VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

NEW SAGA FOR UK CRUISE FLEET

7 years ago

UK operator Saga Cruises has commissioned its first-ever newbuild, with the handover in Germany of the 58,200gt Spirit of Discovery, writes David Tinsley. The company’s core target market is affluent British travellers of the so-called Baby Boomer generation, although the highly individual design and itineraries are intended to foster wider appeal.

Spirit of Discovery making passage down the River Ems from her Papenburg yard of build (photo courtesy of Meyer Werft).

UK operator Saga Cruises has commissioned its first-ever newbuild, with the handover in Germany of the 58,200gt Spirit of Discovery, writes David Tinsley. The company’s core target market is affluent British travellers of the so-called Baby Boomer generation, although the highly individual design and itineraries are intended to foster wider appeal.