Saga Sapphire's final cruise season is fast-approaching and Saga has pulled out all the stops to mark the milestone moment. The boutique ship will be bowing out in style in 2020 with an epic 33-night ...

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.

Turkish-based tour operator Anex Tour is entering the cruise business with the acquisition of Saga Cruises' Saga Sapphire. Anex chairman Neset Kockar said the acquisition would allow the Turkish ...

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), has said farewell to Marco Polo, the 800 passenger cruise ship owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & ...

“HAVE you ever been in a sidecar before?” asked the Saga Excursion Manager. “Oh yes,” I replied, “Just 70 years ago when I was three, so I’ll be fine.” Learn about the history of the Canary Islands ...

Saga Sapphire returns today from her first cruise of the summer, following two months of engine room maintenance work. The 34-year-old ship – originally built as Europa for German company Hapag-Lloyd ...

Saga Holidays, the leading travel company offering global adventures for the over fifties, is celebrating another fiftieth milestone. Captain David Warden-Owen, currently at the helm of Saga Ruby, has ...

Jane Archer has been a freelance journalist for more than 30 years, during which time she has specialised in travel and, since 2000, specifically cruising. She writes for titles including Cruise & ...

12:09, Mon, May 16, 2016 Updated: 13:29, Mon, May 16, 2016 Bleu de France was renamed Sapphire by the popular British cruise line and launched for their over-50s customers in 2012, with Cherronnet ...

Our Russian tour guide fixed us with a penetrating gaze and said: 'My dear guests, velcom to St Petersburg. In crowds there are pickpockets, Mafia and gypsies who vont to steal from you, so please ...

The Saga Sapphire offers amazing experiences for people of all ages, with 70 per cent of its passengers returning for more “HAVE you ever been in a sidecar before?” asked the Saga Excursion Manager.