Saga Sapphire is a good-sized ship, taking up to 720 passengers, with about 400 crew. She has excellent facilities, including a gym and indoor pool. We enjoyed walking around the Promenade every morning – six laps made up a mile. We liked the evening entertainment, especially the magician and two singers, Maria and Stuart. The Drawing Room, with its picture windows on three sides, was our favourite place for pre-dinner drinks.
The food on board was exceptional, with many options – I especially enjoyed the Orkney crab and smoked salmon.
You’d never go hungry on a Saga cruise. There was even 24-hour room service – on the one occasion we used it, the meal was delivered within seven minutes.
We’d booked a standard twin outside cabin. Housekeeping kept our cabins immaculate. The bedding was changed three times in 12 days, and you could have fresh towels every day if you wanted.
The sightseeing was wonderful. We sometimes forget how great Britain is. Liverpool is a splendid city; we’ve visited before but had never been to the Anglican cathedral, which was most impressive.
