MV Spirit of Discovery -Steel twin azimuthing pod motor vessel built in 2019 by Meyer Werft, Papenburg (Yard No 714) for Saga Holidays/Saga Cruises as a Cruise/Ice-strengthened expedition ship
Saga Cruises
Overview
Saga Shipping, also known as Saga Cruises, is a British based cruise line, headquartered in Folkestone, Kent and is a division of the Saga Group. Saga built its highly successful British business on niche marketing and exclusively serving the needs of people aged 50 and over. Saga Cruises Limited was founded in 1997 to offer cruises exclusively to the over 50’s. The company currently has two ships on order from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany due for delivery in the Summer of 2019 and 2020 respectively.
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