Saga Ruby, the 24,300 gross ton cruise ship of the UK based Saga Cruises that disembarked its last passengers earlier this month, is reported by the BBC to be heading for the Far East to become a floating hotel in Burma.

The ship, which started life in 1973 as Vistafjord of Norwegian America Line and that was acquired by Cunard in 1983 before joining the Saga Cruises' fleet some two decades later, sailed from Southampton's City Cruise Terminal on 10 January, without passengers.

AIS data shows that the ship had arrived at Gibraltar on 14 January.

Saga Cruises, which sells its holidays to those aged 50 and over, continues to operate two ships, the 37,000 gross ton Saga Sapphire and the 19,000 gross ton Saga Pearl II. Both were built in Germany and entered service in 1982 and 1981, respectively.