• Explore Ashore – Bespoke Concierge Service Onboard
• VIP door-to-door chauffeur Service
• Optional Travel Insurance
• Complimentary WiFi

Spirit of Discovery is not just the name of Saga Cruises’ new ship, it is a whole new ethos with an on-board Explore Ashore concierge team to ensure guests make the most of their time ashore.

While there are many thrilling organised excursions such as river rafting and canoeing, the team can also create bespoke tours, to enable our guests  to ‘Keep Doing’ their own thing.

Neil Cron, Shore Excursion Manager said: “While many of our guests opt to join our exciting range of tours, many are hugely independent and well-travelled so once the gangway is lowered in port they are keen to jump ashore to discover a region.

“The Explore Ashore team has been created to help guests make the most out of a destination – so if picnicking on Yyteri Beach in Finland sounds fun they can help plan the perfect day from booking a return taxi to organising a packed lunch or giving advice on hiking routes and ‘must-see’ attractions.”

Spirit of Discovery launches next summer with voyages including an exploration of Natural Scandinavia which will appeal to lovers of art and the great outdoors. The cruise departs on August 17, 2019, sailing around the Baltic and weaving a course through the idyllic islands that surround Stockholm, Sweden’s waterfront capital.

Tours include canoeing at the ‘Gateway to Lapland’ in Kemi, river-rafting adventure in Luleå to experience the raw beauty of Sweden’s arctic Lapland or travelling aboard a river cruiser through the quintessential Finnish countryside before sightseeing in Pori by road train.

Those who prefer to get in touch with their arty side can join a new excursion to Skagen, which is known for the purity of its light and the school of painters drawn to its wild scenery, to visit art galleries and the studio of artist Peder Munk Ravn. Guests inspired by archipelagic scenery can capture their impressions on paper during watercolour lessons on board.

Guests can also enjoy the music of Jools Holland – not only will the TV presenter and his band perform on the cruise but he has lent his name to a dining room in the supper-club style aboard the ship - The Club by Jools Holland, modelled on music lounges of the 1950s.

Jools said: “In an intimate setting you can really connect with the artists. Food and music are two of my greatest passions and it's great that Saga are combining the two.”

For details visit saga.co.uk/ocean-cruises or call 0800 50 50 30.

15 nights from £4,984 departing Dover on Saturday, August 17, 2019 with calls to Skagen, Denmark; Stockholm (overnight mooring) and Luleå, Sweden; Kemi and Pori, Finland and Fredikstad, Norway.

Price includes UK travel package to and from Dover, all meals and entertainment, choice of table wines at lunch and dinner, afternoon tea, 24-hour room service, welcome cocktail party, unlimited tea and coffee in selected venues, free wifi, all on-board gratuities, porterage, free shuttle bus to nearest town centre (whenever possible and when the ship is berthed more than 500 yards away), optional travel insurance and additional cancellation rights, or a discount passenger has own insurance.

All excursions mentioned are optional, at an additional cost, and are subject to availability and change. Some of the highlights detailed may only be seen on optional excursions or by exploring independently.

Price based on two people sharing the lowest available inside cabin grade and includes any relevant booking discount. Fare was correct at the time of sending and is subject to availability and change. Further terms and conditions apply.