No Saga Pearl II

This item appears on page 68 of the July 2009 issue.

As of Sept. 16, 2009, British-based Saga Holidays (Folke­stone, Kent, UK; phone +44 [0] 1303 771 111; www.saga.co.uk) will be a one-ship cruise line.

Saga had planned to acquire Club Cruises’ M/S Astoria, then refit it and name it Saga Pearl II in time to replace the Saga Rose, which will sail its final cruise Sept. 8-16. However, the sale encountered legal snarls and stalled when Club Cruises went into administration (the British equivalent of bankruptcy) in December 2008.

The 655-passenger Saga Ruby has a full schedule of cruises planned for 2010.