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Keel laid at Meyer Werft for Saga's Spirit of AdventureKeel laid at Meyer Werft for Saga's Spirit of Adventure

Saga marked the keel laying of its second new cruise ship Spirit of Adventure, with a ceremony at Meyer Werft on June 3. The 999-passenger ship will set sail in summer 2020.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

June 4, 2019

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

A commemorative coin stamped with Spirit of Adventure’s name, keel-laying date and the lettering S715 – denoting the identification marker for the ship during her build – was placed under the first block in the dry dock where a total of 54 blocks will be used to create the 58,250gt ship.

Spirit of Adventure will have an overall length of 774.3ft with a breadth of 102.4ft

A second newbuild

Speaking at the ceremony, Robin Shaw, CEO Saga Travel said: ‘These are exciting times for Saga and the occasion marks a key stage in the construction of our second new build cruise ship.

‘Our decision to build two new boutique cruise ships, Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of Adventure for our guests heralds a new era in the history of Saga cruising.

‘Both ships have been designed to epitomise Saga’s British boutique cruising concept and they are the first small, luxury ships to be built by a British company, for the British market, in more than four decades.’

Spirit of Discovery will be named in Dover on July 5, 2019  Both ships will host 999 guests and 523 crew members.

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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