Doris Visits revamp

As a result of user feedback - I have been experimenting with a fact-table design for the ships and fleets on the main Doris Visits website. I have started with Iona and SAGA (both) .. and tried to get deck plans as well as the current position in there with links to the site pages. Take a look.

https://www.dorisvisits.com/saga-spirit-of-adventure/

I am sure I will mess with the design, and by the time all the ships at sea are done, sometime next year they will have been bought sold and changed again. I will do the British market first as these are the ones I get to visit as a guest author. The others will not get done until next year.

To save you clicking across, I will post the content here, and will try and post more regularly again now... having been sidelined by health for a while now... I am back.

SAGA is interesting because it junked its old ships and decided to make a power move. Out with the old, in with the new. And in with upmarket, style, all-inclusive and lots more. This is now a luxury cruise brand where even the speciality dining is included and if Virgin Voyages shout, 'but we stay up all night!'... so can SAGA cruisers.

Two ships, both with nightclubs, and Jouls Holland well into a five-year deal to be the name to them, they offer cabaret dining.

It is a small ship model, both the Spirit of Adventure and the Spirit of Discovery have a maximum capacity of 999 guests. Some cruises sell out very fast. Both SAGA new ships offer the highest standards in every respect: The Saga sisters are characterised by their eco-friendly and resource-saving design and their appropriate facilities for a discerning cruiser. With 20% of cabins for solo cruisers, the ship is spacious as well as stylish. They offer a familiar classic style, but with modern facilities from a USB charger in the room to an online system (which at the time of writing only works if you book direct and online). CLICK TO GO DIRECT If you go for the current position - see the button in the table. The SoA should be centre screen when the advert is dismissed.

The buttons in the table don't translate, so any of the book direct highlights take you to the SAGA site which will show the ship and deck plans. This is the chat group link https://www.facebook.com/groups/saga.cruise.chat.group

Dining. Spirit of Adventure has a fantastic choice of restaurants. The Dining Room and The Grill, also offers alfresco dining on the adjoining Verandah. There are 3 speciality restaurants; Amalfi, Italian; Khukuri, Napalese; The Supper Club, is a cabaret-style club where you can stay all night. But these fill so be sure to reserve your table once on board. These and the complimentary drinks served throughout your cruise are all-inclusive. Look around, there is so much the SAGA website can do a fuller job. While you are there, book direct with them, online.

Small ships have many advantages, but the main one is the ports and islands it is capable of getting to stop at. SAGA in particular has some very special routes with exciting stops. On any cruise ship, many of the guests can be said to be older, but SAGA states adult only. 40 years of age is the youngest guest, but they can only travel if with someone over 50; 50 being the main threshold. This is a typical year for the Spirit of Adventure, and in October of 2021 at least one cruise, the 32-night Ancient Wonders of the Black Sea on May 22nd, 2022 was sold out. SAGA's change to new modern, luxury all-inclusive ships has been a great success.

January 5, 2022 - Classic Canaries - 15 nights

January 20, 2022 - Canary Island Adventure - 16 nights

February 5, 2022 - Under the Glow of the Northern Lights - 17 nights

February 22, 2022 - A Caribbean Spring - 35 nights

March 29, 2022 - The Glorious Canary Islands - 15 nights

April 13, 2022 - In the Footsteps of St James - 11 nights

April 24, 2022 - Croatia and Cities of the Central Mediterranean - 22 nts

May 16, 2022 - An Irish Interlude - 5 nights

June 21, 2022 - Ancient Wonders of the Black Sea – 32 nts

June 22, 2022 - An Exhibition of the Baltic - 16 nights

July 8, 2022 - Melodies of Ireland - 11 nights

July 19, 2022 - Spitzbergen’s Arctic Landscape - 18 nights

August 6, 2022 - Croatia & Cities of the Central Mediterranean -22 nts

August 28, 2022 - Britain’s Celtic Fringe - 13 nights

September 10, 2022 - Secrets of the Emerald Isle - 9 nights

September 19, 2022 - Majestic Fjordland - 9 nights

September 28, 2022 - Spain and the French Riviera -15 nights

October 13, 2022 - Classical Islands of Greece - 22 nights

November 4, 2022 - The Glorious Canary Islands - 15 nights

November 19, 2022 - Archipelagos of the Atlantic - 19 nights

December 8, 2022 - Grand Caribbean Christmas - 35 nights

If a holiday is sold out, it is often removed from selling on the SAGA website, whereas, annoyingly, it will still be being sold at some agents who are behind the curve.

This is meant to be no more than a quick and helpful reference.

To research these, click above in the main box and it will take you directly to the SAGA site where the information will be accurate. Booking direct with SAGA has its benefits.

 

I am sometimes on the ships talking about my novels and career in film. Come and say hi. Stuart St Paul.