Why choose Saga cruises from Dover?
Saga cruises offers a classic cruising experience exclusively to passengers aged 50-plus.
Two brand new purpose built ships named ‘Spirit of Discovery’ and ‘Spirit of Adventure’ set for delivery in summer 2019 and 2020.
All itineraries, activities and entertainment are tailored to this age group, based on more than 20 years extensive knowledge of customer needs.
You will discover a warm and friendly atmosphere aboard elegantly designed ships combined with fine dining, superb entertainment and attentive service from the ship’s crew.
All Saga cruises include a return chauffeur service to Dover or Southampton up to 250 miles each way, free car parking at the port if you prefer to drive yourself, or several other travel options such as domestic flights, rail or coach travel.
Saga Cruises attracts a loyal customer base and offers great value for money when you consider all the inclusions vs. exclusions from most other cruise lines.
Which Ship?
Saga Sapphire – 720 passengers – elegant, timeless, relaxing
Spirit of Discovery – BRAND NEW boutique style purpose built ship – Sailing from 2019
Spirit of Adventure – boutique style purpose built ship – Due 2020
An in depth look at Saga Sapphire:
What’s included in a Saga Cruise?
Return chauffeur service to the port, or free car parking
Optional travel insurance (additional cancellation rights, or a reduction if not required)
All onboard meals & entertainment, including specialty dining aboard Saga Sapphire.
A choice of wines with lunch and dinner
Unlimited tea and coffee in selected venues
All on-board gratuities
24-hour room service
Free shuttle bus to take you to the nearest town centre
Free Wi-Fi internet
Porterage of luggage
What’s NOT included in a Saga Cruise?
Shore excursions
Drinks from the bar, which are priced at an extremely competitive rate, there is very little left for you to budget for.
Dining:
Saga Sapphire and Saga Pearl II offer a choice of first-class restaurants, with every sumptuous on-board meal included in the price – even in Saga Sapphire’s specialty fusion restaurant, East to West.
You can enjoy formal, waiter-served meals in the main restaurants, sumptuous buffets in the more informal Verandah or dine alfresco.
Dinner is always served in a single sitting, so you never feel rushed
Open dining means you can sit where you like at every meal
Afternoon tea is a sumptuous highlight, with freshly baked bread, scones and cakes.
Saga is one of the few cruise lines to include 24-hour room service in the price.
Saga Cruises Tipping:
All on-board gratuities included in your cruise fare.
Saga Cruises Currency:
£ GBP is the currency used on board.
Saga Cruises Smoking:
As per most cruise lines now, smoking including e-cigarettes is only permitted in outdoor designated areas.
2019 / 2020 SAGA CRUISES FROM DOVER
All cruises subject to availability and date/itinerary change without notice.
06 February 2019 | 06 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Maritime Cities of the Continent
Dover | Hamburg, Germany | Wilhelmshaven | Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) | Bruges (Zeebrugge) Belgium | Dover
⚓
12 February 2019 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Arctic Norway and the Northern Lights
Dover | Bergen | Tromso | Alta | Sortland | Narvik | Bodo | Stavanger | Dover
⚓
27 February 2019 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Magic of the Northern Lights
Dover | Bergen | Andalsnes | Tromso | Alta | Narvik | Stavanger | Dover
⚓
14 March 2019 | 14 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Celestial Canaries
Dover | Funchal, Madeira | Santa Cruz De La Palma | San Sebastian, La Gomera | Santa Cruz De Tenerife | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria | Arrecife | Lisbon, Portugal | Southampton
⚓
11 April 2019 | 06 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire |
Dover | Bergen | Rosendal | Stavanger | Dover
⚓
18 April 2019 | 10 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire |
Dover | Cork, Cobh, Ireland | Aran Islands | Donegal (killybegs), Ireland | Belfast | Dublin | Dublin | Dover
⚓
28 April 2019 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Sounds of the Baltic
Dover | Visby, Gotland | Riga | Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Kotka | Tallinn | Stockholm | Kiel Canal | Kiel Canal | Dover
⚓
13 May 2019 | 30 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Emerging Canada
Dover | Saint John | Sydney, Canada | Gaspe, Quebec | Sept-Îles, Quebec | Montréal, Québec | Quebec City | Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Ponta Delgada | Dover
⚓
12 June 2019 | 07 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Norway Quest
Dover | Stavanger | Haugesund, Norway | Jondal, Norway | Bergen | Dover
⚓
19 June 2019 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Grand Baltic
Dover | Copenhagen | Gdansk | Stockholm | Helsinki | Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Tallinn | Dover
⚓
04 July 2019 | 11 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Highland Heritage
