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| Captain's Blog: travel.saga.co.uk |
May 9th, 2012, Sue Bryant, Cruise Critic Contributing Editor, describes the Saga Sapphire finally getting under way after delays set her inauguration back. We are all wishing Saga Sapphire safe journeys and all her passengers to enjoy their holidays.
..."Saga Cruises' Saga Sapphire has finally embarked on a much-delayed maiden voyage –- if it can still be called that -- after two previous attempts at an inaugural cruise had to be scrapped due to engine trouble.
The 706-passenger, 33,819-ton ship left Southampton on Sunday, bound for the Baltic, after emergency repairs had to be carried out in Valencia in April. The original maiden voyage was cut short and passengers flown home when an engine failed, and the revised second itinerary was cancelled when repairs took longer than expected. . . "
