German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Spirit of Adventure, a brand new environmentally friendly cruise ship, to British cruise company Saga Cruises.
The delivery took place in Emden on 29 September 2020 and comes a month after the river conveyance of the newbuilding.
“ Despite all the adversities in the last few months caused by the corona pandemic, we were able to complete both the construction in Papenburg and the testing and commis-sioning of the ship within a manageable time frame,” Thomas Weigend , Managing Director of Meyer Werft, said.
The 58,250 GT Spirit of Adventure is the second of two new cruise ships built for Saga. The first unit, Spirit of Discovery , was delivered to the company in 2019.
Both cruise ships feature a length of 236 metres, a width of 31.2 metres and are able to accommodate 999 passengers.
The sister ships are characterised by an eco-friendly and resource-saving design, according to Meyer Werft.