Saga has announced that Spirit of Discovery’s suites will be named after British Isles Shipping Forecast areas, Bailey, Fair Isle, FitzRoy, Hebrides, Humber, Lundy, Thames and Trafalgar.

A nod to Saga Cruises’ heritage also sees the ship’s four top suites honour inspiring names including company founder Sidney de Haan OBE. Mr de Hann (1919-2002) built the company from a small hotel in Folkestone in 1951 to become the best-known UK company for the over-50s.

Saga’s chief operating officer Nigel Blanks said ‘naming the suites with an original, British maritime theme was one goal but we also wanted to recognise our heritage and the important names in Saga Cruises’ own history’.

He said:

The Shipping Forecast’s areas are heard four times a day on the radio – but on Spirit of Discovery they will be ever present! Saga Rose and Saga Ruby were Saga Cruises’ first two ships and are still fondly remembered by our guests so The Rose Suite and The Ruby Suite have been named in their honour. The Sidney de Haan Suite and The Joseph Meyer Suite salute our founder and the new relationship we have developed with the Meyer Werft shipyard, in Papenburg, where Spirit of Discovery is being built. We are working with Bernard Meyer, who is the seventh generation owner at the family-run shipyard which started in 1873 when Joseph Meyer built the company’s first iron ship.

Spirit of Discovery’s Forward suites:

  • The Sidney De Haan Suite
  • The Joseph Meyer Suite
  • The Rose Suite
  • The Ruby Suite

Spirit of Discovery’s Aft Suites:

  • The Bailey Suite
  • The Fair Isle Suite
  • The FitzRoy Suite
  • The Hebrides Suite
  • The Humber Suite
  • The Lundy Suite
  • The Thames Suite
  • The Trafalgar Suite

Spirit of Discovery

Spirit of Discovery is one of two new passenger ships being constructed at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenberg, Germany and on 5 July 2019, Spirit of Discovery will be named in Dover.

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