{{short description|England-based cruise line}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use British English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = Saga Shipping | logo = Saga Logo Indigo.svg | company_slogan = | type = Subsidiary | image = Lifeboat drill.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = Passenger ship with lifeboats swung out and one lowered to the water | image_caption = Lifeboat drill on ''Saga Sapphire'' | foundation = 1996 | location = Folkestone, England | key_people = | num_employees = | industry = Shipping, tourism | products = Cruises, holidays | revenue = | parent = Saga plc | homepage = {{URL|https://travel.saga.co.uk/cruises/ocean.aspx}} }} '''Saga Shipping''', also known as '''Saga Cruises''', a division of the Saga plc, is a cruise line headquartered in Folkestone, England. Saga Cruises exclusively markets to and operates for people aged 50 and over.<ref name="Plowman">{{Cite book |last=Plowman |first=Peter |title=Australian Cruise Ships |publisher=Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd |year=2007 |isbn=9781877058509 |location=Dural, New South Wales, Australia |pages=32}}</ref>
==History== === 1997–2005: Development === In 1997, Saga Group purchased its first ship, ''Gripsholm'', from Cunard Line, after which it renamed the ship ''Saga Rose.'' The vessel was remodeled and arrived in Southampton on 14 May 1997, commencing operations thereafter.<ref name="Plowman" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Saga Rose|url=http://www.castlesoftheseas.nl/saga-rose-1.html|website=Castles of the Seas}}</ref> ''Saga Rose'' was briefly joined by ''Saga Pearl'' in the summer of 2003 after Saga chartered her.<ref name="Smith">{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Peter C. |title=Cruise Ships – The Small Scale Fleet A Visual Showcase |publisher=Pen & Sword |year=2014 |isbn=9781781592816 |location=Barnsley, England |pages=242}}</ref> In November 2004, Saga purchased its second ship, ''Caronia'', from Cunard. After a £17 million refurbishment at Malta Dockyard in 2005 she entered Saga service as ''Saga Ruby''.<ref name="Smith" /><ref name="rubyretire">{{Cite news |last=Coulter |first=Adam |date=10 July 2012 |title=Saga Ruby to be Retired |work=Cruise Critic |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=4901 }}</ref>
=== 2006–2013: Attempts at growth === In 2006, Saga founded a sub-brand, named "Spirit of Adventure," with the ship, ''Spirit of Adventure.''<ref name="Ward">{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Douglas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1StHDwAAQBAJ&dq=spirit+of+adventure+cruises+2006+saga&pg=PT397 |title=Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships 2018 |publisher=Apa Publications (UK) Ltd |year=2018 |location=London|isbn=9781785730788 }}</ref> The ship had most recently operated as ''Orange Melody'' as a charter for the Russian Metropolis company, and was originally set to be named ''Saga Opal'' following Saga's purchase.<ref name="Smith" /> In 2010, Saga purchased ''Astoria'' from Transocean Tours and renamed her ''Saga Pearl II''.<ref name="Smith" /> In August 2011, it was reported Saga was selling ''Spirit of Adventure'' to German tour operator FTI in 2012, upon which she would become ''FTI Berlin.<ref name="Smith" />''<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 August 2011|title=Cruising ahead|work=FVW Media|url=https://www.fvw.de/international/travel-news/-cruising-ahead-93696}}</ref> In May 2012, ''Saga Pearl II'' was transferred to the sub-brand and named ''Quest for Adventure''.<ref name="Smith" /> In August 2012, Saga announced the "Spirit of Adventure" sub-brand would be absorbed into its parent brand,<ref name="rubyretire" /> and in November 2013, ''Quest for Adventure'' rejoined Saga and was renamed ''Saga Pearl II.<ref name="Smith" /><ref name="Ward" />''
