Saga has purchased the 18,591 GT, 500-berth Astoria from Club Cruise, as previously rumored. The ship, on charter to Transocean Tours until April 2009, will be renamed Quest for Adventure and become the second ship in Saga’s Spirit of Adventure brand. She’ll join the 9,570 GT, 352-berth Spirit of Adventure in offering an enrichment-focused product [...]
The past week has looked rather grim for Dutch-based operator Club Cruise. First came the news that Van Gogh Cruise Line, the British subsidiary set up to market its 15,240 GT, 727-berth Van Gogh following the bankruptcy of charterer Travelscope, would cease operations. (It had previously cancelled its summer 2008 cruises in favor of a [...]
Last Sunday, Orient Lines completed its last cruise, ending nearly 15 years of operation. Marco Polo arrived in Lisbon after a 21-night cruise from Rio de Janiero.
The ship was handed over to her new owners, Global Maritime, and will enter service on a charter to Transocean Tours on 19 April with a cruise to the [...]
Transocean Tours has announced that the 18,591 GT, 500-berth Astoria will leave the fleet after her final world cruise for the company concludes in April 2009.
Built in 1981 as Astor and later named Arkona, the ship has been chartered by Transocean since 2002. Originally chartered from Sovcomflot, Astoria was sold to Club Cruise in 2007 [...]
