Cruise news (Saga Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Inaugural voyage of Saga Cruises' new ship Spirit of Adventure sold out
The inaugural voyage of Saga’s newest ship - Spirit of Adventure, as well as 3 of the 4 British Isles cruises aboard Spirit of Discovery, have...
April 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga announces Round Britain cruises for summer 2021
Saga Cruises launched the summer 2021 UK program with 4 all-inclusive itineraries to choose from. "Great British Isles Adventure", "Northern Isles...
March 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
DCL's cruise ship Disney Magic with ex-UK Cruises-to-Nowhere in summer 2021
DCL-Disney Cruise Line is adding to the expanding flotilla of ships sailing around the UK this summer. MS Disney Magic ship is scheduled to run a...
March 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Fred Olsen restarts UK cruises in July
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines became the latest company to announce UK domestic sailings for the summer months. The company plans a restart in July 2021...
March 18, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga extends cruise suspension until June 27
Saga UK has written to its Cruise and Holidays guests in order to inform them of the company's decision to extend the current suspension of travel...
March 5, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Which cruise lines require COVID vaccinations for passengers and crew?
A number of cruise lines announced vaccination requirements for passengers and crew as the industry looks to restart after the pandemic. Currently...
February 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group requires crew to receive COVID-19 vaccine
RCI-Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity, and Silversea Cruises will require the crew to receive the COVID vaccine before boarding and resuming...
February 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Saga Cruises’ new riverboat Spirit of the Danube
Saga Cruises revealed it is adding a second riverboat - Spirit of the Danube, to its fleet in 2022. The 190-passenger river cruise ship feature 2...
February 10, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises UK requires all passengers to have COVID vaccination
Saga Cruises UK, part of Saga Group targeting the over-50s travelers, will become the world's first cruise shipping company to require all of its...
January 20, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Saga UK boasts increased interest in ‘once in a lifetime’ cruises
Saga UK has experienced a surge in interest from customers looking for travel holidays. During the week following the news of successful trials of...
December 12, 2020 - Cruise Industry
ALMACO provides catering solutions for Saga Cruises’ Spirit of Adventure
In January 2017, Meyer Werft contracted Almaco Group to provide catering solutions for Saga Cruises’ ship Spirit of Adventure. The scope of...
December 1, 2020 - Cruise Industry
SAGA is the first cruise operator awarded COVID-19 health assurance accreditation
Saga Cruises UK moved closer to restarting passenger shipping operations with the award of new COVID safety accreditation and becoming the first...
November 28, 2020 - Cruise Industry
UK government allows cruises to resume from late-January 2021
The UK government is working on a package of measures that include the restart of cruises from the UK in late-January 2021. The measures include the...
November 14, 2020 - Cruise Industry
CLIA cruise lines voluntarily extend ex-USA cruise suspension through 2021
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), which represents 95% of the world's ocean-going cruise shipping capacity, announced on Tuesday...
November 4, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Spirit of Adventure handed over to Saga Cruises by shipbuilder Meyer Werft
The latest addition to Saga Cruises' fleet - MS Spirit of Adventure, was handed over on Wednesday, September 30, in Emden Germany, by shipbuilder...
October 1, 2020