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Saga Cruising
ABOVE: The Saga Rose in Rio de Janeiro. INSET BELOW: The Saga Ruby.
The Saga Rose was built in 1965 for Norwegian American Lines and was later assigned to Cunard. The ship, previously known as the Sagafjord and the Gripsholm, carries 620 passengers. 2009 is the Saga Rose's final season. The more recently-acquired Saga Ruby is the former Vistafjord. I saw the ship in fall, 2003 when it was still sailing as Cunard's Caronia, and Douglas Ward (author of the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships) told me that it was "a beautiful little ship."
Saga Holidays caters exclusively to travelers over the age of 50, and most of its customers are from the UK. Under a sister company's brand, Saga also operates the Spirit of Adventure (formerly the Berlin and Princess Mahsuri), a small ship that has a number of cruises in Europe, including Norway's North Cape and Iceland, during 2009. Cruise line's Web site:
Photos copyright © Saga Holidays. Used by permission.
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Saga Holidays
is a UK travel operator with an in-house cruise line. The company will operate
three ships in 2009:
The
newest addition to the fleet, Saga Pearl II (formerly the Arkona
and Astoria, shown at left), will enter service in October, 2009 after a
major refit.