In 2009, Saga retired ''Saga Rose'' in 2010, citing the prohibitive repair costs due to the ship's age and the new SOLAS regulations set to become law in 2010.<ref name="roseretire">{{Cite news |last=Askin |first=Dan |date=5 August 2009 |title=Saga Holidays Bags Ship to Replace Retiring Saga Rose |work=Cruise Critic |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=3354 }}</ref> Her farewell cruise was scheduled for 30 October 2009.<ref name="roseretire" /> She was later laid up in Gibraltar and later scrapped in China.<ref name="Smith" /> In July 2012, Saga announced ''Saga Ruby'' would exit the fleet in early-2014.<ref name="rubyretire" /> Due to a failed generator, the ship's final cruise was changed from a Caribbean sailing to a Mediterranean sailing.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-01-10|title=Cruise ship back after final voyage|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-25670503|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> She was sold in January 2014 to become a hotel ship in Myanmar, but those plans dissolved and the ship was scrapped in India in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 March 2017|title=Saga Ruby to be Scrapped in India|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/16513-saga-ruby-to-be-scrapped-in-india.html}}</ref>
=== 2014–present: Modernisation === In 2014, Saga's parent company, Saga Group, went public via an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Sarah|date=23 May 2014|title=Saga IPO Raises $928 Million, Shares at Bottom of Range|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-23/saga-ipo-raises-928-million-shares-at-bottom-of-range}}</ref>
In 2015, Saga announced it had signed a memorandum of agreement for its first-ever new-build from Meyer Werft for a 2019 delivery, with an additional option for a sister ship expected in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 September 2015|title=Meyer Werft Bags First Newbuild Order from Saga Cruises|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/meyer-werft-bags-first-newbuild-order-from-saga-cruises/|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Offshore Energy}}</ref><ref name="riviera_order">{{Cite web |title=Saga orders newbuild |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/saga-orders-newbuild-35675 |access-date=2019-09-18 |website=Riviera Maritime Media |language=En}}</ref> Named ''Spirit of Discovery'', the new ship would measure {{GT|58250}}, becoming the largest ship ever to be operated by Saga.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bond|first=Mary|date=30 March 2017|title=Saga Cruises announces name of new ship arriving in 2019|work=Seatrade Cruise News|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/saga-cruises-announces-name-new-ship-arriving-2019}}</ref> In explaining how Saga intended to modernise the brand, Saga's new-build director, David Pickett, explained that after Saga went public in 2014, the company had expanded access to capital investment, opening up more possibilities to invest in its fleet.<ref name="riviera_innovations">{{Cite web |title=The innovations behind Saga's Spirit of Discovery |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/opinion/the-innovations-behind-sagas-ispirit-of-discoveryi-55409 |website=Riviera Maritime Media}}</ref> The new ship had allowed Saga to expand its offerings not featured before on its older vessels, such as fitness facilities, a large theatre, and specialty dining venues.<ref name="riviera_innovations" /> Saga also partnered with Siemens to install their ships' propulsion and power distribution systems for the two vessels in order to maximise the ships' efficiency and ensure their reliability.<ref name="riviera_innovations" />
In July 2017, Saga announced it would retire ''Saga Pearl II'' in mid-2019 with a 54-night farewell cruise to South Africa from Portsmouth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibson|first=Rebecca|date=13 July 2017|title=Saga Pearl II to retire with a South African farewell cruise|url=https://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/saga-pearl-ii-to-retire-with-a-south-african-farewell-cruise|website=Cruise & Ferry}}</ref> The following year, Saga revealed plans to retire ''Saga Sapphire'' by 2020, with a farewell cruise to Norway.<ref name="sapphireretire">{{Cite news |date=20 June 2018 |title=Saga Sapphire to Leave Fleet in 2020 |work=Cruise Industry News |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/19257-saga-sapphire-to-leave-fleet-in-2020.html }}</ref> In May 2019, it was reported ''Saga Pearl II'' had been sold to Aqua Explorer Holdings of the British Virgin Islands, and the ship would be moved to Perama as a result of the sale.