UK-BASED Saga Cruises has confirmed a second ship option with shipbuilder Meyer Werft, to begin sailing in 2020.
To be named Spirit of Adventure, the vessel will be similar in external design to its sister ship, Spirit of Discovery, which will debut in Jul 2019.
It will be approx 236m long, carry fewer than 1,000 passengers and offer all-balcony cabins.
Saga chief executive officer Lance Batchelor said “our first new ship, Spirit of Discovery, will be in service in Jun 2019 and with pre-sales being very strong, this confidence in demand has supported our decision to expand the newbuild fleet and purchase our second new ship, to be delivered in Aug 2020”.
The cruise line offers boutique cruising departing from UK ports and its smaller sized ships sail allow it to venture to lesser-known ports.
Destination the line visits include Norway, The Mediterranean, Caribbean, Baltic, Canary Islands and Iceland.
In 2019 Saga Cruises will retire its smaller, 449-passenger ship, Saga Pearl II.
