Saga Cruises
| Acromas Travel | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Ltd. |
| founding | 1996 |
| Seat |
 United Kingdom Folkestone , GB
|
| Branch | tourism |
| Website | travel.saga.co.uk |
Acromas Travel Ltd. is a British cruise company operating under the trade name Saga . The company is based in Folkestone , UK. The travel company Acromas Holidays Ltd with the trade name Saga Holidays and the shipping subsidiary Acromas Shipping Ltd, which operates under the trade name Saga Shipping, operate under the umbrella of Acromas Travel. The company currently operates the Saga Sapphire and Spirit of Discovery .
history
The company took over the former Sagafjord as the first ship . After their six-month charter for Transocean Tours expired, the ship was put into service in 1997 under the new name Saga Rose .
In 2003, Saga Cruises also chartered the Minerva , built in 1989, to temporarily strengthen the fleet. During these missions the ship went under the name Saga Pearl . In 2004, the fleet was permanently expanded to include a ship, and the Caronia , a sister ship of the Saga Rose , was taken over by Cunard and renamed Saga Ruby . After being modernized in a Maltese shipyard, the ship set sail in March 2005 for its first cruise, directed by Saga. The ship's last cruise ended in Southampton on January 9, 2014.
In November 2009, the Saga Rose was decommissioned because the requirements of SOLAS 2010 were not met. The ship's last cruise was a 37-day Mediterranean cruise.
As a replacement for the Saga Rose , the Astor , built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG in Hamburg in 1980 , then under the name Astoria , was taken over. After a renovation of around 14 million pounds sterling , the ship has been in service with Saga Cruises since mid-March 2010 under the name Saga Pearl II .
In 2011 the fleet was strengthened through the purchase of the former Europe of Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten . Between November 2011 and February 2012 the ship was overhauled at the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste and renamed Saga Sapphire . On the first voyage under the new name in mid-April 2012, there was a machine failure and the cruise had to be canceled.
A new building was ordered from Meyer Werft in September 2015 . It should be measured with 55,900 GT, 234 meters long and 30.8 meters wide. Delivery is planned for summer 2019, a second new building with delivery in spring 2021 has been optioned. On March 30, 2017, the name Spirit of Discovery was announced for the first new building. Construction began on February 28, 2018 under construction number S. 714. The keel was laid on June 28, 2018. In September 2017, the second new building, the Spirit of Adventure , was ordered. Construction under construction number S. 715 began on March 27, 2019. The ship is to be delivered in 2020.
River cruises are also to be offered with the Spirit of the Rhine from 2021 .
Spirit of Adventure Cruises
From 2005, attempts were made within the company to establish Spirit of Adventure Cruises as a second brand. For this purpose, another ship was initially procured in March 2006 and operated under the name Spirit of Adventure . After parting with this ship in 2012, the saga Pearl II was renamed Quest for Adventure and operated for the second brand. Finally, in 2013 it was decided to completely give up the brand and the Quest for Adventure was reintegrated into the main fleet under the old name.
fleet
Current fleet
| Name at Saga Cruises | Construction year | Use at Saga | measurement | Status / whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit of Discovery | 2019 | since 2019 | 58,119 GT |
Former ships
| Name at Saga Cruises | Construction year | Use at Saga | measurement | Status / whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saga Rose | 1965 | 1996-2010 | 24,528 GT | Sister ship of the Ruby saga . Former Sagafjord , scrapped in 2011. |
| Saga Pearl | 1989 | 2003-2005 | 12,892 GT | Chartered from Saga from 2003 onwards, since 2008 again as Minerva for Swan Hellenic. |
| Saga Ruby | 1973 | 2005-2014 | 24,492 GT | Sister ship of the Saga Rose . Former Vistafjord , scrapped in 2017. |
| Spirit of Adventure | 1981 | 2006–2012 | 9,570 GT | Built as Berlin for the Peter Deilmann shipping company , currently underway for FTI Group . |
| Saga Pearl II Quest for Adventure |
1981 | 2010-2019 | 18,627 GT | Former Astor / Arkona , meanwhile as Quest for Adventure for Spirit of Adventure Cruises . |
| Saga Sapphire | 1981 | 2012-2020 | 37,049 GT | Former Europe of Hapag-Lloyd |
Individual evidence
- ^ Saga Rose to set sail for the Final time ( Memento of December 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), The Sun, September 19, 2009 (English).
- ^ Another Cruise Ship Suffers Engine Trouble on Maiden Voyage , The Maritime Executive, April 16, 2012.
- ^ Saga Cruises and Meyer Werft agree on first new building. Press release. Meyer Werft, September 30, 2015, accessed on September 30, 2015 .
- ↑ Spirit of Discovery launching 2019! ( Memento of March 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), Saga Holidays, March 30, 2017.
- ↑ Burning start Spirit of Discovery. Press release. Meyer Werft, February 28, 2018, accessed on February 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Spirit of Discovery laid down. Press release. Meyer Werft, June 28, 2018, accessed on June 28, 2018 .
- ^ Saga Lays Keel for Newbuild Spirit of Discovery. Cruise Industry News, June 28, 2018, accessed June 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Burning start for Spirit of Adventure. Press release. Meyer Werft, March 27, 2019, accessed on March 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Saga Cruises and Meyer Werft agree on a second new building. Press release. Meyer Werft, September 22, 2017, accessed on September 22, 2017 .
- ^ Saga lays keel for Spirit of the Rhine river ship . December 11, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Spirit of the Rhine . Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ DNV GL: Spirit of Discovery. Retrieved December 18, 2019 .