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Saga releases graphics of new ship Spirit of Adventure


Harry Kemble harry.kemble@travelweekly.co.uk


aga has revealed the first iages o how the puli spaes on oard ettolaunh Spirit of Adventure will loo.


The 999-passenger ship is the second Saga vessel being constructed at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and will launch next summer. Saga said the ship’s Britannia Lounge was inspired by British design. The venue will host talks by guest speakers during the day and dancing and live music in


the evenings. Spirit of Adventure’s all-day


buffet dining space The Grill will feature floortoceiling artwork and “mellow lighting”. Passengers can visit the Supper


Club for drinks before and after dinner. The venue’s outer walls are made from glass with brass trim columns and the space has art decostyle lamp fittings. The ship’s 12-night A Taste of


Crown Princess starts summer season of British Isles sailings


Crown Princess has arrived in Southampton to begin its spring and summer season in the UK. The Princess Cruises vessel will


sail around the British Isles on a series of 12-night voyages. The 3,080-berth ship has more


than 1,500 cabins, including almost 900 with balconies, and four swimming pools. It will feature the line’s Ocean Medallion technology from July 24


 the first based ship to do so. A 12-night British Isles cruise, departing August 17, includes calls at Guernsey, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Normandy. Prices start at £1,099. In September, Crown Princess


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will relocate to Fort Lauderdale to operate Caribbean itineraries. The ship will return to Southampton from May until November 2020 to operate sailings to the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and northern Europe.


Celebrity Cruises doubles Rewards for Edge-class bookings


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THE GRILL: Saga’s Spirit of Adventure is due to launch next summer


France and Spain itinerary, calling at La Coruna in Spain, Bordeaux and Brest in France, and Leixoes in Portugal, departing from Dover on September 28, 2020, costs from £2,877. A four-night Christmas


Sights of Amsterdam itinerary, departing from Southampton on December 16 next year leads in at £791 and includes an overnight stay in the Dutch capital. Meanwhile, Classic FM


presenter John Suchet will join an 11-night Saga river cruise on the Rhine, departing on October 19, 2020. Suchet will give three music-related talks during the full- board voyage – called Celebrating 250 years of Beethoven – on river ship Dutch Melody. The cruise includes an onboard concert and another at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Prices


for the sailing lead in at £1,799. travel.saga.co.uk/cruises


ROUND- BRITAIN: Crown Princess offers a series of 12-night cruises


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A 17-night Mediterranean and


Greek Isles cruise, departing on November 6, 2020, includes calls at Cadiz, Valletta and Mykonos.


Prices are from £1,799.  Princess has also revealed Enchanted Princess will sail in the


Caribbean following its launch in Southampton in June 2020 on alternating seven-day eastern and western Caribbean cruises from


November 2020. Sky Princess, due to launch in


October, will be one of five Princess ships, including Enchanted Princess, to sail in the Caribbean and on the


Panama Canal in 2020-21. princess.com


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