- (July 19) 15-day "Baltic Symphony"
- (Aug 3) 7-day "Idyllic Norway August"
- (Aug 10) 19-day "Greenland and the Midnight Sun"
- (Aug 29) 15-day "Postcards from the Baltic August"
The Maiden Voyage was rescheduled for August 29th (15-day "Postcards from the Baltic August"/Dover roundtrip). |
| November 2020 | Other Incidents In early-November 2020, Saga Cruises cancelled 7 more departures planned for Spirit of Adventure in 2021 (February 5 through May 5). - (February 5) 14-day "Spirit of Adventurers"/ Inaugural Cruise
- (February 19) 16-day "A Norwegian Aurora"
- (March 7) 15-day "A Taste of the Mediterranean"
- (March 22) 7-day Southampton to Dover
- (March 29) 16-day Dover to Southampton
- (April 14) 14-day Southampton to Dover
- (April 28) 7-day "Idyllic Norway"
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| September 2020 | Other Incidents In late-September 2020, Saga canceled 7x additional Spirit of Adventure cruises, originally scheduled departures November 5, 2020, through and including February 4, 2021. The ship's inauguration was rescheduled for February 19, 2021, with a roundtrip from Southampton to the Norwegian Fjords ("A Norwegian Aurora" itinerary). Next tables show the 7 canceled (due to Coronavirus) out of the UK itineraries. 17-day "The Inaugural Cruise" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 05 Nov 18:00 | Departing from Southampton, England | | 09 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Gibraltar, UK | | 11 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Barcelona, Spain | | 12 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Toulon, France | | 13 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | 14 Nov 09:00 - 20:00 | Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy | | 15 Nov 08:00 - 20:00 | Naples, Italy | | 18 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Malaga, Spain | | 22 Nov 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
(2020) 14-day Colours of the Canaries" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 22 Nov 18:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 26 Nov 08:00 - 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal | | 27 Nov 13:00 - 28 Nov 17:00 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands | | 29 Nov 08:00 - 21:00 | Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands | | 30 Nov 08:00 - 17:00 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands | | 01 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands | | 04 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | La Coruna, Spain | | 06 Dec 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
(2020) 14-day "Canaries The Sunshine Isles" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 06 Dec 18:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 10 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira | | 11 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canaries | | 12 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canaries | | 13 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canaries | | 14 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canaries | | 15 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canaries | | 17 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 | Lisbon, Portugal | | 20 Dec 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
(2020) 16-day "Canary Island Christmas" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 20 Dec 17:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 23 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Lisbon, Portugal | | 25 Dec 17:00 - 26 Dec 17:00 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | | 27 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz de la Palma | | 28 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | San Sebastian de la Gomera | | 29 Dec 08:00 - 22:00 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | | 31 Dec 08:00 - 01 Jan 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira | | 05 Jan 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
(2021) 14-day "Constellations of the Canaries" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 05 Jan 17:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 09 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira | | 10 Jan 12:00 - 11 Jan 17:00 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | | 12 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | | 13 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura | | 14 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrecife, Lanzarote | | 16 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Lisbon, Portugal | | 19 Jan 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
(2021) 16-day "Exotic Morocco and the Canaries" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 19 Jan 17:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 23 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Casablanca, Morocco | | 25 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Agadir, Morocco | | 26 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrecife, Lanzarote | | 27 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | San Sebastian de la Gomera | | 28 Jan 08:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz de la Palma | | 29 Jan 08:00 - 30 Jan 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira | | 01 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Lisbon, Portugal | | 04 Feb 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