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griffin|first=Kevin|date=6 May 2019|title=Voyages To Antiquity Cancels Ten Cruises – Other Cruise News: Saga Pearl II Sold – More Australian Cargo-Passenger Voyages|work=Late Cruise News|url=http://www.latecruisenews.com/2019/05/06/travel-to-antiquity-cancels-ten-cruises-other-cruise-news-saga-pearl-ii-sold-more-australian-cargo-passenger-voyages/}}</ref> In August 2019, Turkey-based ANEX Tour had reportedly purchased ''Saga Sapphire'' for its first ship to launch its cruise business, with a scheduled debut in mid-2020 from Antalya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mathisen|first=Monty|date=7 August 2019|title=ANEX Tour Acquires Saga Sapphire|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/21349-anex-tour-acquires-saga-sapphire.html}}</ref> In April 2020, Saga's managing director Nigel Banks said Saga's plans to transfer ''Saga Sapphire'' to ANEX Tour may be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 April 2020|title=Saga Could Delay Transfer of Saga Sapphire|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23110-saga-completes-the-sale-of-the-saga-sapphire-to-anex-tour.html}}</ref> but on 18 June 2020, the sale was completed and it was announced the ship would debut for ANEX Tour in 2021 as ''Blue Sapphire''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 June 2020|title=Saga Completes the Sale of the Saga Sapphire to Anex Tour|work=Cruise Industry News|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23110-saga-completes-the-sale-of-the-saga-sapphire-to-anex-tour.html}}</ref>
With the exits of ''Saga Pearl II'' and ''Saga Sapphire'', Saga completed its fleet renewal program and hoped to usher in a new era for the company, with the cruise line's first new-build delivered on 24 June 2019.<ref name="sapphireretire" /><ref name="discoverydelivery">{{Cite news |last=Winny |first=Michelle |date=25 June 2019 |title=Garden party naming for Saga's newly delivered Spirit of Discovery |work=Seatrade Cruise News |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/garden-party-naming-for-sagas-newly-delivered-spirit-of-discovery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107010633/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/garden-party-naming-sagas-newly-delivered-spirit-discovery |archive-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> But while in anticipation of her delivery, in April 2019, Saga reported it was still encountering significant financial difficulties, with its shares hitting a record low in light of lower profits.<ref name="lowshares">{{Cite news |date=4 April 2019 |title=Saga shares hit record low on profit alert |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47814202 }}</ref> Saga blamed its losses on Brexit and the fears surrounding economic uncertainty for driving bookings and commitments to holidays down for the brand.<ref name="lowshares" /> The retirement of ''Saga Pearl II,'' combined with the increase in marketing expenditure for the brand's new ship, was also credited for Saga's declining revenue through late-2019.<ref name="2019revenue">{{Cite web |last=Whyte |first=Patrick |date=20 September 2019 |title=Saga Plays Long Game in Search for Cruise Nirvana |url=https://skift.com/2019/09/20/saga-plays-long-game-in-search-for-cruise-nirvana/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920021921/https://skift.com/2019/09/20/saga-plays-long-game-in-search-for-cruise-nirvana/ |archive-date=20 September 2020 |website=Skift}}</ref> With the new ships joining the fleet, Saga had aimed to make £40 million in profit per ship per year and intended to strengthen its focus on its cruising and tour businesses.<ref name="2019revenue" /> In November 2019, in hopes of capitalizing on the launch of ''Spirit of Discovery,'' Saga announced it had ordered a new riverboat in a new investment toward its river cruising business<ref name="riverunveil">{{Cite web |date=5 November 2019 |title=Saga unveils boutique Spirit of the Rhine river cruise ship |url=https://www.groupleisureandtravel.com/news-and-views/saga-unveils-boutique-spirit-of-the-rhine-river-cruise-ship/8240.