Saga launches ocean cruises in 2025
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Saga has officially launched its 2025 boutique ocean cruise program with 47 all-inclusive itineraries sailing aboard sister ships Spirit of Adventure and Spirit of Discovery.
Saga's new 2025 all-inclusive no-fly cruise season features new experiences, itineraries and ports of call, as well as a new national chauffeur service. Highlights include even more unforgettable experiences such as tuk-tuk tours, expanded to include on 20 cruise itineraries, giving guests the option to explore the cities of Lisbon, Oporto, Split and Valencia via this unique mode of transportation .
New ports of call for Saga ships in 2025 include the Croatian island of Korčula in the Dalmatian archipelago.
Coastal and Danish Helsingor in North Zealand provides an ideal opportunity to visit Kronborg Castle, immortalized by Shakespeare as the home of Hamlet.
Also new for 2025, Saga's chauffeur service is now available nationwide, allowing guests to be picked up from homes across mainland UK at no additional cost.
2024 was Saga's fastest selling season, with some cruises selling out very quickly. Therefore, Saga is doing its best to offer the best deals to early bookers for 2025. Therefore, these cruises are available at up to 35% off the current list price. Saga also offers price promises, so if the price of a cruise is reduced, customers who paid the higher price will receive the difference.
Highlights of the 2025 Saga Ocean program include:
– 21-night all-inclusive Croatia and Mediterranean Jewels cruise departing from Dover on May 22, 2025. This cruise to the Adriatic will offer guests a stop off the Costa Tropical in Spain, visiting Motril and Saga's new port of call, Korcula, en route to Malta and its capital, Valletta. ) offers the opportunity to explore Croatia's historic coastal cities, including islands. This year it's Split, the UNESCO-listed Diocletian's Palace, and UNESCO-listed Dubrovnik with its ancient fortress. It also offers the opportunity to cruise along the beautiful Bay of Kotor and stroll the medieval streets of the fortified town of Kotor, where Romanesque churches sit alongside Venetian mansions. And finally, the cruise will visit Sicily's Greek ruins and the iconic Rock of Gibraltar on the way back. Prices for a standard balcony cabin start from £7,069 per person (based on two people sharing).
– 49-night Caribbean and Central America Discovery Cruise departing Portsmouth on January 6, 2025. This cruise contrasts the Caribbean and Central America, cruising from one tropical island to the next before visiting Central America's ancient Mayan ruins and lush rainforests. And then to America. After crossing the Atlantic via Madeira, Spirit of Discovery visits the Caribbean islands of St. Lucia, Barbados and Vequia, as well as the Dutch Caribbean islands of Willemstad and Oranjestad. The voyage continues into Central America, visiting UNESCO-listed Cartagena and Colon, and having the opportunity to experience the rainforests and banana plantations of Puerto Limón, the beaches of Honduras, and the archaeological treasures of Belize City. Progreso, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, provides the gateway to the iconic Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. The cruise also visits the Gulf of Mexico and the city of Galveston, Texas. There, guests can visit the world-famous Houston Space Station, home to NASA spacecraft, and stay overnight in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz and jazz along the Mississippi River. It is famous for its Creole cuisine and opportunities to visit the French Quarter, Miami, and the famous Everglades National Park. Visit the beautiful Azores archipelago on your way back from Bermuda, where UNESCO-listed St. George became a British settlement in 1612. Prices for a standard balcony cabin start from £16,128 per person (based on two people sharing).
There are also new itineraries sailing the British Isles from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to the Scottish Highlands and Belfast in Northern Ireland. This itinerary offers ideal accommodations with the following distinctions:
– A 10-night comprehensive island hopping cruise in the British Isles departing from Portsmouth on 5 May 2025. This cruise showcases the heritage and dramatic scenery of the British Isles, making its first port call in Guernsey with its 18th-century towers and unique WWII buildings. these days. The cruise then crosses the Irish Sea to visit Belfast, the cultural capital of Northern Ireland, where the RMS Titanic was built, before sailing along the Welsh coast to Holyhead, the gateway to exploring the Isle of Anglesey and Snowdonia National Park. From the Isle of Man, cruises head to Ullapool, on the shores of Loch Broom, and the remote Orkneys, home to the famous Neolithic site of Skara Brae. Prices for a standard balcony cabin start from £2,968 per person (based on two people sharing).
Saga guests can also choose from a variety of popular cruises all year round to destinations such as the Mediterranean, Norway (and the Northern Lights), Africa, the Caribbean and the Canary Islands.
Saga's boutique ocean cruises are all-inclusive with no hidden costs on board, and guests also benefit from our new complimentary nationwide chauffeur service between home and Dover or Portsmouth.
Saga Cruises offers all meals and house beverages, including a variety of cocktails, draft beers and lagers, wines, spirits, mixers and soft drinks, while premium label spirits are available at no additional charge. Wi-Fi, gratuities, fitness facilities, 24-hour room service, select port sightseeing tours, entertainment (lectures, concerts and even shows), luggage transportation, shuttle bus to the nearest city center and travel insurance are also included.