(2021) 15-day "The Beautiful Canaries" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 04 Feb 17:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 07 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Lisbon, Portugal | | 09 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrecife, Lanzarote | | 10 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura | | 11 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | | 12 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | | 13 Feb 08:00 - 14 Feb 12:00 | Santa Cruz de la Palma | | 15 Feb 08:00 - 17:00 | Funchal, Madeira | | 19 Feb 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
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| June 2020 | Structural and Technical Issues In late-June, Saga Group announced that the Spirit of Adventure's delivery is planned for October 2020 (pushed back from July due to the Coronavirus pandemic / for more details see the "April 2020" accident report below). The cruise ship's inauguration will be in early-November (maiden voyage date is yet to be confirmed) with roundtrip from Southampton to the Mediterranean itinerary. Next tables show the other 4 cancelled (due to delayed delivery) out of the UK itineraries. 14-day "This Sceptred Isle" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 07 Sep 17:00 | Departing from Dover, England | | 08 Sep 08:00 - 18:00 | St Peter Port, Guernsey Channel Islands | | 09 Sep 08:00 - 18:00 | Tresco Island, Scilly Isles, England | | 10 Sep 09:30 - 19:30 | Bristol, Avonmouth, England | | 11 Sep 12:00 - 12 Sep 17:00 | Dublin, Ireland | | 14 Sep 08:00 - 22:00 | Kirkwall, Orkney Island, Scotland | | 15 Sep 08:00 - 16 Sep 07:00 | Lerwick, Mainland Shetland, Scotland | | 17 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Aberdeen, Scotland | | 18 Sep 08:00 - 21:00 | Edinburgh, Scotland | | 20 Sep 08:00 - 19:00 | Southwold, England | | 21 Sep 08:00 | Arriving in Dover |
7-day "A Norwegian Canvas" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 21 Sep 17:00 | Departing from Dover | | 23 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Stavanger, Norway | | 24 Sep 09:00 - 18:00 | Flam, Norway | | 25 Sep 09:00 - 17:00 | Olden, Norway | | 26 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Bergen, Norway | | 28 Sep 08:00 | Arriving in Dover |
12-day repositioning from Dover to Southampton | Date / Time | Port |
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| 28 Sep 17:00 | Departing from Dover | | 30 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Saint-Nazaire, France | | 01 Oct 08:00 - 02 Oct 17:00 | Bordeaux, France | | 04 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | La Coruna, Spain | | 05 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Marin-Pontevedra City, Spain | | 06 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Leixoes-Oporto, Portugal | | 08 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Brest, France | | 09 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | St Peter Port, Guernsey Channel Islands | | 10 Oct 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
22-day "Tales from the Ancient Mediterranean" | Date / Time | Port |
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| 10 Oct 17:00 | Departing from Southampton | | 14 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Malaga, Spain | | 17 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Valletta, Malta | | 19 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Heraklion, Crete Greece | | 20 Oct 08:00 - 18:00 | Karpathos Island, Greece | | 21 Oct 08:00 - 18:00 | Patmos Island, Greece | | 22 Oct 08:00 - 13:00 | Lesbos Island, Greece | | 23 Oct 08:00 - 24 Oct 17:00 | Piraeus-Athens, Greece | | 28 Oct 08:00 - 17:00 | Motril, Spain | | 01 Nov 08:00 | Arriving in Southampton |
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| April 2020 | Structural and Technical Issues The vessel was initially scheduled for launch in July 2020. Its christening ceremony (inauguration) was planned for August 19, 2020, to be held in Portsmouth (England UK). However, as the global Coronavirus pandemic affected the shipbuilder's activities (shipyard closure, then limited workforce), in early-April Saga Plc (future shipowner) announced that the delivery from Meyer Werft will be delayed, but still taking place within the next 12 months. The inaugural Cruise was planned for August 21, 2020. Next table shows the 17-day itinerary's ports and times as originally scheduled. | Date / Time | Port |
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| 21 Aug 21:00 | Departing from Dover, England | | 24 Aug 08:00 - 17:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | | 26 Aug 08:00 - 17:00 | Klaipeda, Lithuania | | 28 Aug 08:00 - 29 Aug 18:00 | St Petersburg, Russia | | 30 Aug 09:00 - 17:00 | Tallinn, Estonia | | 31 Aug 08:00 - 17:00 | Mariehamn, Aland Finland | | 01 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Stockholm, Sweden | | 02 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden | | 04 Sep 08:00 - 17:00 | Aalborg, Denmark | | 07 Sep 08:00 | Arriving in Dover |
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