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805095705/https://www.groupleisureandtravel.com/news-and-views/saga-unveils-boutique-spirit-of-the-rhine-river-cruise-ship/8240.article |archive-date=5 August 2020 |website=Group Leisure & Travel}}</ref> after it had previously chartered riverboats for its river cruise program.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Archer|first=Jane|date=14 July 2014|title=River cruises: a brave new world on the waterways|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/river-cruises/River-cruising-a-brave-new-world-on-the-waterways/|website=The Telegraph}}</ref> The new boat, named ''Spirit of the Rhine'', would be Saga's first boutique riverboat and be heavily inspired by the design and style of ''Spirit of Discovery'', as well as include the all-inclusive cruising experience also accommodated on Saga's ocean cruises.<ref name="riverunveil" /><ref name="rhinekeel1">{{Cite news |date=12 December 2019 |title=Riverboat Spirit of the Rhine Keel Laid |work=Cruise Industry News |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/river-cruise-news/22053-riverboat-spirit-of-the-rhine-keel-laid.html }}</ref><ref name="rhinekeel2">{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Gary |title=Saga lays keel for Spirit of the Rhine river ship |work=Cruise Trade News |url=https://www.cruisetradenews.com/saga-spirit-of-the-rhine-river-ship/ }}</ref> Scheduled to debut in spring 2021, the 190-passenger ship will cruise the Rhine, Moselle, Main, and Danube, as well as waterways in the Netherlands.<ref name="riverunveil" /><ref name="rhinekeel2" />
In January 2020, despite losing £4 million following the collapse of Thomas Cook Group in the second half of 2019, Saga Group claimed ''Spirit of Discovery'' played a large role in driving part of the company's success and expected the ship to make more than £20 million in her next six months of operation.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Phil|first=Davies|date=28 January 2020|title=Saga suffers £4m hit from Thomas Cook collapse|work=Travel Weekly|url=https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/356305/saga-suffers-4m-hit-from-thomas-cook-collapse}}</ref> Later, in April 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Saga noted that, despite a possibility of increasing cancellations, chief executive Euan Sutherland explained Saga was positioned well to weather the economic crisis arising from the pandemic, citing strong forward bookings and available credit facilities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ralph|first=Oliver|date=2 April 2020|title=Saga cruise bookings hold up well in spite of crisis|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0b2eae62-bba5-47f8-beca-15a08062ce19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gangcuangco|first=Terry|date=3 April 2020|title=Coronavirus: Saga prepares for the worst|work=Insurance Business|url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/coronavirus-saga-prepares-for-the-worst-218802.aspx}}</ref> But in June 2020, the pandemic led Saga to announce that the debut of its second new-build, named ''Spirit of Adventure'', would be postponed by several months due to construction delays at Meyer Werft caused by the pandemic.<ref name="adventuredelay">{{Cite news |date=29 May 2020 |title=Saga's New Spirit of Adventure Is Delayed |work=Cruise Industry News |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23027-saga-s-new-spirit-of-adventure-is-delayed.html#:~:text=Saga's%20new%20Spirit%20of%20Adventure%20won't%20debut%20in%20August,for%20our%20planned%20maiden%20voyage. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharpe|first=Olivia|date=3 June 2020|title=Saga Cruises postpones Spirit of Adventure trade sailing|work=Cruise Trade News|url=https://www.cruisetradenews.com/saga-cruises-postpones-spirit-of-adventure-trade-sailing/}}</ref> Later that month, Saga introduced COVID-19 treatment and repatriation to the travel insurance plans it offers to its cruise guests.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharpe|first=Olivia|date=12 June 2020|title=Saga introduces Covid-19 cover to travel insurance policy|work=Cruise Trade News|url=https://www.cruisetradenews.com/saga-introduces-covid-19-cover-to-travel-insurance-policy/}}</ref> ''Spirit of Adventure'' was delivered on 29 September 2020, though the pandemic has also resulted in several postponements of her public debut and maiden voyage to May 2021.<ref name="adventuredelivery" /><ref name="adventuredebut" />
