Saga Cruises will transfer its 18,859 grosston Saga Pearl II to sister brand Spirit of Adventure in May next year. Theship will be renamed Quest for Adventure and it will take over from the 1980built 9,570 gross ton Spirit of Adventure.

Saga Cruises itself will introduce the 38,000gross ton Saga Sapphire next spring. Built as Europa in 1982, the ship iscurrently in service as Bleu de France. It will undergo a major refit beforestarting service with the British company.