Saga Sapphire Baltic Cruise Blog Part 3

I left you last time with the mention of another dining experience in East to West and I did end up in a food coma. I couldn’t eat another thing until lunchtime the following day! I had Calamari to start – the best calamari I have ever tasted – followed by the sizzling beef. I…

Saga Sapphire Baltic Cruise Blog Part 2

In my last blog I said goodbye on Sunday morning, so let me pick up exactly from where I left off. On Sunday afternoon we went on a galley tour and what a tour it was. Dinner prep was in full swing, the bread was being freshly baked and we even managed to have a…

Saga Sapphire Baltic Cruise Blog Part 1

Hello from Saga Sapphire! I thought now would be a good time to check in with you as I have been on the ship for a few days and we have a pretty hectic port schedule ahead of us. I boarded on Wednesday afternoon and so far, so very good – the ship is beautiful…

Counting Down To Saga Sapphire And A Baltic Adventure!

On May 6 2015, I will once again find myself heading north to south, as I set-off to join Saga Sapphire on a 16-night Baltic cruise. Yes, you read correctly, I said Saga Sapphire, and I can now see the puzzled looks on your faces – let me shed more light. Since I started my…

Meet The Cream Of British Crime Characters (And Me) On Saga Sapphire

A trio of top British character actors will be on board Saga Sapphire’s crime-themed cruise to the Baltic this May – and I will be joining them! Philip Davis, Neil Stuke and Stephen Tompkinson will share the stories of their acting careers and reveal behind-the-scenes secrets of life in popular TV crime and police series….

Join Crime Writer Ruth Rendell Aboard Saga Sapphire In May 2015

Internationally renowned crime writer, Ruth Rendell, will be headlining Saga Cruises Meet-the-Author series on Saga Sapphire’s Baltic Treasures cruise in May 2015. Lady Rendell, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her crime writing career, will take part in a Q & A session with passengers, who will each receive a copy of her new…

Drink To The Spirit Of France With Saga Sapphire

The title says it all, you don’t have to tell me twice! But getting back to the basis of the blog….. Something a little different for you today, in fact this is only the second time I have covered Saga on my blog, but I thought some of you would be interested in the mentioned cruise,…

Mystery Cruise

The Saga Ruby recently embarked on a “mystery cruise” where only the Captain, chief purser, shore excursions staff and watch keepers knew where the ship was actually heading. How much fun does this sound? When I heard about it I was absolutely intrigued. The whole experience is a complete mystery. Apparently there were dummy charts…