Saga Travel News
Saga sells Sapphire cruise ship to Anex Tour
Saga has finalised a deal to sell the Sapphire cruise ship to Anex Tour of Turkey. With a farewell season already on sale, the ship will be delivered to Anex in mid-2020 and will home port in Antalya.
Duchess of Cornwall becomes godmother to Spirit of Discovery
The duchess of Cornwall has become godmother to Saga’s new boutique cruise ship, Spirit of Discovery, in Dover, Kent. The vessel becomes the first cruise ship to be named at the port of Dover for over a decade.
Booking slowdown sees Saga shares fall
Saga has warned that heavy discounting is taking a toll on its tours business. At the same time, an overhaul of its insurance arm has yet to take effect, sending shares in the company to a record low.
Camilla, duchess of Cornwall, steps in as godmother of Spirit of Discovery
Saga has announced the duchess of Cornwall as the godmother of its newly built boutique cruise ship, Spirit of Discovery. The naming ceremony will take place in Dover, Kent, on July 5th.
Saga celebrates Spirit of Adventure keel laying in Germany
Saga has marked the keel laying of its second new cruise ship for the British market, Spirit of Adventure, with a ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
Two senior appointments as Saga team continues to expand
Two new appointments have added wide experience to Saga’s travel division, which provides holidays, cruises and city breaks for the over-50s.
Saga hosts steel cutting for Spirit of Adventure
A steel cutting ceremony has been held for Spirit of Adventure, Saga Cruises’ second bespoke-built boutique ship. This follows the first new build ship, Spirit of Discovery, which will be launching in July this year.
Saga Holidays creates two new director roles in UK
Saga Holidays has announced the promotion of two of its senior team to fill two new director roles created following a structural review of its product and purchasing teams.
Saga debuts new trade website to UK market
Saga have today announced the launch of a new trade website and booking engine, allowing agents to book online as opposed to calling the contact centre, although they will of course, still be available to support as required.
Spirit of Discovery to debut in Dover, UK, next year
Saga has announced that the official naming ceremony of Saga Cruises’ first new-build ship Spirit of Discovery will be held at the Port of Dover in July next year.
New Saga ships to go all-inclusive in 2020
Saga has announced that its first new luxury boutique cruise ship Spirit of Discovery will become all-inclusive in January 2020 and her sister ship Spirit of Adventure will also be all-inclusive when she joins the fleet in August 2020.
Trade relationships push sales higher at Saga
Saga have confirmed significant growth in their trade sales through the first half of the year, across both their holidays and cruise businesses. Saga began selling via the trade just four years ago, with trade sales forming 11 per cent of their holidays business and seven per cent of cruise in 2017.