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Dover to the Mediterranean Saga Cruises Spirit Of Discovery Cruise Reviews

4.5 / 5.0
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40 reviews
1 Award
Fishing in Hvalsey Fjord.
A demonstration of remarkable skills.
Church at Qaqortoq.
Beautifully spacious aft promenade deck.
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Fantastic service staff, excellent food and wine, filthy aft decks
"The cruise was also marred by some propulsion problems that delayed our arrival at Olbia, and then after leaving Mahone the engine failed and we spent 7 hours at anchor.This delay delayed our arrival into Cadiz where the authorities required the vessel to undergo a mandatory inspection and while the vessel was tied up alongside for 22 hours, passengers were only allowed ashore for two and three quarter..."Read More
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Excellent food, service and cabin, but lots of black soot towards the stern of the ship

Review for Spirit Of Discovery to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our first cruise with Saga, having only done one other cruise on the Queen of Elizabeth to Norway nearly 3 years ago. Once we had navigated through the covid tests the welcome aboard was excellent with a crew member showing us to our cabin. We had booked a standard cabin on D deck which was fine although we could have done with more drawer space. The stewardess who looked after some of ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


Fantastic service staff, excellent food and wine, filthy aft decks

Review for Spirit Of Discovery to Mediterranean

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Splodnap
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose the cruise to try out the newish Saga vessel for a cruise to the Med in good weather with several interesting ports of call all of which the cruise provided. While the crew, food wine were excellent the experience was badly let down by the fact that the open aft decks were for much of the time filthy with greasy black soot spots. It didn't seem to matter what the wind direction /speed the ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


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Review for Spirit Of Discovery to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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hermioneb
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My husband and I are both in our seventies and we have never considered a cruise with Saga before. The last five cruises we have have taken have been with Azamara or Oceania, but we were attracted by the idea of sailing on the Spirit of Discovery as she seemed to incorporate all that we like about a cruise ship. We were absolutely delighted with the 14 day cruise around the Iberian peninsular. ...
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Sail Date: August 2019


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