==Ocean Fleet==
===Current fleet=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Ship name || Built || In Service || Gross tonnage ! Flag|| Notes || Image |- | {{ship||Spirit of Discovery|2019|2}} || 2019 || align="Center" | 2019–present || align="Center" | {{GT|58119}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vesselregister.dnv.com/vesselregister/details/37036|title=DNV GL: Spirit of Discovery|access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> |{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}|| First new-build for Saga Cruises<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2015 |title=Saga Cruises Orders New Ship from Meyer Werft for 2019 Delivery |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/13086-saga-cruises-orders-new-ship-from-meyer-werft-for-2019-delivery.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302225352/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/13086-saga-cruises-orders-new-ship-from-meyer-werft-for-2019-delivery.html |archive-date=March 2, 2018 |website=Cruise Industry News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coulter |first=Adam |date=30 September 2015 |title=Saga Cruises Confirms Order for New Cruise Ship, Option on Second |url=https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6557 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619062839/https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6557 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |website=Cruise Critic}}</ref>||alt=|200x200px |- ||''Spirit of Adventure'' || 2020 || align="Center" | 2020–present || align="Center" |{{GT|58119}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vesselregister.dnv.com/vesselregister/details/37355|title=DNV GL: Spirit of Adventure|access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> || {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} || Sister ship to ''Spirit of Discovery''<br>Delivery and maiden voyage postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref name="adventuredelivery">{{Cite news |last=Payne |first=Holly |date=30 September 2020 |title=Spirit of Adventure joins Saga fleet |work=Seatrade Cruise News |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/spirit-adventure-joins-saga-fleet |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002233319/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ship-operations/spirit-adventure-joins-saga-fleet |archive-date=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="adventuredebut">{{Cite news |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Saga Pushes Cruise Restart Dates, Now April and May 2021 |work=Cruise Industry News |url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23808-saga-pushes-cruise-restart-dates-now-april-and-may-2021.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103123142/https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23808-saga-pushes-cruise-restart-dates-now-april-and-may-2021.html |archive-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>|| alt=|200x200px |}
===Former fleet=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Ship name || Built || In Service || Gross tonnage || Notes || Image |- | ''Saga Rose'' || align="Center" |1965 || align="Center" |1997–2010 || align="Center" |{{GT|24,528}} || Originally operated by Norwegian America Line as ''Sagafjord.''<br>Laid up and scrapped. | 200px |- | ''Saga Pearl''|| align="Center" |1989 || align="Center" |Summer 2003 || align="Center" |{{GT|12,892}}|| Chartered by Saga in summer 2003.<br>Later operated as ''Minerva'' for Swan Hellenic. |200px |- | ''Spirit of Adventure'' || align="Center" |1981 || align="Center" |2006–2012|| align="Center" |{{GT|9,570}} || Originally operated by Peter Deilmann Cruises as ''Berlin''.<br>Sold to FTI Group in 2012 for FTI Cruises and renamed ''FTI Berlin.'' |200px |- | ''Saga Ruby'' || align="Center" |1973 || align="Center" |2005–2014 || align="Center" | {{GT|24,492}} || Originally operated by Norwegian America Line as ''Vistafjord.''<br>Sold to become hotel in Myanmar before being scrapped in India. |200px |- | ''Saga Pearl II'' || align="Center" |1981 || align="Center" |2010–2012<br>2013–2019 || align="Center" |{{GT|18,627}} || Originally operated by HADAG as ''Astor''.<br>Sold to Aqua Explorer Holdings. Scrapped in 2022. |200px |- |''Saga Sapphire'' || align="Center" |1981 || align="Center" |2012–2020 || align="Center" |{{GT|37,049}} || Originally operated by Hapag-Lloyd as ''Europa''.<br>Sold to ANEX Tour and renamed ''Blue Sapphire.'' |200px |}
