Saga Cruises, the UK based and focused luxury segment operator, has reportedly delayed the resumption of the operations of its two ships.

Spirit of Discovery is planned to resume cruising in April instead of March and its sister ship, Spirit of Adventure that was delivered last week from the Meyer Werft in Germany in is now scheduled to sail on its maiden voyage on 4 may instead of February, Travel Weekly reports on its website.

“We have sadly seen the predicted restrictions on day-to-day life increasing. This has led us to further review our planned dates for a return to service, as the seasonal impact of Covid-19 would indicate that we are unlikely to be able to cruise in February on Spirit of Adventure, or March on Spirit of Discovery,” the publication quoted Managing Director Nigel Blanks as saying..

“I would therefore like to confirm that, following careful consideration, we have taken the very difficult decision to postpone our return to service for Spirit of Discovery until April 2021 and Spirit of Adventure’s inaugural cruise has also been rescheduled and she will now sail for the first time on May 4, 2021,” Travel weekly said, citing a message Blanks had sent to customers of the Folkestone, Kent based cruise line.