Dover | St. Peter Port (Guernsey) | Portland, Dorset | Glasgow (Greenock) | Kirkwall | Invergordon, Scotland | Dundee, Scotland | Newcastle | Dover
⚓
10 July 2019 | 13 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | A British First (Maiden Voyage)
Dover | Newcastle (Port of Tyne) / Edinburgh (South Queensferry) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands | Belfast | Liverpool | Dublin | Cork (Cobh) | Portland | St Peter Port | Southampton | Dover
15 July 2019 | 07 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Norwegian Menu
Dover | Bergen | Alesund | Geiranger | Dover
⚓
22 July 2019 | 16 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Wild About Iceland
Dover | Dublin | Reykjavik, Iceland | Reykjavik, Iceland | Grundarfjordur, Iceland | Siglufjorour, Iceland | Seydisfjordur | Djupivogur | Holyhead | Dover
⚓
23 July 2019 | 04 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | A Channel Island Hop
SOLD OUT
⚓
27 July 2019 | 07 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | The Fjords in Focus
SOLD OUT
⚓
03 August 2019 | 14 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Gourmet Spain
Dover | Gibraltar, Spain | Cartagena, Spain
⚓
07 August 2019 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Secrets of the Baltic
Dover | Kiel Canal | Stockholm (Overnight onboard) | Helsinki | St. Petersburg (Overnight onboard) | Tallinn | Klaipeda | Skagen | Dover
⚓
17 August 2019 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Natural Scandinavia
Dover | Skagen | Stockholm | Stockholm | Lulea, Sweden | Kemi | Pori | Fredrikstad, Norway | Dover
⚓
22 August 2019 | 08 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Norwegian Legends
Dover | Haugesund, Norway | Bergen | Flam | Skjolden, Norway | Stavanger | Dover
⚓
30 August 2019 | 17 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Arctic Norway
Dover | Bergen | Alesund | Hammerfest | Hammerfest | Kirkenes | Honningsvag | Tromso, Norway | Narvik | Kristiansand | Stavanger | Dover
⚓
01 September 2019 | 04 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Summer Soirées
Dover | Amsterdam | Heligoland
⚓
05 September 2019 | 07 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Fjord Adventurer
Dover | Bergen | Geiranger
⚓
12 September 2019 | 14 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Myths and Legends of Baltic
Dover | Gothenburg, Sweden | Stockholm | Stockholm | Helsinki | St. Petersburg, Russia | St. Petersburg, Russia | Tallinn | Kalundborg | Aalborg, Denmark | Dover
⚓
17 September 2019 | 10 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | A French Hamper
Dover | St. Peter Port (Guernsey) | Lorient | Vigo | La Coruna, Spain | Bordeaux | Le Verdon, France | Dover
⚓
26 September 2019 | 07 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Norway Rocks
Dover | Kristiansand | Bergen | Alesund | Haugesund, Norway | Dover
⚓
27 September 2019 | 12 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Stylish Scandinavia
Dover | Skagen | Fredericia, Denmark | Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Aalborg, Denmark | Gothenburg, Sweden | Oslo | Oslo | Kristiansand | Dover
⚓
03 October 2019 | 04 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | Dance to France
Dover | Cherbourg | St Malo, France | Le Havre | Dover
⚓
07 October 2019 | 10 Nights
Saga Cruises | Spirit of Discovery | French and Spanish Flavours
Dover | St. Peter Port (Guernsey) | Bordeaux
⚓
09 October 2019 | 14 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Viva España!
Dover | Ceuta | Oran, Algeria | Ibiza | Barcelona | Valencia | Huelva, Spain | La Coruna, Spain | Southampton
⚓
08 March 2020 | 07 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Irish Coasts and Cities
Dover | Liverpool | Dublin | Dublin | Cork, Cobh, Ireland | Portland, Dorset | Dover
⚓
15 March 2020 | 08 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Scandinavian Vistas
Dover | Kristiansand | Kristiansand | Gothenburg, Sweden | Aarhus, Denmark | Copenhagen | Dover
⚓
23 March 2020 | 19 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Tastes of Spain and Portugal
Dover | La Pallice | La Pallice | Bilbao | Bilbao | Porto (Leixoes), Portugal | Cadiz (Seville) | Casablanca | Casablanca | Arrecife | Arrecife | Santa Cruz De Tenerife | Santa Cruz De Tenerife | Puerto De La Estaca, El Hierro, Canarias, Spain | Puerto De La Estaca, El Hierro, Canarias, Spain | Lisbon, Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | Dover
⚓
11 April 2019 | 10 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Musical Norway
Dover | Haugesund, Norway | Haugesund, Norway | Ulvik, Norway | Ulvik, Norway | Trondheim, Norway | Trondheim, Norway | Alesund | Alesund | Geiranger | Geiranger | Dover
⚓
21 April 2020 | 15 Nights
Saga Cruises | Saga Sapphire | Coast to Coast
Dover | Newcastle, UK | Newcastle, UK | Leith | Leith | Leith | Kirkwall | Kirkwall | Fort William | Belfast | Belfast | Liverpool | Dublin | Dublin | St. Peter Port (Guernsey) | Poole | Southampton
⚓