During our very pleasant stay on the Saga Sapphire, we had been allocated cabin 8508 on deck 8, which was very comfortable indeed. The beds can be made up as a king size or two singles. The cabin had an adequate balcony with two chairs, however it was narrow and there was no room for a table.
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| Balcony |
There were two types of electrical sockets - one European and a double UK three-pin socket above one bedside table and a single UK three-pin socket beside the other bedside table which I used for the hairdryer which was provided and which was next to a large mirror and light. The bathroom had a walk-in shower with adjustable shower head Full size toiletries and bathrobes were made available for use. Towels were changed very regularly. There was plenty of storage for clothes and there were adequate hangers supplied in the wardrobe. There was a safe in the room and also a small fridge. A clothes brush/shoe horn was provided. There were two full-length mirrors and a flat screen TV. Water was provided on a daily basis and there was a water jug and ice bucket. Fresh fruit was also provided. There are also binoculars in the cabin for use by passengers. Lifejackets were stored in the cabin.
I've already included photos of the cabin in an earlier post, so will just post some general photos of the ship that I took during our trip:
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| Aviators Bar |
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| Aviators Bar |
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| Drawing Room |
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| Pool area |
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| Outside seating/eating |
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| Out on deck |
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| Coopers Bar |
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| Coopers Bar |
This was just a small selection of photos. I will compile an album in my Webshots folders specifically for the ship and will post a link to the album when I get it done. Meanwhile, hopefully this will give you a little taste of what life is like on board the Saga Sapphire.
I did have lots of other photos linked into Webshots, but that all changed when Webshots changed into something else, so I'm afraid I've not managed to get the other photos uploaded into another on-line album as yet!!
Just for information, here is a note of the laundry prices on board
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| Laundry list & prices |
I should probably mention the swimming pool - or rather the lack of a swimming pool!! During our journey en route to Norway the water in the pool was crashing about and would have been too dangerous to use. It was closed after we saw staff looking at what was happening and it never opened again for the duration of the cruise. Now, we weren't bothered by that at all as we were en route to Norway and unlikely to use it, but if the ship was on her way to a warmer climate and the same thing happened, then that could cause a problem. There are also hot tubs on board and they were never in use either.
We had read about unpleasant sewage smells prior to our trip but can quite honestly say that we didn't experience that problem. There were also no engine problems and no smell of diesel fumes during our cruise. The air conditioning in the cabin wasn't a problem and the temperature was just fine.
There is a page on the Saga website dedicated to the Saga Sapphire and you can find reviews here too - this is the link, which might be helpful.
http://travel.saga.co.uk/holidays/ocean-cruises/saga-sapphire.aspx
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