== River Fleet ==
===Current fleet=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Ship name || Built || In Service || Gross tonnage ! Flag|| Notes || Image |- | ''Spirit of the Rhine'' || align="Center" |2021{{Update after|2021}} || align="Center" |2021{{Update after|2021}} || align="Center" |TBA || || Saga's first boutique riverboat.<ref name="rhinekeel1" /><br>Constructed by Vahali in Serbia.<ref name="rhinekeel1" /><br>Keel laid on 11 December 2019.<ref name="rhinekeel1" /><br>Scheduled to debut in March 2021.<ref name="rhinekeel1" /> Christened on 19 March 2022 in Arnhem | |- | ''Spirit of Danube'' || align="Center" |2022{{Update after|2022}} || align="Center" | 2022{{Update after|2022}}|| align="Center" |TBA || || Constructed by Vahali in Serbia<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2021 |title=Keel laying ceremony held in Serbia for Saga Cruises' Spirit of the Danube |url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/shipbuilding-refurb-equipment/keel-laying-ceremony-held-serbia-saga-cruises-spirit-danube}}</ref><br>Christened on 19 March 2022 in Arnhem<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Saga's two new river cruise ships named at ceremony this weekend, before cruising begins from today |url=https://newsroom.saga.co.uk/news/sagas-two-new-river-cruise-ships-named-at-ceremony-this-weekend-before-cruising-begins-from-today |accessdate=2022-03-28}}</ref><ref><nowiki>{{cite web |date=2022-03-16 |title=Saga to name two new river cruise ships at ceremony in Arnhem |url=</nowiki>https://newsroom.saga.co.uk/news/saga-names%7C- | |- | ''Spirit of the Moselle'' || align="Center" |2023{{Update after|2023}} <!-- 2025? <ref>https://newsroom.saga.co.uk/news/saga-expands-their-purpose-built-river-fleet-with-announcement-of-spirit-of-the-moselle {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}--></ref><ref>[https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/02/sagas-spirit-of-the-moselle-set-to-launch-in-2025/ Saga’s Spirit of the Moselle Set to Launch in 2025]</ref> || align="Center" | |- |''Spirit of the Moselle'' | align="Center" |2023{{Update after|2023}} | align="Center" |2023{{Update after|2023}} | align="Center" |TBA | |Ordered in March 2022 Constructed by Vahali in Serbia<ref name=":0" /> | align="Center" | |- | ''Spirit of the Main'' || align="Center" |2024{{Update after|2024}} || align="Center" |2024{{Update after|2024}} || align="Center" |TBA || || Ordered in March 2022<br>Constructed by Vahali in Serbia<ref name=":0" /> ||
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=== Future fleet === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Ship name || Built || In Service || Gross tonnage || Notes !Image |- | ''Spirit of the Elbe'' || align="Center" |2025{{Update after|2025}} || align="Center" |2025{{Update after|2025}} || align="Center" |TBA || || Ordered in March 2022<br>Constructed by Vahali in Serbia<ref name=":0" /> |- | ''Spirit of the Rhône'' || align="Center" |2026{{Update after|2026}} || align="Center" |2026{{Update after|2026}} || align="Center" |TBA || || Ordered in March 2022<br>Constructed by Vahali in Serbia<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.saga.co.uk/news/saga-announces-four-new-ships-to-join-river-cruise-fleet|title=Saga announces four new ships to join river cruise fleet|date=2022-03-23|accessdate=2022-03-28}}</ref> |- | ''Amadeus Elegant''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newsroom.saga.co.uk/news/amadeus-elegant-to-join-sagas-river-fleet-from-may-2023 | title=Amadeus Elegant to join Saga's river fleet from May 2023 }}</ref> || || align="Center" |2023{{Update after|2023}} || align="Center" | TBA || || |}
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