Swansea Dry Dock reactivated for Cruise Ship docking

[Mike]

After many years of being idle , the once very busy Swansea Dry Dock gates will creak and groan tommorrow at 0930 to dock the cruise ship ASTORIA which has made the journey up from Gibraltar on one engine .. She is currently at anchor off the Mumbles

The ship will be operated by Saga Cruises and after the re-fit she will be sailing as the Saga Pearl ll

Mike

[Mike]

Hi Mike
They bought her at an auction I think.Saga are living up to their name with Astoria, she is old built in Germany 1981
I heard she is going to cost

[Mike]

Also heard that a North European yard will do the refit , so am a little puzzled why she is dry docking in Swansea ?

[canberra97]

I think your find it is spelt 'allowed' not 'aloud'!

Plus it's not the fact that she is having

[canberra97]

Because local firm Harris Pye got the refit job, hence the work being done in Swansea.

[SD7]

canberra97 wrote:
The ship will be an ideal addition to Saga, the only thing I do not like is the name, why Saga Pearl 11?

Sure you're not getting your Roman numerals muddled with Arabic?

According to Saga, the name is going to be SAGA PEARL II (rather than '11') - click here

Steve.

[Manfred]

Funny that Saga doesn

[Timo Meyer]

Hi,
for all about the History of Ms Astor, Ms Astoria, Ms Arkona and Saga Pearl II
please vistit...
www.ms-astor.com
greetings
TM